My lovely DNS page!. I just compiled and installed our new DNS software on 3 linux boxes. On slackware 3.3 - 3.5. You can download source code at ftp://ftp.linuxrox.com/pub/linux/bind/src or at its master ftp site ftp://ftp.isc.org/isc/bind/src.
If you have trouble compiling bind 8.1.2 and get an error or internal compiler errors, UPGRADE/REPLACE your GCC NOW!!.. Enter the following the command "gcc -v". If you see i486 in the path for the specs file and you're running on a pentium upgrade!! The precompiled gcc-2.7.2.3.bin.tar.gz works great!! Compiling your own gcc is even better!!
Bind 8.1.2 DOES NOT USE /etc/named.boot anymore!!! it uses a new file call /etc/named.conf. THE SYNTAX BETWEEN THE TWO ARE NOT COMPATIBLE. If you are upgrading your bind/named, bind-8.1.2-src.tar.gz comes with a nice little perl program, called named-bootconf.pl, to convert to the new format. Enter this at your command line to do the conversion:
# named-bootconf.pl /etc/named.boot > /etc/named.conf
That'll create the correct format you need if you are upgrading.
Slackware has updated bind in its installation to 8.1.2. For those
installing bind for the first time here is my named.conf, for
syntax reference:
// use double slashes for comments // /* Or regular C type comments */ options { directory "/etc/named"; listen-on { 127.0.0.1; /* Listen on lo */ 207.201.8.101; /* Listen on eth0. If listen-on is not defined, bind will listen */ }; /* on every ip alias. We run about 250 IP on single linux box */ /* Its kinda of a waste */ forwarders { 207.113.220.2; }; }; zone "." { type hint; file "named.cache"; }; zone "0.0.127.IN-ADDR.ARPA" { type master; file "named.local"; }; zone "evilpeople.com" { type master; file "named.hosts.evilpeople"; }; zone "evilstuff.com" { type master; file "named.hosts.evilstuff"; }; zone "linuxrox.com" { type master; file "named.hosts.linuxrox"; };
Its more like a C syntax format.. I suggest also downloading
the docs for bind 8.x.x so you get and install the man pages.
Make sure you take a look at the Makefile so it'll the man in
the correct places!! For my slackware box I set CATEXT to $$N,
DESTDIR to /usr/man and MANDIR to man. Also the bind-docs.tar.gz
has nice little html pages with an explanation of the new options.
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IN SOA ns1.infinex.com. root.sanfran.infinex.com.
(
1998013000 ; serial num incremented
3600 ; refresh 1 hours
900 ; retry 15 minutes
604800 ; expire 7 days
1800 ; minimum ttl 30 minutes
)
IN NS
ns1.infinex.com.
; 1st DNS
IN NS
ns2.infinex.com.
; 2nd DNS
IN NS
news.infinex.com.
; 2nd DNS
IN A
10.0.2.15
; IP of domain if any
IN MX
10 money.mgissen.com.
; mail
IN
MX 20 smtp.infinex.com.
; mail
;
localhost IN
A 127.0.0.1
; local host
;
mg
IN A
10.0.2.16
; IP of 1st server
IN HINFO INTEL-586 UNIX-PC
; host info
;
ftp
IN CNAME mg.mgissen.com.
pop3
IN CNAME mg.mgissen.com.
smtp
IN CNAME mg.mgissen.com.
www
IN CNAME mg.mgissen.com.
Notice the red and blue
lines. The red line should be the
host that incoming/queued mail should try to goto (ie customer's
mail server) first. The blue
line should be the host that the mail will to go if the red host is down. THIS IS IMPORTANT TO
DO MAIL queuing! Note that if you do mail queuing for a domain,
you can not any email aliasing. You should not have any entries
in /etc/sendmail.cf referring to the domain or subdomain you are
queuing for.
NT: Get Exchange 5.5
Win95: no idea yet
Unix/Linux: sendmail
Win31: HAHAH
Mac: no idea yet