Windows BIND v8.3.1. Utilities

[Michael Kjorling]

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Or upgrade to BIND 9, which is available for Windows NT. This isn't an
inherent Windows problem (I am not all that happy about Microsoft's
line of products either, but some people need them) but rather a
problem with the IPC being utilized by BIND 8, both on UNIX and
Windows.

BIND 9 uses an altogether different protocol and rndc which allows one
to remotely control a name server.

If you decide to go the BIND 9 route for a resolver, be sure to pick
9.2.1rc1. 9.2.0 has a problem with timeouts that is minimized in
9.2.1rc1 and solved in the new branch, 9.3, which we might see some
day :-) (any chance we can have a backport?)


Michael Kjörling


On Mar 27 2002 18:33 -0000, phn at icke-reklam.ipsec.nu wrote:

> > Is there any way I can control (start,stop,reload,etc) the BIND
> > v8.3.1service running on Windows NT from a remote PC running Win2k?   I've
> > tried BINDctrl and BINDcmd from a Win2k remote PC but it tells me the
> > "BIND service could not be opened"
>
> You could keep bind but replace NT, thus making it possible to
> remote-control your nameserver in any concievebal way.
>
> Several vendors will allow you to keep your hardware, it's a pure software
> upgrade.

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