House Panther     Jun 3

#homelab #sysadmin #sysadmins #dns #linux #bsd

Okay experienced home lab enthusiasts and sysadmins. When implementing internal DNS for your network, is it better to:

Use a fake internal TLD
27.3%
Buy a real domain and only use it internally
23.6%
Use split horizon DNS with a real domain
29.1%
Use a sub-domain of your real one
20%
Poll ended at .
Show thread-dsr- (minifigurally literate)Jun 3

@housepanther

.internal is reserved for this use; officially since July 2024.

It can be used for any purpose, but must not be advertised to the outside internets.

.local is available but reserved for mdns/zeroconf usage

.example should only be used in documentation.

.home.arpa is equivalent in use to .internal, but who wants to type that crap?

Show thread-dsr- (minifigurally literate)

@housepanther

I use split-horizon myself, but I actually work with nameservers more than once a year...

Jun 3 at 8:20pmWeb
Show threadHouse Panther     Jun 3
@dashdsrdash I used to administer DNS as well but in a much more limited capacity. I did it back in the early 2000s when I was a Windows sysadmin. God that was an evil job.
Show thread-dsr- (minifigurally literate)Jun 3
@housepanther Sorry to hear that; panthers, domestic or wild, should not be subject to such abuse.
Show threadHouse Panther     Jun 3
@dashdsrdash LOL! Agreed! One of the best days ever was when I got an entry level #linux job. I got so sick of Windows professionally, that I sat down to take the CompTIA Linux+ and LPI exams.