Re: Running public DNS server on iSeries

Pete,

Do you use them for a static or dynamic DNS ?  Their site appears to say 
you need a client to change the IP address, but of course the client code 
isn't going to run on a iSeries.

...Neil




Pete Helgren <Pete@xxxxxxxxxx> 
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We have been using everydns.net and it has been flawless.  A small 
donation is all it takes to configure as many domains as you want.

It also supports dynamic dns for those folks who can't get a static IP 
address yet want to host a domain.

If you are looking for simple, cheap and effective DNS service you 
should check them out as well.


Pete Helgren


Neil Palmer/DPS wrote:

>I think the following is possible, though maybe not advisable.  Any 
>comments?
>
>Have a customer switching ISP's from one who was providing DNS service to 

>one who won't (because the latter has DSL and the former is only ISDN).
>They only have one system, the iSeries, behind a firewall.  I was 
>wondering about running a DNS server on the iSeries for their public 
>domain, and seting the firewall to forward DNS port 53 traffic to the 
>internal address of their iSeries.  Is this possible?  (May be an issue 
>there too in that the internal DNS address for their domain should 
resolve 
>to a 192.168.x.x address, so maybe that's a showstopper right there). I'm 

>thinking I'd be better off signing them up with one of the free DNS 
>service providers.
>
>
>Also, DNS on port 53 uses only TCP. not UDP - is that right?
>
>...Neil