binding named to a single ip?

[Kevin Darcy]

Alexandra wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have one machine w/ multiple ip's (ip aliasing).  Most of my services
> run through
> inetd or tcpserver that have the capability of binding to a single ip
> address.
> Is there a way to get named to bind to a single ip?

Sure, "listen-on".

> Does it really matter if it isn't bound to a single ip?

Normally, no. But if it's, say, a firewall which has knowledge of your
internal namespace, maybe you'd only want to bind named to the internal
and/or the loopback interface, otherwise external clients maybe be able to
glean information about your intranet...


- Kev