What you might want to do is just run a caching dns server, which is
simple to set up easier to maintain than a "normal" dns server. Read the
dns-howto, the instructions are pretty straightforward.
Dave
On Tuesday 29 May 2001 08:45, thus spake Mark Johnson:
> I've already got permission from the IT group. I should have mentioned
> that originally in my post. I'm just trying to figure out if it's
> feasible.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeanette Russo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, May 25, 2001 8:23 PM
> To: Mark Johnson; LinuxNewbie (E-mail)
> Subject: Re: [newbie] Running two DNS on network
>
> On Friday 25 May 2001 14:22, Mark Johnson wrote:
> > Is it possible to run a local DNS on my linux machine at work in
> > addition to the corporate DNS?
> >
> > What I think I want to do is setup my own DNS so that I can resolve
> > names without having to bother the IT group.
> >
> > For example, what I would like to do is on my windows machine setup
> > the secondary DNS to be my linux machine so when I try to do something
> > like:
> >
> > http://voodoo , or http://foobar, etc...
> >
> > it'll hit my linux machine. I realize that I could easily edit my
> > /etc/hosts file on windows, but I'd like to have everyone in my little
>
> cube
>
> > pod be able to do the same thing.
> >
> > Do I understand this stuff right?
>
> Yeah you can do it but the IT people are going to be real pissed when
> they find out
>
> So don't
>
> Jeanette
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