[Rack] request for information and/or instruction for Linux SysAdm class : DNS
jim
jim at well.com
Thu Dec 27 05:05:12 UTC 2012
The problem I've had in trying to learn DNS
is the gap between concepts and practice. I've
hoped for a general rundown of DNS, but discovered
that there are different approaches with their
own solutions: authoritive, local (as on a 10.
LAN with lots of hosts and subnets), and others.
Assume the two cases.
Start with a DNS server for a LAN. What files
do we have to make? How to test that it works.
All we need is a DNS server host and two or three
other hosts on the same LAN, yes?
Given success for that, now let's create a
DNS system that works for the internet. I can
provide alternate internet-accessible hosts so we
have three DNS servers that work together--the
only hold-up is to learn what files we create on
which machines and then test that things work
without blowing somebody's expectations to
smithereens.
I'd love it if you can present the talk,
but I believe I have enough under my belt so I
could present after you teach me in whatever
time you have available (and I have lots of
available time thanks to my unemployed status).
jim
On Wed, 2012-12-26 at 20:28 -0800, Jonathan Lassoff wrote:
> I'm around the Bay Area, and do actually have a bit more time than
> usual tomorrow and Friday.
>
> What kinds of things did you want to cover, Jim? DNS at Noisebridge,
> or DNS in general?
>
> I can explain the state of both of those things. Would there be a good
> time coming up?
>
> --j
>
> On Wed, Dec 26, 2012 at 1:06 PM, Rubin Abdi <rubin at starset.net> wrote:
> > jim, I would recommend bumping these requests again sometime in mid
> > January, as both Ben and Andy are either currently in or on their way to
> > Hamburg for 29C3. Jof might be around but if he has any sense of fun
> > he's hopefully sipping rum somewhere on the Cayman Islands. Additionally
> > (even though I don't know how the current network works now) I'll be in
> > Mexico until Friday the 4th, and I imagine that Danny is already heading
> > to Great Brittan Land.
> >
> > If the network/internet goes down at Noisebridge in the next two weeks,
> > please print out and read the following troubleshooting instructions...
> >
> > * Noisebridge and its infrastructure are provided by volunteers for free
> > and such should not be considered at mission critical.
> > * Depending on Noisebridge for your personal or professional work is
> > foolhardy at best.
> > * Proper hackers don't require the internet to hack.
> > * Muddy Waters, Mission Creek Cafe and Ritual all provide free internet.
> > * Use the back of this paper print out to write messages and pass it
> > around the space in order to simulate the usage of the internet during
> > withdrawal.
> >
> > Thanks! :D
> >
> > --
> > Rubin
> > rubin at starset.net
> >
> >
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