Re: Basic info on interfaces file

2015-04-01 Thread Tony Finch
Chris Buxton wrote: > > The BIND name server will not read /etc/resolv.conf (which is what that > dns-nameserver line refers to), so set it to '::1'. Or whatever makes > sense to you. However! Since you are configuring BIND to be an authoritative-only server, you want the local resolver to point

Re: Basic info on interfaces file

2015-03-31 Thread Chris Buxton
This is not really a BIND question; this mailing list is for BIND questions. RTM. Start with this command: man 5 interfaces You can use the 'q' key to exit from the manual page. The BIND name server will not read /etc/resolv.conf (which is what that dns-nameserver line refers to), so set it to

Basic info on interfaces file

2015-03-31 Thread STEPHEN EYRE
For educational interest i am setting up an authoritative only DNS server at home and after a few failures i am starting at the beginning again. I am using Bind9 with Ubuntu 14.04 server software.  Todays question revoles around the /etc/network/interfaces file. In the line starting with 'ad