gEEEk Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Hello guys. So I've got a little "home-server" running on my network. You know, basic stuff (Apache,MySQL,SSH,VPN,Webmin,FTP,Proxy etc.) I've heard that a lot of people uses their own DNS server on their network. And my question is why? Why would I "need" a DNS server on my network? Pros and Cons. /gEEEk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 The main advantage is internal naming works properly with a DNS server. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IOSys Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 It also often speeds up name-resolving if you run a caching DNS-server like BIND . It's also more censor-ship resistant than using your ISP's DNS-server, especially if you live in countries like Saudi-Arabia, Iran, North Korea, China, Denmark, Libya .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decepticon_eazy_e Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 because you can name everything in your network. No more remembering IPs. I have "router" and "printer" and "switch". Makes it all pretty nice, and movable. I can change the IP of my printer without having to change anything else, it all relies on the DNS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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