From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 3 22:57:23 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5462416A407 for ; Wed, 3 Jan 2007 22:57:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from betty.computinginnovations.com (dsl081-227-250.chi1.dsl.speakeasy.net [64.81.227.250]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D348813C455 for ; Wed, 3 Jan 2007 22:57:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from p28.computinginnovations.com (dhcp-10-20-30-100.computinginnovations.com [10.20.30.100]) (authenticated bits=0) by betty.computinginnovations.com (8.13.6/8.12.11) with ESMTP id l03MuxGm019145; Wed, 3 Jan 2007 16:56:59 -0600 (CST) Message-Id: <6.0.0.22.2.20070103165540.024c9558@mail.computinginnovations.com> X-Sender: derek@mail.computinginnovations.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2007 16:56:51 -0600 To: patrick , "FreeBSD Questions Mailing List" From: Derek Ragona In-Reply-To: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-From: derek@computinginnovations.com X-Spam-Status: No Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Subject: Re: Which version of BIND to use on FreeBSD 6.1? 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: Wed, 03 Jan 2007 22:57:23 -0000 I am using the default 9.X that is installed with 6.1. The only problems I have had is that startup options changed and required another define in rc.conf. -Derek At 02:41 PM 1/3/2007, patrick wrote: >I'm trying to figure out which is the best version of BIND to use on >FreeBSD 6.1? I've always stuck with FreeBSD's base version, and since >upgrading from FreeBSD 4.x to 6.1, that meant moving from BIND 8.3.x >to 9.3.2. I've encountered numerous problems since moving to 9.3.2 >which primarily revolve around exponential increases in memory and CPU >usage. > >On our BIND 8.3.x setup, we have 750 master domains. Memory usage is >just shy of 70MBs. On our new server with BIND 9.3.2, we have >currently 140 master domains, and memory usage continually grows until >FreeBSD cuts it off. I have discovered the "max-cache-size" option >which allows me set an upper limit, but when the named process hits >that limit, it starts eating up all available CPU cycles. I've seen >some similar reports from other users, but haven't found any real >solutions. > >While browsing the ports tree, I found I have my pick of BIND 8.3.x, >8.4.x, and a ports version of 9.3.x (not sure exactly how this differs >from base -- more current?). Our needs are fairly basic -- we have a >few DNS servers, and each are masters and slaves, helping one another >out. We're not using DNSSEC or anything. I'm wondering what other >people are generally using, and which version works best for them? > >Thanks, > >Patrick >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >-- >This message has been scanned for viruses and >dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >believed to be clean. >MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support.