Comments on: How is /etc/hosts bad? Let me count the ways. http://lonesysadmin.net/2008/05/02/how-is-etchosts-bad-let-me-count-the-ways/ im in ur data centrz patchin ur serverz Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:43:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: G. Michael Carter http://lonesysadmin.net/2008/05/02/how-is-etchosts-bad-let-me-count-the-ways/#comment-74330 G. Michael Carter Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:00:59 +0000 http://lonesysadmin.net/?p=1246#comment-74330 Can't argue with most of your facts... until your ISP blocks all DNS query to any server other then their own, and threatens to terminate your service because you hit certain sites too frequently. (and that was with a caching server in place) So I use the /etc/hosts files to ensure no hits to their DNS as I can maintain these files via a central copy on my web server, which is updated like a DNS based on TTL values and such. I know crazy solution... but when your dealing with crazy companies... you make do. Can’t argue with most of your facts… until your ISP blocks all DNS query to any server other then their own, and threatens to terminate your service because you hit certain sites too frequently. (and that was with a caching server in place)

So I use the /etc/hosts files to ensure no hits to their DNS as I can maintain these files via a central copy on my web server, which is updated like a DNS based on TTL values and such.

I know crazy solution… but when your dealing with crazy companies… you make do.

]]> By: Matt http://lonesysadmin.net/2008/05/02/how-is-etchosts-bad-let-me-count-the-ways/#comment-74125 Matt Wed, 14 May 2008 16:55:55 +0000 http://lonesysadmin.net/?p=1246#comment-74125 There's nothing wrong (in my opinion) with a virtual environment. In fact, properly utilized, you can get superior uptime through virtualization and clustering services, dns included There’s nothing wrong (in my opinion) with a virtual environment. In fact, properly utilized, you can get superior uptime through virtualization and clustering services, dns included

]]> By: Bob Plankers http://lonesysadmin.net/2008/05/02/how-is-etchosts-bad-let-me-count-the-ways/#comment-74110 Bob Plankers Tue, 06 May 2008 17:19:51 +0000 http://lonesysadmin.net/?p=1246#comment-74110 I've always encouraged folks to not put all of their critical infrastructure in a virtual environment, for precisely that reason. I guess a hosts file could work in that case, but you'd have to ensure that everything you needed is in it, and then you have all the problems with keeping the file up to date, etc. I’ve always encouraged folks to not put all of their critical infrastructure in a virtual environment, for precisely that reason. I guess a hosts file could work in that case, but you’d have to ensure that everything you needed is in it, and then you have all the problems with keeping the file up to date, etc.

]]> By: Duncan http://lonesysadmin.net/2008/05/02/how-is-etchosts-bad-let-me-count-the-ways/#comment-74106 Duncan Sat, 03 May 2008 18:37:56 +0000 http://lonesysadmin.net/?p=1246#comment-74106 Can't argue with this one I guess. But what about a Virtual Environment where your DNS servers are also virtual? Can’t argue with this one I guess. But what about a Virtual Environment where your DNS servers are also virtual?

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