Setting up a DNS Server on UNIX

[[I.R.A]_FBi]

Is this a task that could be managed by a nix noob? doing it on ubuntu.

 

[Disparia]

Sure, since it'll mostly depend on whether you're a DNS noob or not

 

[[I.R.A]_FBi]

dns noobs as well :|

 

[DirectorC]

In the Unix/Linux world we have something called HOWTO documents. Have a gander at the DNS HOWTO.

 

[Easy Rhino]

it isnt terribly hard to get a vanilla dns server up and running. if you are doing it just to try it out and learning then go for it, however if you are doing it on a home network to solve some sort of problem you are having i would say it is the last thing you want to do.

 

[[I.R.A]_FBi]

it isnt terribly hard to get a vanilla dns server up and running. if you are doing it just to try it out and learning then go for it, however if you are doing it on a home network to solve some sort of problem you are having i would say it is the last thing you want to do.

This is why

 

[DirectorC]

More stuff: http://www.webmin.com/

http://linux902.tripod.com/bindconf.html

http://www.amazon.com/dp/0596100574/?tag=tec06d-20

 

[[I.R.A]_FBi]

i has 1 spliff and a cold guiness for j00

 

[DirectorC]

i has 1 spliff and a cold guiness for j00

Everyone leave me alone, I'm gonna go sit in the corner and smoke this to the dome

 

[Easy Rhino]

This is why

that is very interesting. i am curious to know how things turn out. you will defin need a dns then! if you sit down for a day or two and read up on it i bet you could get a solid dns server up and running with some decent features. of course, whoever is providing you guys with internet service already has dns setup...

 

[Easy Rhino]

This is why

that is very interesting. i am curious to know how things turn out. you will defin need a dns then! if you sit down for a day or two and read up on it i bet you could get a solid dns server up and running with some decent features.

 

[[I.R.A]_FBi]

hmm, methinks i should set up a nix box in the house to play with

 

[DirectorC]

hmm, methinks i should set up a nix box in the house to play with

A VM would work too.

 

[[I.R.A]_FBi]

no hdd space ... need to fix dat ...

edit: whats a good VM?

 

[DirectorC]

Virtual PC is fine. VirtualBox is sort of better, I like its functionality but it's not as compatible with Windows guest OS, still works though.

 

[[I.R.A]_FBi]

thx

 

[Wrigleyvillain]

Your buddy is trying to start a hosting company and is relying on you to do all this network administration when you don't really have any, much less professional, experience?

 

[Easy Rhino]

Your buddy is trying to start a hosting company and is relying on you to do all this network administration when you don't really have any, much less professional, experience?

which is why i want to know how things turn out

 

[W1zzard]

installing a dns server is extremely simple, just install it, create zone files. zone files are a bit harder to understand but still easy

 

[Easy Rhino]

yea it is easy but a lot of people have trouble with the zones and don't forget that you will probably want your DNS certified so that you can register domain names...

 

[Wrigleyvillain]

Yeah an actual hosting company might want that ability

 

[Deleted member 3]

Your buddy is trying to start a hosting company and is relying on you to do all this network administration when you don't really have any, much less professional, experience?

Agreed, if you have no clue what you're doing you should not sign documents that promise things to customers.


Besides, Ubuntu != Unix.

 

[Wrigleyvillain]

Yeah and I would go the Debian route probably anyway.

 

[[I.R.A]_FBi]

Yeah and I would go the Debian route probably anyway.

Why deb?

Agreed, if you have no clue what you're doing you should not sign documents that promise things to customers.

i want to learn

Your buddy is trying to start a hosting company and is relying on you to do all this network administration when you don't really have any, much less professional, experience?

Biting off more than i can chew? I must admit i feel as if im chest deep in some water but i wanna learn

 

[Wrigleyvillain]

That's great you want to learn but this isn't really the right way to go about it. I really don't know wtf your friend is thinking, tbh.

I'm no *nix/distro expert but Debian is a general good distro ("distribuition") for servers whereas Ubuntu is more geared towards the desktop. I mean they are all linux and thus can be configured/tweaked/upgraded to do whatever the hell you want provided you know how. But some distros are definitely "better", at least in a general out-of-the-box sense, for certain uses as opposed to others which is one of the reasons there's so many different ones.

Debian has great support/community and package management (the way you find and install software) though others certainly do as well, like Gentoo for example.