Re: How to set up a DNS server(at Home)

[Mikkel]

Bruno Wolff III wrote:
>  
>  For a general overview of DNS, DJB's pages (http://cr.yp.to/djbdns.html)
>  are probably a better start. Though he should note that neither tinydns
>  nor dnscache are in Fedora, so he probably isn't going to want to use
>  because of the extra work involved.
>  
>  You response conflated parts of running a caching resolver and a publisher.
>  Those are two distinct things and there will be less confusion if he
>  understands what each does indpendently. He may only need one of these
>  types for his home system depending on what he is trying to accomplish.
>   
He may also find that dnsmasq, witch is in the repository
(dnsmasq-2.45-1.fc10.i386) may do the job, and is much simpler to
set up then bind.

One other thing to keep in mind - if you are using DHCP from a
firewall/router, then /etc/resolv.conf is going to get overwritten
if you use the default configuration, so the local name server will
not be used.

Mikkel
-- 

  Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons,
for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!