Setting up DNS Server

[Dayanand Naik_1]

Hi Folks,

I have installed Red Hat Linux 7.1 and configured the network, now i want to install and configure the DNS part.

I have seen BIND 9 which is been used and is stable, can any1 let me know the procedure to configure the DNS server and let me know from where i can get the Latest Bind 9 for linux. that will be great

Thanks in advance

Regards,
Naik.

[K.C. Chan]

I am not sure, but check you current version before downloading BIND-9. If not then, go to rpmfind.net and search for bind, this should give you a list of rpms.

In regards to howto, here's the link:
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/DNS-HOWTO.html

good luck.

[Jordan Bean]

RedHat 7.1 comes with BIND 9.1.0. See if it is already installed:

$ rpm -qa | grep bind

Enable named through /usr/sbin/ntsysv.
Configure it in /etc/named.conf.
Start it with /etc/rc.d/init.d/named.

[K.C. Chan]

rpm -q bind should work as well.