[c-nsp] Question about NAT Rate Limiting

[Gert Doering]

Hi,

On Tue, Nov 30, 2004 at 08:45:06PM -0500, Rodney Dunn wrote:
> CSCdk24315
> Externally found minor defect: Closed (C)
> DNS Resolution required at run time
> 
> The main pushback appears to be what
> happens when the ntp server is actually
> up but yet the DNS server is down.

You keep the address that you know from "last time", and ask DNS again
some time in the future.  That's how the Juniper/Netscreen firewalls do
it, and it's extremely convenient.

gert

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