Operational DNS? Was :Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] IP address range for Geelong?

[Andrew Tiltman]

Heh, I wonder if anyone else has thought about that?
DNS is easy peasy, but you'd need the dns server to be connected to the net
as well so it can access the root servers, that way people who are online
and on the ran can still use the net at the same time, I dont think you can
use two different sets of nameservers depending on the connection unless the
other is deactivated? (if that makes sense)

For the ran you could basically have 'anything.anything' you want, just not
valid toplevel domains such as .com/net/org/tv/info etc etc
As long as people who are connected to both the Ran and Net are willing to
run bind and setup a small network of name servers to use (one for each AP?
which could all be slaves to one running at a reliable location (the HQ?)).

-Andrew

----- Original Message -----
From: "Matthew Boyd" <Matthew.C.Boyd at uts.edu.au>
To: <melbwireless at wireless.org.au>
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 7:11 PM
Subject: Operational DNS? Was :Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] IP address range for
Geelong?


> While we're on the subject of allocating IP numbers.
> Has anyone got a DNS operational anywhere yet?
> My node will probably be up on a casual basis heading towards almost
> full time (kinda sorta depends) in a few weeks even if there's not much
> to link to yet (if you build it they will come attitude).
> I'm not much of a DNS admin (but hey, it couldn't be that hard could
> it?) so is there someone who would want to setup and run a DNS for
> melbwireless? Once the DNS is running then requests for IP allocation
> could be made to whoever took it upon themselves to run it, as it
> stands it seems since nobody is personally in charge or responsible
> then the way to get allocated an IP number is to say "I'm going to use
> x.x.x.x, any objections?"
> Is there a freeware linux type thing available for an instant messaging
> server? I'd like to put something online that would let you know who
> else was connected.
>
> Matt
>
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