[GRLUG] local dns

[Ben DeMott]

Why not just add a line to your /etc/hosts file if it's a temporary testing
solution?
We have to do this ALL_THE_TIME for quick tests so virtual hosts on the web
servers are routed correctly.

resolv.conf tells your machine (WHICH) dns to use.

The dns server controls how it responds with "views" - if you have a local
dns server and you want it to respond to local network requests with local
ip's, and public requests with public ip's this is implemented with "views".


On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 8:34 AM, Steve Romanow <slestak989 at gmail.com> wrote:

> If you need something a little larger than just localhost, I have used
> dnsmasq as a local dns provider for my lan.
>
> On 2/23/11, Adam Tauno Williams <awilliam at whitemice.org> wrote:
> > On Tue, 2011-02-22 at 07:49 -0500, Topher wrote:
> >> I know this is common, but I don't remember what it's called.
> >
> > Split Horizon?
> >
> >> I'm working
> >> on a web site, and I need my local machine to look at a different server
> >> for the domain name than the world dns thinks I should.
> >> Do I put something in resolve.conf so I can look at the dev server using
> >> the real domain name?
> >
> > If you have a DNS server on the local machine -
> > server 127.0.0.1
> >
> >
> >
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