Author: john lewis Date: To: hampshire Subject: Re: [Hampshire] OpenDNS benefits
On Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:41:18 +0100 (BST)
"Vic" <lug@???> wrote:
>
> >> But we're all Linux geeks here - why not just run your own
> >> resolver?
> >
> > I would be fascinated to increase my geekdom a notch and learn a
> > little more as to how I can move towards dong that - it sounds very
> > interesting!
>
> It's usually just a case of installing the package & kicking it off.
> For RH-type distros, you usually just do :-
>
> yum install bind
> chkconfig named on
>
> Then update /etc/resolv.conf so that the "nameserver" line has
> "127.0.0.1" in it.
>
> The trickiest part is stopping things like NetworkManager from
> changing resolv.conf every five seconds - chattr is your friend :-)
I use the package resolvconf in Debian to ensure my preferred
nameservers stay as I want them, but I have used chattr in the past.
