caching-namserver

[Bob Goodwin]

*Ed Greshko wrote:*
> *Bob Goodwin wrote:
> *
>> *I've done "yum install caching-nameserver" and with a few crude tests
>> it appears that it might be working.
>>
>> Is there a file of cached addresses that I can look at and see that
>> they are actually being cached?
>> *
> *
> Not that I know of....
>
> However, you can do a "host -v somehost.com" were somehost is equal to a
> host name you've not visited.  The first time you do it you may see
> something like:
>
> Received 194 bytes from 127.0.0.1#53 in 1291 ms
>
> But if you do it again, and it is working, you should see something on
> the order of:
>
> Received 194 bytes from 127.0.0.1#53 in 1 ms
> *
*Ok, I tried:
*

*host -v	speakeasy.net *

*First time:

Received 109 bytes from 127.0.0.1#53 in 745 ms

Second time:

Received 109 bytes from 127.0.0.1#53 in 105 ms

That would seem to indicate that it works?

I'm not sure it's of much value considering the round trip time to the 
satellite but I guess every little bit helps.  I was timing the "Looking 
up google.com" or whatever at the bottom of the Thunderbird screen and 
timing that.  It looked faster after the initial trial ...

Thank you.

Bob Goodwin
*