Firewall DNS

[Michael Voight]

Thanks Vassilii,

I read this the wrong way.. I assumed he wanted to go out. :)

Michael

"Khachaturov, Vassilii" wrote:
> 
> No, this is not the only way. You can also set up a private root zone within
> your intranet. Check the O'Reilly DNS book for the details.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brookhouse, Edward (CRTRES) [mailto:Edward.Brookhouse at concert.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 7:35 PM
> To: 'bind list'
> Subject: Firewall DNS
> 
> What is the standard method of setting up DNS behind a firewall? If my
> nameserver can not reach the root servers, it will hang....
> 
> I have read where you can set up a forwarding directive that will send
> requests to another nameserver that CAN reach the root servers.. It this the
> only way ?