On Fri, 2006-05-05 at 07:50 +0100, Ratnakar Koli wrote: > hi guyz, > > I m trying to setup a DNS server, and i m a bit
What is the purpose for the DNS server - caching, forward/reverse lookups for your LAN etc.? > confused, coz when I refer to the how-to available, it > gives me a long listing of the file /etc/named.conf, Which HOW-TO are you referring to? Is it http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/DNS-HOWTO.html? IMO, it is an excellent starting point for setting up DNS although a few files may have different names on various distros. > whereas, the file that i hv has only the following > contents: > > // Default named.conf generated by install of > bind-9.3.1-20.FC4 > options { > directory "/var/named"; > dump-file "/var/named/data/cache_dump.db"; > statistics-file > "/var/named/data/named_stats.txt"; > }; > include "/etc/rndc.key"; > The above is a basic structure to which you must add depending on how you want to use your DNS server (see below). > Also, the document says abt some roots.hint file, but > i m unable to trace it. Pls help. Are the bind-chroot and caching-nameserver RPMs installed in your system? The first RPM provides for bind to run in a chroot environment the latter provides /var/named/named.ca which is the same as root.hint referred to in the HOWTO. The HOWTO in above link should be sufficient to set up a DNS server for your Intranet LAN. If you want to delve into DNS then visit http://www.dns.net/dnsrd/ -- Arun Khan (knura at yahoo dot com) Alexander Graham Bell is alive and well in New York, and still waiting for a dial tone. ------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list linux-india-help@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
