Hi Thanks to everyone who responded. My curiosity is temporarily satisified :) Dan On Feb 5, 2008 12:06 PM, Res <res@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Tue, 5 Feb 2008, G.Wolfe Woodbury wrote: > > > Dan Track wrote: > >> Hi > >> > >> I'm curious as to how a fedora DNS server functions on a basic level. > >> As far as I am aware when a DNS server queries a domain name and it > >> doesn't have it in its cache then it will begin a query from the root > >> name servers and then go down the DNS tree until it gets to its final > >> result. My question is then where in fedora is this list of root > >> nameservers? > >> > >> Thanks > >> Dan > > > > There should be a "named.ca" file that contains the hints cache for the > > root name servers. > > > > > and if it doesnt exist create a new one. > > dig +bufsize=1200 +norec NS . @a.root-servers.net > named.ca > > (This includes IPV6 you will need the bufsize for EDNS reasons, > the normal buffer is too small) > > > -- > Cheers > Res > > mysql> update auth set Framed-IP-Address='127.0.0.127' where user= 'troll'; > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
