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Re:After 3072 hours of manipulating BGP, a Nyancat was drawn... by fosco on Friday June 23, 2017 @03:03PM (#14621833)
thats why we use DNS more effectively. A tool is only useful is if it implemented correctly. it would be easier and faster with well thought out DNS to yell a name across the room. (would have been my response to that silly argument)
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Re:After 3072 hours of manipulating BGP, a Nyancat was drawn... by rcarmo on Friday June 23, 2017 @03:07PM (#14621870)
Yeah, well, DNS can't be used for core network configs - only to expose them to lesser networks :)

To clarify those of you who haven't worked in a telco core: You can't rely on DNS to configure core network gear. EVERYTHING of consequence is done using IP addresses, DNS is a convenience/comfort service for outer layers and end users.

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Re:After 3072 hours of manipulating BGP, a Nyancat was drawn... by y4mi on Friday June 23, 2017 @03:50PM (#14622219)
and there are ... so many obscure and strange problems that are caused by a hiccup or simply misconfigured DNS... not saying you shouldn't use it, just ... don't claim it's the ultimate cool-aid that resolves everything.
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Re:After 3072 hours of manipulating BGP, a Nyancat was drawn... by richardwhiuk on Friday June 23, 2017 @04:07PM (#14622324)
You can configure with DNS but it just needs to resolve and store the resolved address rather than storing the hostname
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