Well, I've given BIND 8 a go...but I really can't get to grips with it. What I think I'm going to do is buy a small (oldish) computer, and install Linux/Apache/PHP/Perl etc on it, and use it as a test-bed. It will also be a good way to learn a few of the tricks for Linux/Apache etc.

The thing Iam looking to do now, is find a remote DNS service. I've found EasyDNS, and I was wondering if anyone had any experience with them?

I've tried ZoneEdit.com, but I personally feel that their rates are quite high for the service they offer.

Thanks for any feedback you guys can give

Andy (mod)
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You have your own dedicated server with DNS at your fingertips and you want to use a free service?....what is the world coming to.

Step 1:

Go to Netsol and register your nameservers (for free)....I assume to have two ips?

Step 2:

If you "have" to use webmin, you'll be wanting to click the BIND option, not BIND8 or BIND4

Step 3:

Create a root zone

Step 4:

Create a master record

Reverse address: 207.230.62.

...so you enter your ip up until the last block with a . at the end. Then enter a default domain for this record.

If you edit the zone file manually it should look something like:

62.230.207.in-addr.arpa. IN PTR supportsql.com.

Yes, the ip is backwards and you need .'s at the end.

Anyway then you need to create an actual zone file - wiredon's looks similar to:


$TTL 86400

@ IN SOA ns.wiredon.net. pwilson.wiredon.net. (
1019352536 ; serial
10800 ; refresh
3600 ; retry
604800 ; expire
86400 ) ; minimum

wiredon.net. IN NS ns.wiredon.net.
wiredon.net. IN A 207.230.62.136
mail.wiredon.net. IN A 207.230.62.136
ns.wiredon.net. IN A 207.230.62.136
cpan.wiredon.net. IN A 207.230.62.137
ftp.wiredon.net. IN CNAME wiredon.net.
www.wiredon.net. IN CNAME wiredon.net.
wiredon.net. IN MX 10 mail.wiredon.net.

Restart BIND and bingo :)

There is a little more to it but ya know I was trying to boost your confidence.

It probably sounds complicated but you'll see all the options in webmin.

Wow..thanks for the indepth review of how to do it. I'll have a look at it in a second :)

Thanks

Andy (mod)
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You'll need this I think:

https://www.netsol.com/...akechanges/itts/host

I resell domains using bulkregister so could register the DNS servers easily so good luck with netsol

QooQ tried to get his domain changed to ns1 and ns2.desksql.com and they ended up as ns and ns2.camelsoup.com - thats how sucky they are.

http://www.bind.com/bind.html

Another step-by-step guide if using webmin for DNS management is at:

http://support.rackspace.com/...-&25-6&3-DNS

Red Hat's DNS info page:

http://www.redhat.com/...f-guide/ch-bind.html

And finally Dr DNS from the acclaimed 'DNS and Bind' book author:

http://www.acmebw.com/askmrdns/archive.php

Have fun and good luck!

~ ERASER

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I use hn.org... Simple and free... I've used them for almost a year now without any problems.

Sean

And another one which a lot of people have recommended to me in the past is DNS2GO:

http://dns2go.deerfield.com/

Note: I have never used any of these Free DNS sites, so I don't have any personal views or experiences. Sorry!

- wil