Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:40:57 -0400 From: Mikel King <mikel.king@olivent.com> To: John Almberg <jalmberg@identry.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Should DNS be on same server as webserver? Message-ID: <4262419A-96DF-4812-8E26-A01CB0D1A8F5@olivent.com> In-Reply-To: <8195A2D9-F7AC-49F8-969E-A13EDFA3C05A@identry.com> References: <8195A2D9-F7AC-49F8-969E-A13EDFA3C05A@identry.com>
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On Jul 13, 2009, at 12:36 PM, John Almberg wrote: > The other day, a FreeBSD 'expert' told me that it is important to > have the DNS server for a domain on the same server as the domain's > web server. Supposedly, this saves doing tons of DNS look ups over > the network. Instead, they are done locally. > > This makes sense to me, but I wonder if the performance difference > is really that significant? > > -- John If you head down this road you might want to only make it a caching DNS server, not your primary or secondary for sure. Unless you are limited on available hardware. Regards, Mikel King CEO, Olivent Technologies Senior Editor, Daemon News Columnist, BSD Magazine 6 Alpine Court, Medford, NY 11763 o: 631.627.3055 skype:mikel.king http://mikelking.com http://twitter.com/mikelking
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