Can bind read resolv.conf for forwarders?

[phn at icke-reklam.ipsec.nu]

Richard Miller <millerrj3 at worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> A quick question I cannot find an answer to.  I'm running RH Linux 7.1 and
> bind 9.2.1 as a caching only nameserver on a small home network.  I recently
> go a DSL connection and am using rp-pppoe.  My isp (Covad/ATT) occasionally
> assigns new name servers when my connection restarts.  RP-PPPOE then
> rewrites my resolv.conf and all works fine, EXCEPT now my forwarders listed
> in named.conf are incorrect and this seems to cause a noticeable delay in
> DNS resolution.  I'm not a Linux guru capable of writing shell scripts to
> read the resolv file and update my bind configuration.  Just wondering if
> there is an easy fix to this.  Thanks.  Richard

There is an easy way to fix your problems ; stop using forwarders.



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