Paul Wright wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm about to configure a caching only nameserver for my dialup box, and I > noticed that there are two variants of the bind package available, bind > and bind9. I know that the bind package is version 8.x > > Which version should I use? > > Is there an advantage or disadvantage to the newer version? > > Is configuration for bind-9 so different that I should stick with bind-8? > > Thanks, I look forward to any advice offered. > > -- > Paul T. Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -currently seeking employment- >
Just apt-get install bind or maybe even apt-get install named. For more information on BIND and the differences between major version numbers read Chapter 6 of the Linux Network Administrators Guide at Linuxdoc.org -> http://www.linuxdoc.org/LDP/nag2/x-087-2-resolv.html BIND works great as a caching only nameserver, its also very usefull if your running a Masquerading box. The setup of BIND as a caching-only nameserver is pretty easy. Here's how I did it: First edit the named configuration file located @ /etc/bind/named.conf options { directory "/var/cache/bind"; query-source address * port 53; forwarders { Your ISP's nameservers; }; listen-on { Your internal network range; 127/8; }; }; logging { category lame-servers { null; }; category cname { null; }; }; zone "." { type hint; file "/etc/bind/db.root"; }; zone "localhost" { type master; file "/etc/bind/db.local"; }; Restart BIND and then just edit /etc/resolv.conf and insert: domain <your domain or ISP's domain nameserver 127.0.0.1 Once done you can test this by using nslookup, execute nslookup and you should see something like: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ nslookup Default Server: localhost Address: 127.0.0.1 > At the prompt you can enter in DNS queries to complete the test, try your ISP's website and see what happens: > www.telus.net Server: localhost Address: 127.0.0.1 Name: www.telus.net Addresses: 207.194.28.174, 207.194.28.74, 207.194.28.80 And that should do it. Stef
