Re: [cobalt-users] RAQ3 as primary AND secondary DNS ??

[Brent Sims <brent@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 26 May 2000, KarlaEscobar@xxxxxxx so wrote:

} We have set up the machine as our primary DNS.   I was wondering what the 
} best way was to configure it as our SECONDARY DNS as well and if there's 
} anything important that I should know about doing this?

	While you can install and run a second Bind and/or simply
cheat and let one Bind handle calls for both primary and secondary
DNS, doing so defeats the very reason for having a secondary name
server. If the server and/or connection goes down you literally 
cease to exist. Additionally name servers are memory intensive and
require a substantial amount of processing power thus it is best to
have more than one. Two seperate name servers is the bare minimum
and they should most definately not be at the same location.

	I'm probably going to step on some toes here but...

	I recomend that you do as we have done. Provide secondary
name server service for a competitor in return for their doing the
same for you. If you find someone who runs about as many webs as you
or someone bigger or smaller who is willing to work with you, such
an assocation is very benefical to all involved.

	In addition to the two name servers we have running here in
our NOC, we have two offsite secondary name servers and two offsite
backup mail servers the only cost of which is our returning the
favor for a like minded competitor. While you do have to find
someone you can trust, such an exchange results in both networks
being much stronger, noticably faster and far more reliable than
they otherwise would be. It's a win-win situation if there ever was
one.

	You can never have enough name servers. The more the
merrier and the more widely distributed they are the better. If you
know how to setup a named.conf file for a slave server and you're
not doing anything my mother would not approve of, I'd be willing to
discuss a swap with you and I suspect the people I currently swap
secondary DNS service as well as backup mail exchangers with
(everquick.net) would be too.

	Peace be with you,
	
	Brent
	
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