[KLUG Members] DNS (bind) question

[Bruce Smith]

> I bit the bullet and decided to set-up my own DNS server.
> 
> Before I go and set-up my secondary server I want clear up a question I
> had.
> 
> If the computer is DNS server do I still need to point to a different
> Primary and secondary DNS servers.  Seems like a silly question but it
> makes since to me that if the box is has dns configure it should be able
> to handle its own DNS.  Well I have my resolv.conf file has two lines:
> 
> search domainname.com
> nameserver 127.0.0.1
>  
> Well it resolves all my servers but no others. 

Did you install bind from RPM?  Redhat?
Do you have the root name servers defined in your named.conf?
If so, your DNS server should resolve any domain.

> Also after I get this working the next step is to register my domain. 
> Any suggestion on registrar's?

There have been lengthly discussions on slashdot about the subject.
If you want cheap, I've used joker.com, and they seem okay.

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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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