For Linux/Unix. http://www.opendns.com/start/unix.php
Thanx,in short,OpenDNS' Linux/Unix instructions should be used........
This is valid if you are running bind.
What are the advantages of running BIND and does it result in better security(firewall-wise)?Is it necessary for home-desktops?How do I find whether I'm running BIND?
Following the instructions at openDNS' page replaced mtnl's ip's with
openDNS' addresses.
I added this line in dhclient.conf: prepend domain-name-servers 208.67.222.222,208.67.220.220;
My resolv.conf got overwritten accordingly: $ cat /etc/resolv.conf ### BEGIN INFO # # Modified_by: NetworkManager # Process: /usr/bin/NetworkManager # Process_id: 2967 # ### END INFO
You changed the DNS IPs in your dhclient.conf according to the For DHCPinstructions,not in your router,right?
nameserver 208.67.222.222
nameserver 208.67.220.220 nameserver 10.0.0.1
Now what's this about?Where is this supposed to be entered? Regards, Easwar
I am no expert on this issue but here's what I believe
On 8/26/07, Easwar Hariharan meindian523@gmail.com wrote:
What are the advantages of running BIND and does it result in better security(firewall-wise)?
I don't think so. Rather you're opening up a potential security hole by running an extra service.
Is it necessary for home-desktops?
Not at all. And there are other alternative name servers too like djbdns - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djbdns
How do I find whether I'm running BIND?
If you don't know, then usually you aren't running one. Anyways bind runs on port 53. So, you can check that port.
nameserver 208.67.222.222 nameserver 208.67.220.220 nameserver 10.0.0.1
Now what's this about?Where is this supposed to be entered?
This goes in /etc/resolv.conf I believe. This happens automatically once you have edited the prepend line in /etc/dhcp/dhclient.conf.
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