Split DNS with BIND 8 with one server?

Mark_Andrews at isc.org Mark_Andrews at isc.org
Fri Jul 5 00:04:25 UTC 2002


> 
> On Thu, Jul 04, 2002 at 07:42:22AM +0000, SpitsOnSpammers wrote:
> > >Yes, you're missing most of page 298 ;)
> > >
> > >listen-on is usually used to tell different instances to bind to port 53
> > >on specific interfaces, instead of on every interface available.
> > >Configuring an alternate port is a rarely used option.
> > 
> > Okay, I read that part about it being a rarely used option but I didn't kno
> w if
> > that was what he was suggesting (i.e. that this was one of those "rare
> > occasions").  Where can I find examples of BIND 8 configuration files to bi
> nd
> > two named instances to separate IPs on the same physical machine?
> > 
> Well, it should be pretty easily inferred from what's been said so far.
> Create a zone file for each description of your zone. Create two
> named.conf files, each with a listen-on directive for the appropriate
> interface, and reading your zone out of the file that describes the data
> you want to publish on the interface specified in listen-on. Then start
> two copies of named, one reading each config file. Depending on your
> needs, you'll probably want to log each instance to different files, as
> well.
> 
> If you need precise, step-by-step instructions, I imagine google will be
> of help.
> 
> -P.
> 
	Also see pid-file, controls.
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