[interop] test configs

[JD Conley]

We also have "Fake DNS" in our SoapBox products as this is an issue many
of our customer have faced (who really don't understand DNS to begin
with).

However, I'd much rather have our own DNS server. Of course, hosts files
could always be used if it isn't reasonable for us to have a DNS server.

-JD

-----Original Message-----
From: interop-bounces at jabber.org [mailto:interop-bounces at jabber.org] On
Behalf Of Matt Tucker
Sent: Friday, July 07, 2006 5:29 PM
To: XMPP interop discussions
Subject: RE: [interop] test configs

Hey all,

When we did testing between djabberd and Wildfire, we found that one
thing that was very helpful was to be able to fake DNS inside each
server. So, if the domain was "example.com", use IP address "X" instead
of doing a real DNS SRV lookup. This let us do s2s testing with just a
couple of minutes of config (although we had to add the fake DNS feature
to Wildfire first). :)

Maybe it's not reasonable to ask everyone to add support for the fake
DNS feature before the interop event. I think JD's suggestion of our own
DNS server is probably a good one. We *should* have a good internet
connection at the venue, but it would suck for that to derail plans if
anything went wrong with it.

Thanks,
-Matt 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: interop-bounces at jabber.org
> [mailto:interop-bounces at jabber.org] On Behalf Of JD Conley
> Sent: Friday, July 07, 2006 5:07 PM
> To: XMPP interop discussions
> Subject: RE: [interop] test configs
> 
> Well, we should definitely have our config (ip's, subnets, dns 
> servers, dhcp servers for the client guys perhaps) figured out before 
> we get there, otherwise we'll spend half of the first day getting our 
> network setup.
> 
> I like the sub domain idea. That'd probably be easier and the JSF 
> could manage it all both internally and on the internet.
> For the internal testing it seems prudent to have non-internet local 
> addresses pre-assigned so we could come with our machines prepared. We

> should also be prepared not to have a route to the internet (who 
> knows) and have a local system serving dns and dhcp. A conference room

> we could all use to taunt each other with would be nice as well. :)
> 
> -JD
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: interop-bounces at jabber.org
> [mailto:interop-bounces at jabber.org] On Behalf Of Peter Saint-Andre
> Sent: Friday, July 07, 2006 12:32 PM
> To: interop at jabber.org
> Subject: [interop] test configs
> 
> Well the interop event is coming up fast, eh?
> 
> We need to figure out server / domain configurations. One option is to

> set up subdomains of a common domain for each server instance, such 
> as:
> 
> ejabberd.xmpp.com
> wildfire.xmpp.com
> 
> Etc.
> 
> These could point to local instances (just in our little test
> room) or to IPs on the public Internet. What would be easier for 
> people? I have access to DNS for xmpp.[org|net|com] so we could use 
> that, and we could leave those subdomains up for later interop testing

> (personally I think we might want to do some follow-up testing in the 
> future, not force it all into a day and a half in Portland).
> 
> Peter
> 
> --
> Peter Saint-Andre
> Jabber Software Foundation
> http://www.jabber.org/people/stpeter.shtml
> 
>