configuring DNS on HPUX 11.23

[Shivkumar]

Hi,

How to configure a DNS server on HPUX 11.23 ?

Thanks,
Shiv

[A. Clay Stephenson · Accepted solution]

1) Study some DNS and BIND books. O'reilly has an excellent one.

2) Using what you have learned, deploy DNS.
Essentially DNS on a UNIX box is DNS on a UNIX box; 11.23 is nothing special.

Your question is almost like "How do I drive a car?".

[A. Clay Stephenson]

Actually, I should say your question is almost "How do I drive a Pontiac GTO?"

Answer: About the same as any other car.

Thus HP-UX 11.23 has almost nothing to do with your question; you simply need to learn DNS and BIND -- and that's a task best left to you.

By the way, DNS and DHCP are products for which I never used the HP supplied versions. I always go to ISC since these are the guys who developed the stuff. This is especially true when you need the latest dhcpd and dynamic DNS.

http://www.isc.org/index.pl

[inventsekar_1]

HI shivkumar,

In Rafeeq Ur Rehman CSA desk reference, u can find a very good chapter about DNS.

The basic DNS configuration process on HP-UX is not complicated and is completed using the "hosts_to_named" command.

#man hosts_to_named
contains information.

[Arunvijai_4]

Hi Shiv,

Check this out : http://docs.hp.com/en/B2355-90775/ch01s01.html

-Arun

[inventsekar_1]

HI shivkumar,

In the chapter 32, Host name Resolution and DNS page number 851 contains step by step method.

To help you and others and me as well,
i write it down in the following attachment.

[inventsekar_1]

Attached the DNS steps file.

[A. Clay Stephenson]

The hosts_to_named command is really only suitable for the trivial cases. Setting up real-world DNS servers is generally much more involved than running hosts_to_named.

[inventsekar_1]

Hi Shivkumar,

http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/DNS-HOWTO.html

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1042623