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Update dns-cache.rst: adding a best practices for setting the name 

Adding hints that the next_node name should contain a dot to avoid (mobile) browsers interpreting "nextnode" as searchphrase. Also setting it to an fqdn helps when clients use static dns servers.
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A.Kasper 2017-08-25 23:04:32 +02:00 committed by Christof Schulze
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@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ If these settings do not exist, the cache is not intialized and RAM usage will n
When next_node.name is set, an A record and an AAAA record for the
next-node IP address are placed in the dnsmasq configuration. This means that the content
of next_node.name may be resolved even without upstream connectivity.
of next_node.name may be resolved even without upstream connectivity. It is suggested to use
the same name as the DNS server provides: e.g nextnode.yourdomain.net (This way the name also
works if client uses static DNS Servers). Hint: If next_node.name does not contain a dot some
browsers would open the searchpage instead.
::
@ -31,7 +34,7 @@ of next_node.name may be resolved even without upstream connectivity.
},
next_node = {
name = 'nextnode',
name = 'nextnode.yourdomain.net',
ip6 = '2001:db8:8::1',
ip4 = '198.51.100.1',
}