Bind server
wynfield@gmail.com
wynfield@gmail.com
Fri Nov 8 00:02:00 GMT 2013
Mark,
thank you for the knowledgable information you provided. I am just in the learning phase and now realize how much more I need to dig into the subject to learn more.
Cheers
Mark Geisert wrote:
> wynfield writes:
> > Looking in /etc there is no named.conf file. Is this an oversight in
> packaging?
> >
> > Any advice on getting named up and running (I don't have the expertise yet
> to quickly write up a named.conf
> > file?)
>
> named.conf is going to be different for every installation. It's where you
> define the domains that bind will serve. There are lots of details that can
> be gotten wrong. If you get certain specific ones wrong your bind server
> can be victimized into participating in DNS attacks.
>
> Why do you need to run a DNS server? Is this for a local network only or do
> you intend to expose it to the Internet?
>
> The knowledge needed to correctly set up named.conf is kind of specialized.
> If we have some ISP admins on the list, maybe you'll get more specific help
> but your best bet for something like this is an O'Reilly book or maybe the
> ISC website (ISC being the folks who supply/support bind).
>
> ..mark
>
>
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