local DNS server

[Manuel Arostegui Ramirez]

El Miércoles, 6 de Diciembre de 2006 11:34, Dotan Cohen escribió:
> I've heard that one could run a local DNS server to speed up internet
> access. Does this have a real-world advantage for a home user? As I
> understand it, the first time I go to www.example.com it would have to
> contact the ISP's DNS servers to find the address, so there is not
> advantage, but the next time it should be cached. Is this accurate?
> Can someone fill me in?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Dotan Cohen

I use my own DNS, the one I have at home, yeah.
There's no real advantage (ok, maybe if you're a security paranoic....), in my 
case, I only use it as a secondary DNS, as a primary one I use my ISP's DNS, 
but if its fall, my own DNS is always ready to work :-)

Just my 2 cents...

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