cache-only nameserver for home network?

OK, my cable-modem connection is running fine, but the ISP's primary
name server is down AGAIN. It may be time to run a cache-only server
on my linux firewall. Is there something simpler than BIND?

"Row" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> OK, my cable-modem connection is running fine, but the ISP's primary
> name server is down AGAIN. It may be time to run a cache-only server
> on my linux firewall. Is there something simpler than BIND?

What's wrong with BIND ?? It takes maybe 30 minutes to learn the basics and
then it's fire and forget.
If you're using an RH derivative distro you may well find a BIND "Cacheing
Only" RPM on your CDs, install, run, forget.

On Sun, 07 Sep 2003 08:09:41 -0700, Row
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> OK, my cable-modem connection is running fine, but the ISP's primary
> name server is down AGAIN. It may be time to run a cache-only server
> on my linux firewall. Is there something simpler than BIND?
>
You might try pdnsd.

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In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, Row wrote:
> OK, my cable-modem connection is running fine, but the ISP's primary
> name server is down AGAIN. It may be time to run a cache-only server
> on my linux firewall. Is there something simpler than BIND?

Yes. You can run djbdns. See: http://cr.yp.to/djbdns.html

On 2003-09-07, Row <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> OK, my cable-modem connection is running fine, but the ISP's primary
> name server is down AGAIN. It may be time to run a cache-only server
> on my linux firewall. Is there something simpler than BIND?

Running bind as a caching-only nameserver is dead-easy. There's even a
"caching-nameserver" package you can install to set up the scripts you
need.

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