Replacing a DNS Server

Eucke Warren euckew at sierraelectronics.com
Fri Nov 19 21:50:10 UTC 2004


> On Fri, 2004-11-19 at 08:55 -0800, Eucke Warren wrote:
> > I am looking for some thoughts from those who have waded into FC3 and
are
> > familiar with FC2 as well.  I have an aging and ailing Windows based DNS
> > server that I must replace.  I am trying to decide between FC2 and FC3.
I
> > have DL'ed the CD iso's for FC3 and they have passed the md5sum
verification
> > so I can use them....but which direction would you guys go?
> FC3, just because it will be "supported" for longer than FC2.
>
> You'll do fine if you just do a really minimal installation.  That way
> even when FC3 is "end of life" you can still update just those things
> which are Internet facing (i.e. bind) fairly easily.
>
> Just my thoughts.

Mine as well....Bind cannot possibly be that "unstable" in FC3 could it?
It's pretty well established as are the supporting libraries and
binaries....well...at least that's my uneducated guess...

-Eucke





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