On Mon, 16 Aug 2004, Nori Heikkinen wrote:
> [sorry if this is duplicate; i can't see that it went through the
> first time]
>
> i have a domain that i host off my own computer but for which i use a
> friend's nameservers. right now, those nameservers are down with an
> unspecified ETA of getting back up, and i'm thinking this would be a
> good excuse to figure out what's involved in doing my own nameserving.
you have a few hours or a week before his dns info goes off the air
depending on the values you/he used in the dns records for the domain
> 1. if i can't contact my friend, but i own the domain, i should be
> able to switch the nameservers i use without him having anything to
> do with it, right? just checking to make sure i understand this.
yup .. you can setup your own dns but it would be meaningless if the
registrar of your-domain.com doesn't point to the new static ip# dns
server
- you have to tell themto point the dns to yoru new box
( you need 2 of um so leave his as the secondary dns )
> 2. any advice on which dns server package i should use, if i'm to do
> it myself? i seem to recall hearing the praises of DJBDNS sung,
> and i don't want to start a religious war, but i'm curious if there
> is a recommended beginner's straightforward DNS package out there
> that i should definitely use over all others.
the simplest to look at and setup should be the one to use...
- you have 5 minutes to do it
which dns daemons and example conf files
http://linux-sec.net/DNS
- if you're worried about security ... all other security
precautions should also be in effect ..than you can worry about
djbdns/chroot/etc
c ya
alvin
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