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diff --git a/network/ttdnsd/README b/network/ttdnsd/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..534a190ce0 --- /dev/null +++ b/network/ttdnsd/README @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +ttdnsd accepts DNS requests via UDP and forwards the to a resolving nameserver +via TCP. The actual requests are really just forwarded so one has complete +access to the nameserver ttdnsd is talking to. -- It's not a very complicated +process. If there are no problems with the setup it could go as smoothly as +connecting to the 'net using a mobile broadband dongle. + +ttdnsd only connects to the resolving nameserver after receiving a request via +UDP. For each connection ttdnsd randomly selects one of the nameservers it +knows about. The connection will be used for forwarding multiple requests in a +pipelined fashion and is kept open only until no more requests are received +via UDP. This pipelining is required to overcome the initial connection +overhead time which is quite long when using Tor. + +To run this service at system startup, edit your rc.local and add this code: + +if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.ttdsnd ]; then + /etc/rc.d/rc.ttdsnd start +fi + +after the similar code used to start the Tor service. To stop the service add +this to your rc.local_shutdown: + +if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.ttdsnd ]; then + /etc/rc.d/rc.ttdsnd stop +fi + +before the Tor shutdown routines. Remember that this package acts like a DNS +resolver so it listens by default on port 53. If you're going to run another +DNS server like bind either as a cache to this server or in parallel, remember +to modify ttdnsd default port or it will not start. + +This package requires tor and tsocks. |