Hi Albert,
what you're trying to do is having a caching Name-Server.
Check the Howto's as other mentioned in here to see how to set these up.
Cheers
Joerg
On Thursday 04 September 2003 02:59, 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.
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