From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 9 00:34:05 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C3BB4106564A for ; Fri, 9 Apr 2010 00:34:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from osp@aloha.com) Received: from relay.pixi.com (relay.pixi.com [206.127.224.101]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 94B998FC12 for ; Fri, 9 Apr 2010 00:34:05 +0000 (UTC) Received: from leka.aloha.com (leka.aloha.com [206.127.224.85]) by relay.pixi.com (8.13.8+Sun/8.13.6) with ESMTP id o390Y4h6016876 for ; Thu, 8 Apr 2010 14:34:04 -1000 (HST) Received: from [66.248.53.74] (02-074.169.popsite.net [66.248.53.74]) by leka.aloha.com (8.13.8+Sun/8.12.11) with SMTP id o390Y0on016839 for ; Thu, 8 Apr 2010 14:34:02 -1000 (HST) Message-Id: <201004090034.o390Y0on016839@leka.aloha.com> Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2010 14:32 -1000 From: "Gary Dunn" To: "freebsd-questions" MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Newton Mail V/5.2.1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: Does NAT require DNS (named)? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 09 Apr 2010 00:34:05 -0000 On Thu, 8 Apr 2010 17:05:12 -0400 mikel king wrote: > On Apr 8, 2010, at 4:57 PM, Gary Dunn wrote: > >> Continuing the saga of building a wireless access point, what is the >> best way to provide DNS service to the dowstream network? Seems like >> all I need is a simple pass-through. For that named seems like >> overkill. Anyone have an /etc/named/named.conf that does that? > > > Depends on how your internal LAN is configured. Generally if there are > no internal servers then you can forgo deploying a DNS server. Simply > setup your firewall IPFW or pf or whatever you are using to allow > clients to go out to the net and look names up. You will likely need a > dhcp server though so that your wireless clients can auto-discover the > appropriate network settings, but you can elect to do that manually as > well if it's your > desire. I failed to mention that the same FreeBSD box will provide file and printer = services via Samba, all clients will be Windows Vista, and there will bo no = other servers on the downstream network. I cannot rely on clients editing = their LMHOSTS files ... I need plug and play. Do I need a DNS server on the = downstream network for Windows clients to connect to Samba? -- Gary Dunn, Honolulu osp@aloha.com http://openslate.net/ http://e9erust.blogspot.com/ Sent from a Newton 2100 via Mail V