| Title: | Internet Tools |
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| Created: | Fri Jun 25 1993 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
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Hi, can I use DNS without having a connection to the internet ? (I won't have any root-Domain servers). I think it should work, but I am not sure ? Any experience ? Thanks Torsten [Posted by WWW Notes gateway]
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| 4462.1 | JAMIN::WASSER | John A. Wasser | Mon Feb 10 1997 13:04 | 4 | |
> can I use DNS without having a connection to the internet ? Yes. Using a name server for your local names will give you a central place to associate local names with local addresses. | |||||
| 4462.2 | Re: Using DNS without connection to the internet ? | QUABBI::"ed@pa.dec.com" | Mon Feb 10 1997 17:09 | 17 | |
|> can I use DNS without having a connection to the internet ? |> (I won't have any root-Domain servers). I think it |> should work, but I am not sure ? Any experience ? Yes, you can and it works. There is nothing special about root servers, except that they're configured to give authoritative answers for the root domain (whose name is .). However, if you configure your server to be a root server, you will be in for a period of difficulty if you ever actually do connect to the real internet. This is especially true if there are hosts on your network (be they servers or clients) that cache DNS responses. -- Ed Gould ed@pa.dec.com Digital Equipment Corporation +1 415 688 1309 Network Systems Lab 250 University Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301 [posted by Notes-News gateway] | |||||