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BIND is an excellent, high quality DNS server. Its configuration is complex though. | BIND is an excellent, high quality DNS server. Its configuration is complex though. | ||
= Documentation Resources = | |||
I've found [http://www.isc.org/index.pl?/sw/bind/arm94/ the official documentation] not very useful or clear. The following links are better: | I've found [http://www.isc.org/index.pl?/sw/bind/arm94/ the official documentation] not very useful or clear. The following links are better: | ||
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There is also a book by Apress, Pro DNS and BIND, that can be useful. | There is also a book by Apress, Pro DNS and BIND, that can be useful. | ||
= Basics = | |||
* There is a main configuration file (/etc/bind/named.conf) that references zones for which the DNS daemon assumes responsibility. I think it is important to first understand what types of services a DNS server can perform: primary, secondary, cache, forward. | * There is a main configuration file (/etc/bind/named.conf) that references zones for which the DNS daemon assumes responsibility. I think it is important to first understand what types of services a DNS server can perform: primary, secondary, cache, forward. | ||
* There is a separate file for each such zone, that actually contains the record entries. | * There is a separate file for each such zone, that actually contains the record entries. | ||
Revision as of 19:04, 29 April 2009
BIND is an excellent, high quality DNS server. Its configuration is complex though.
Documentation Resources
I've found the official documentation not very useful or clear. The following links are better:
There is also a book by Apress, Pro DNS and BIND, that can be useful.
Basics
- There is a main configuration file (/etc/bind/named.conf) that references zones for which the DNS daemon assumes responsibility. I think it is important to first understand what types of services a DNS server can perform: primary, secondary, cache, forward.
- There is a separate file for each such zone, that actually contains the record entries.