Re: Internet set up
From: Tim (tim_at_mail.localhost.invalid)
Date: 05/15/05
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Date: Sun, 15 May 2005 07:40:23 +0900
On Sun, 08 May 2005 07:49:59 -0500, mercutio wrote:
> Or, frankly, you can use anybody else's DNS numbers. (The only
> disadvantage the route/access time to way outside DNS' is reduced speed
> of lookup.)
Another disadvantage: Someone else's DNS server may not allow you to
connect to it.
You need to test whether someone else's server helps you, but with most
Linuxes you don't have to use someone else's - you can use your own.
Install BIND (usually the "named" RPM).
> The GUI network settings box on FC3 allows you to enter up to 3 DNS
> addresses, though you don't have to enter all 3.
I believe you can also use more than three DNS servers, if you configure
things by hand.
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