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list Henrik Størner
Fri, 24 Jan 2014 22:48:52 +0100
Message-Id: <user-510ac4cb670e@xymon.invalid>

Den 24-01-2014 22:17, Roger skrev:
On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 5:32 AM,  <user-ce4a2c883f75@xymon.invalid> wrote:
So you can choose:
a) Run xymonnet with --no-ares and live with the fact that xymonnet may take
a very long time to run, resulting in purple tests and status messages not
being up-to-date; or
b) install a local caching BIND server where you put the normal DNS servers
in the "forwarders" section.
wouldn't you have to do 'a' *and* 'b'?
you could, but if you have a local caching server then it can easily 
keep up with all of the Xymon requests. At least that is my experience.
Just running a caching name server won't force xymonnet to use the
local cache, right?
okay - no, you have to setup /etc/resolv.conf so it points to the local 
cache.

(Actually, Xymon could use a caching server without having to tweak 
resolv.conf, but you cannot tell it what DNS server to use right now).


Regards,
Henrik