[HOWTO] - Speed up DNS lookups in OSX

[beef]

now, the easiest way is obviously using NetInfo...

I dunno why you're stuck in single user mode. If you're stuck at "starting Directory Service" then you can wait about... dunno how long.... 10 mins? and it'll eventually give up.

if you insist on doing it from single user mode...well, I haven't done this before, so I'm not sure, but I think the command will be

niutil -destroy . /machines/whatever

you can first do

niutil -list . /machines
to see if the entries you made are there.

but I'm no expert in this, I suggest you check "niutil" command and it's options...and maybe wait for someone with more knowledge to respond.

now, I dunno what you did, but if you made entries for machines on your LAN, don't put "./local" under "serves". I've heard alot of people have just copied the "localhost" and changed the ip and the name for it. I think the correct entry would be "../network"

well, I'm just guessing. good luck anyway...

[meech]

As you guessed, I'm only "stuck in single user mode" as the machine wouldn't boot past "Starting Directory Services". Think I'll just wait those 10 mins and remove the entries via NetInfo instead, then...

thnx, meech

[meech]

Ok, so it's working now. But I can't say I'm any wiser as to what caused the delay at "starting directory services" in the first place? I went over my settings again and again, looking for errors, but couldn't find any. Any ideas?

Regards, meech

[meech]

Ok, so it's working now. But I can't say I'm any wiser as to what caused the delay at "starting directory services" in the first place? I went over my settings again and again, looking for errors, but couldn't find any. Any ideas?

Regards, meech

[beef]

well...
what other changes did you make in netinfo?

if you've done nothing other than the tip from this thread... then my guess is you got some typo... in that case, I'll just delete everything you changed and do it again...

that's prolly easier than looking for one typo.

[jnuneznyc]

Thanks... NOTE: Don't do this in the wee hours of the morning.... I did and I paid.

[attackwolf]

I was wondering where you found out about NetInfo and using it to cache DNS enteries. I'd really like to learn more about NetInfo and how it compares to traditional linux and unix tools.
Thanks,
Chris

[dragonn]

I tried what you have above, all worked great to the 'Dig' command. I got the requisite information from MY DIG command, but when I try
sudo dig @a.root-servers.net ns >root.hints
It gives me a 'root.hints: Permission denied.
error.
Since I am a newbie, what am I doing wrong>? I went on a created the 127 file and stopped after that so I don't loose my place.
any help would be appreciated.
if you wish to email me directly, my email is
mprewitt@prewitt.com
thanks
Mark