Sorry if it's a bit newbie, and a bit OT, but any help appreciated.
Here's my situation:
I have the network pictured here http://64.81.226.171/netdiagram2.txt in
place and running. I own two domain names, justaskdan.com and gilleece.net.
I don't want to pay $10/ea/mo. to have someone provide name pointers for me,
so I'd like to do the the DNS updating myself. I have read a good bit of
material on the topic, but my lack of experience is showing thru...
Here is what I have tried: I setup named on the .171 box, creating all the
files according to the "cookbook" at
http://www.pcquest.com/linux/settingup.asp, and I get "Ready to answer
queries" when named starts. Other than that, I can't tell if it's doing
anything.
1. Will a misconfiguration harm anything or piss anyone off?
2. I "own" the domain names, but internic whois shows the firms thru which
I registered the domains as technical contacts. Am I skipping a step by
simply putting up my own primary DNS server? How do I establish MY server as
the global authority for where my names/IPs point?
3. Are there any recommended links for explaining this stuff at a VERY
pedestrian level? Most of the HOW-TO docs I have located refer to the
specifics of configuring one system vs. another, but don't really go into
explaining the background of exactly what the DNS system IS and how it
WORKS.
Thanks for all the help,
Dan
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