Re: Managing multiple DNS Servers

[Marco Gonçalves <marco_(_dot_)_goncalves_(_at_)_waynext_(_dot_)_com>]

Hi,

We are using tinydns with vegadns control panel. No problems so far. Handles
well quite a load.

Checkout
http://cr.yp.to/djbdns.html
http://www.djbdnsrocks.org/
http://www.vegadns.org/

Cheers,
Marco

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Odhiambo Washington" <wash_(_at_)_wananchi_(_dot_)_com>
To: <freebsd-isp_(_at_)_freebsd_(_dot_)_org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 5:07 PM
Subject: Managing multiple DNS Servers


>
> Hello Gang,
>
> I have spent the last three days looking into "efficient" ways to manage
> multiple DNS server. My preferred ones are Open Source, to begin with!
>
> There is not so much information out there, or maybe my keywords were
> simply fake.
>
> I have three NSes, 1 master and 2 slaves and manually managing them is
> not a good idea - not efficient so far.
>
> I believe this list has all the information (and maybe tools) that I
> need.
>
> Basically, I have looked at a couple DB based solutions and narrowed
> down on Sauron and mysqlBind (http://openisp.net/mysqlBind/).
>
> 1. Sauron doesn't seem quite intuitive when it comes to dealing with
>    "split views" in Bind (although I hear rumors it could work). I am
>    still looking at it.
> 2. mysqlBind (1.94) - I have not managed to compile this on my
>    5.5-STABLE. I'd appreciate help from anyone who has succeeded with
>    compiling...
>
> It's obvious that I am not the only one running more than 1 Name
> Server. There are those of you who run over 5, or even clusters of
> NSes.
>
> Would you please share ideas on methods you have used to manage your
> name servers. So far, whenever I delete a zone on the master, I have to
> go to the slaves and delete the zone. I wish I could avoid such steps.
>
> I know I could make some complicated scripts to do this, but I am sure
> such wheels are already rolling somewhere... no need to reinvent.
>
>
>
>
> -Wash
>
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