> 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?
Yes, but since they're your domains, you'll mainly be harming/pissing off
yourself as long as you don't enter someone else's IP's, contact-info, etc
into your DNS records.
> 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?
Once you get your servers setup, change the DNS info with internic to point
to your servers, instead of your hosting service. You should also update
the contact info so all contacts point to you. Once this is done, you can
stop paying your hosting company the $10 a month.
> 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.
I don't have any good links off-hand, but you'll probably want a copy of the
O'Reilly Bind book if you're maintaining any DNS servers.
Also, check into nslookup, which runs on both linux and windows boxes. You
can tell it to talk to your newly installed bind server and verify name
resolving is working properly prior to switching your DNS server IP's with
internic.
Charles Steinkuehler
http://lrp.steinkuehler.net
http://c0wz.steinkuehler.net (lrp.c0wz.com mirror)
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