Bind Operations

Internal

• bind

Set Up DNS on a Newly Installed Linux System

Set Up DNS Client

If the system won't run a name server, then it is sufficient to configure the DNS client only:

bind Operations - Set Up DNS Client

Update the DNS Server with the IP of the New System

If maintaining the DNS server internally, immediately after reboot and before logging in the first time, set up the DNS server to resolve the new server:

Adding a New Host to the Zone File

Set Up DNS Server

bind Operations - Set Up DNS Server

Test

Test the following:

If we have external network access, these whether the name resolving works:

ping www.cnn.com