Re: [cobalt-users] is dns that important?

["Gerald Waugh" <gerald@xxxxxxxxx>]

"Wayne Sagar" <wsagar@xxxxxxxx> On Saturday, March 17, 2001 3:25 AM wrote

> At 11:29 AM 3/15/01 -0800, you wrote:
> >To host websites does one have to use DNS or can you
> >have clients change their ip address to that of your
> >server? What is the advantage of DNS?
>
> Since getting hit with a Bind attack, I have tried, with total success,
running my name based server with the DNS service turned off.. It works exactly
as it did when I thought I needed to make all the records for each site... At
least with the name based system.. it works completely fine (all services seem
in order) with it turned off..
>
<SNIP>
Well, guys I'll tell you what there has to be a nameserver and likely two
someplace!
Otherwise how would your name get translated to an IP address that further gets
translated to a MAC address for your Ethernet port!
Gerald