DNS server

[thinphony]

Hi all!
I have N4000 with HP-UX 11.0, and I want make it a DNS server, should I buy some new software from HP or I can do it by configure the HP-UX? and How?


Thanks!

[Dan Hetzel · Accepted solution]

Hi,

You have all the software you want.
The easy way:
start 'sam'
select 'Networking and Communications'
select 'DNS (Bind)'
select 'DNS Local Name Server'
add your server as primary server
start the DNS server

On all other systems that will use that server, edit the file /etc/resolv.conf, adding the following lines:
domain your_domain_name
nameserver xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (IP address of your name server)

Best regards,

Dan

[Dan Hetzel]

Hi again,

Here is a document that could help you in starting and understanding BIND/DNS.

http://www.docs.hp.com/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90759/B2355-90759.html

Best regards,

Dan

[rick jones]

The revsions of the DNS server provided in HP-UX 11 is 4.mumble. The most recent "stable/production" revisions from www.isc.org are arguably 8.mumble. The very latest version is 9.mumble.

The bits from www.isc.org should compile just fine and dandy under HP-UX. There is also a BIND 8.1.2 available from www.software.hp.com for no charge.

One caveat - SAM in HP-UX 11 does not know how to setup anything but the 4.mumble server - there was a change in config file formats between 4 and 8.

If you are curious about DNS server performance, you can check-out ftp://ftp.cup.hp.com/dist/networking/briefs/