5/8     why you are getting all that blue frog spam
        http://q.queso.com/archives/001917 - danh
        \_ While I'm not ready to call it outright bullshit, I'm skeptical:
           * Most DNS operators with a clue set TTL values to cache records
             for 24 hours to one week.  The DNS notify mechanism leaves much
             to be desired.  Thus, changing a DNS pointer is unlikely to
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11/6    What's the easiest way to resolve a name to an IP on a machine
        that doesn't have bind. Is there a shell function?
        \_ ping
        \_ nslookup?
        \_ many os's have "host", but ping is probably most universal.
        \_ The machine doesn't have BIND installed?  Or doesn't use a
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8/5     I've just setup a new firewall at home and I'm looking for a
        tool to test it out. Any recommendations?
        I'm also running a caching DNS server on the firewall and I'd
        like to setup a rule that allows the server to make queries
        and recieve responses but that blocks inbound queries. I can't
        seem to figure out how to do this though as my ipf fu is weak.
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2/15    I manage the network of a small company.  10 workstations, 10 PCs.
        They are hooked to the internet via a DSL line.  We're thinking of
        putting in a firewall. Is there a DSL modem with built-in firewall?
        Or am I better off using an el-cheapo PC as firewall? Recommendations?
        Thanks.
        \_ run free/openbsd; use ipf.  nat with ipnat, redirect: ipmasqadm.
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9/8     How do reverse name lookups work. CSUA has the IP addess
        128.32.43.52. So the <DEAD>ns1.berkeley.edu<DEAD> servers have an entry like
        52.43.32.128.IN-ADDR.ARPA IN PTR http://soda.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
        but if I'm doing a revers lookup from say MIT how would it pull
        out that resource record from the Berkeley nameserver?
        (As in, how would it know to look at Berkeley's name server)
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