Brian Henning wrote:

I wouldn't mind doing some DNS too..  I've just never had any luck with
configuring it correctly (I'm completely ignorant in that area).  Would you
mind directing me to some references that don't depend on me already having
heavy technical knowledge of DNS?  Such as, I don't know the significance of
Zones or pretty much any other DNS-specific jargon term.  I'd love to learn,
but I hate to chase rabbits if someone can point me to a good source to
start with. :-)

Unfortunately having a separate real IP is probably right out for cost
reasons.



The DNS HOWTO is a fabulous resource for both the newbie to DNS, and those who think they really know DNS. It's a good read, even if you're not going to setup DNS, so that you understand what's really going on when DNS resolution doesn't work - or when you get strange-sounding error messages back from your mail server, or dozens of other scenarios. There has been some discussion of a DNS-talk at one of the upcoming meetings, that would cover all of what everyone really ought to know about DNS, as well as how to effectively setup and run your own DNS server.

In the mean time, check out the DNS HOWTO, available here: http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/DNS-HOWTO.html

Aaron S. Joyner
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