Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 14:18:55 -0800 (PST) From: Bhishan Hemrajani <bhishan@cytosine.dhs.org> To: bwoods2@uswest.net Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Caching DNS server behind NAT.... Message-ID: <200003022218.OAA23733@cytosine.dhs.org> In-Reply-To: <XFMail.000302101511.wwoods@cybcon.com> from William Woods at "Mar 2, 2000 10:15:11 am"
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DNS only does lookups... so not that much of a difference. It doesn't affect speed at all. Just the amount of time to resolve an ip. Yes, a caching DNS server can run behind NAT. It runs on port 53. --bhishan > I have a small home lan, 5 systems behind a cisco 675 DSL modem which does NAT. > I am toying with the idea of makeing one of my systems (ine of > the FreeBSD ones) a caching DNS server for the other 4. > > What (if any) benefits would I see in speed if I ran a local caching DNS server? > > Would a caching DNS server run behind a cisco 675 NAT? > > What port does DNS listen on if I have to forward the port. > > Thanks. > > ---------------------------------- > E-Mail: bwoods2@uswest.net > Date: 02-Mar-00 > Time: 10:12:03l > ---------------------------------- > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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