Configuring BIND properly - starting points

[Kevin Darcy]

goutam at rpgnet.com wrote:

> Hello Everybody,
>
> I am a complete novice and I need help desperately to try and
> understand the working of DNS/BIND.
>
> I am having my company's domain already registered and the web site is
> hosted by an external agency. So, mycompany.com is registered and is
> working with a particular set of name servers.
>
> Now what should I do to setup a DNS for testing ?
>
> If I want to name my internal domain (for testing purpose)  as
> internal.mycompany.com can I do that ?
>
> To do this do I have to register the sub-domain also?
>
> If I cannot do this then how do I proceed with my testing ?
>
> Does this mean that I can test a "Cache-Only" DNS only and nothing
> else ?
>
> I am trying to use BIND on Redhat 7.1. I am behind MS-PROXY 2.0. I
> have administrative rights on both the machines.

Get a copy of _DNS_and_BIND_, the O'Reilly book. Read it. Set up your own
internal root zone, and test as much as you like.


- Kevin