Basic DNS Cache Server

[SwtDivaLove]

Stephane Bortzmeyer wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 02, 2006 at 02:15:40AM -0700,
>  SwtDivaLove <colonel_angel2004 at yahoo.com> wrote
>  a message of 20 lines which said:
>
> > I need a step by step walk-through on how to set up at least a DNS
> > Cache Server.
>
> 1) Install
> # Not 100% sure, I do not use Fedora a lot
> yum install bind
>
> 2) Configure the server.
> # That's all, BIND is recursive by default. (It will change soon.)
>
> 3) Configure the clients # On every DNS client, point them to the new
> server (on Unix, it means # editing /etc/resolv.conf). You can also
> configure the client through DHCP or PPP.
>
> If something fails: read the log file (probably /var/log/messages)
> before everything.
>
> > Yes, I'm asking to be hand-held through the a setup.
>
> In French, we say "Help yourself and Heaven will help you"

I can definitely and easily get it installed, where I have the problem
is the actual configuration of the server.  I have read through
hundreds of pages on the configuration, but they have rarely worked.

I will attempt again.