Local or Remote DNS servers

[Colin Stefani]

A local caching server will lower your load somewhat on the T1. If all you
clients are config'd to use the local DNS server as their primary and you
ISP's as the secondary, then your local server will be caching the results
for frequently resolved up names and will be asked first to go get the name
instead of your clients resolving out to the ISP's server.

-c

-----Original Message-----
From: - Steve - [mailto:sevans at foundation.sdsu.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2000 10:59 AM
To: comp-protocols-dns-bind at moderators.isc.org
Subject: Local or Remote DNS servers


My LAN is connected to the net via a T1.  I have the option of having the
clients here at work either using my ISP's DNS servers or I could run my own
DNS secondary and have them use that.  Which would cause a lower load on the
T1 line?

Steve