On Wed, 3 Sep 2003, Albert Charron wrote:

> I don't know if this is a question for the newbie or expert list, but 
> I'll try on this one.
> 
> Currently, I have problems with my ISP DNS servers (they are unreachable 
> more than half the time).  I'd like to build a DNS server on my computer 
> so I'll be able to use my Internet connection efficiently.  To resolve 
> my problem, this DNS server must forward to a parent DNS (other than my 
> ISP's... is it possible to use root DNS's as forwarders?)
> 
> I don't have a domain name (I'd like to have a local zone and all other 
> things going to forwarders).  Is my solution possible under Linux (I 
> know it's possible under M$ LooseDows Server's DNS service.)  If it's 
> possible, where can I find informations about this, or what tool can I 
> use to define my zones?
> 
> BTW, I'm running Mandrake 9.0 on the machine I'd like to use, and I'll 
> "upgrade" it to 9.2 as soon as it's stable.
> 
> Thanks for your help and advice.

Hi,

You can do all you need to do to configure your DNS through WebMin. 
There's a config utility for that as part of Webmin. 

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Mark

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