cache dns

[Dave Peters]

Jarod,

I modify the named.conf as your comment. Do I need to add any zone or that's it.

Thanks.

Dave

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// Red Hat BIND Configuration Tool
//
// Default initial "Caching Only" name server configuration
//

options {
        directory "/var/named";
        dump-file "/var/named/data/cache_dump.db";
        statistics-file "/var/named/data/named_stats.txt";
        listen-on port 53 {
        127.0.0.1;
        192.168.5.101;

};

forward first;
forwarders{
4.4.4.4; //ISP DNS
5.5.5.5; // ISP DNS
};
};

zone "." IN {
        type hint;
        file "/etc/db.cache";
};

include "/etc/rndc.key";



--- On Mon, 7/27/09, Jarod Wilson <jarod-ajLrJawYSntWk0Htik3J/w at public.gmane.org> wrote:

> From: Jarod Wilson <jarod-ajLrJawYSntWk0Htik3J/w at public.gmane.org>
> Subject: Re: cache dns
> To: "L-blu Unix" <discuss-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org>
> Date: Monday, July 27, 2009, 10:18 AM
> On Jul 27, 2009, at 9:48 AM, Dave
> Peters wrote:
> 
> > All,
> >
> > I am new to BIND. I would like to make it works as a
> cache server.  
> > The details of my named.conf is shown below. What else
> is to be  
> > configured or modify in this named.conf?
> 
> Assuming you mean to make it a caching dns server for the
> local area  
> network, see inline below.
> 
> > // Red Hat BIND Configuration Tool
> > //
> > // Default initial "Caching Only" name server
> configuration
> > //
> >
> > options {
> >        directory "/var/named";
> >        dump-file
> "/var/named/data/cache_dump.db";
> >        statistics-file
> "/var/named/data/named_stats.txt";
>     listen-on port 53 {
>         127.0.0.1;
>         your.lan.ip.here;
>     };
> > forward first;
> > forwarders {
> > 4.4.4.4; (ISP primary DNS)
> > 5.5.5.5; (ISP secondary DNS)
> > };
> > };
> 
> 
> 
> And of course make sure port 53 is open in iptables.
> 
> -- 
> Jarod Wilson
> jarod-ajLrJawYSntWk0Htik3J/w at public.gmane.org
> 
> 
> 
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