[Pdns-users] built in recursor: what ip to set recursor=?

[Curtis Maurand]

RedHat comes with nscd (name server caching daemon) which is all you need.

Curtis

On Tue, 24 Feb 2004, Ken Scott wrote:

> ok,
> I think i know whats going on now,
> I install from the rpm on the powerdns site, from what i can tell the
> recursor only comes with the source install?
> I was able to find a  pdns_recursor rpm build for mandrake, but it was only
> for pdns 2.9.13..
> and i run redhat, does any one know of a redhat rpm for the recursor? or how
> can i compile an rpm for just the recursor?
> 
> thanks in advance for your time!
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ken Scott" <ken at encode.com>
> To: <pdns-users at mailman.powerdns.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 9:46 AM
> Subject: Re: [Pdns-users] built in recursor: what ip to set recursor=?
> 
> 
> > > The recursor is not built into PowerDNS, it's still an external
> > > executable (pdns_recursor) - or you can use any recursing nameserver
> > > (dnscache from djbdns, BIND in cache-only mode, etc.) that you wish.
> >
> > I didn't even know that pdns has it's own recurser now,
> > but i can't seem to find it in the system? and i have the latest release.
> > "V2.9.15"
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Derrik Pates" <dpates at dsdk12.net>
> > To: "Jeff" <jeff at owenstechnology.com>
> > Cc: <pdns-users at mailman.powerdns.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 8:36 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Pdns-users] built in recursor: what ip to set recursor=?
> >
> >
> > > Jeff wrote:
> > > > i'm running the pdns-static-2.9.15-1 rpm on a redhat 9 box. i see that
> > the
> > > > recursor was originally a separate binary, but it is now built in.
> > however
> > > > after reading the docs and mailing list archives i'm still unclear
> what
> > i
> > > > should set recursor= to?
> > >
> > > The recursor is not built into PowerDNS, it's still an external
> > > executable (pdns_recursor) - or you can use any recursing nameserver
> > > (dnscache from djbdns, BIND in cache-only mode, etc.) that you wish.
> > >
> > > > i want pdns to use its internal recursor, talking to the root servers
> if
> > it
> > > > doesn't have a cached answer. however it seems that if i set
> > recursor=<my ISP's
> > > > nameserver> (can i specify more than one?), all recursive queries will
> > go to
> > > > this host instead of directly to the root servers. while i'm all for
> > decreasing
> > > > the load on the root servers, this configuration seems to create a
> > dependancy
> > > > on my isp's nameserver which i don't want - what happens if the host
> > specified
> > > > in 'recursor=' is unreachable? recursor=localhost didn't do what i
> > wanted
> > > > either.
> > >
> > > You should start pdns_recursor on another port (I typically use port
> > > 5353 on localhost), and the line in pdns.conf should read
> > > 'recursor=127.0.0.1:5353' (or change :5353 to the appropriate port). My
> > > /etc/powerdns/recursor.conf looks like this:
> > >
> > > daemon=on
> > > local-address=127.0.0.1
> > > local-port=5353
> > > aaaa-additional-processing=off
> > > quiet=on
> > >
> > > --
> > > Derrik Pates
> > > dpates at dsdk12.net
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