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From: Sander Temme <sctemme@xs4all.nl>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: DNS setup?
Date: Sat, 27 Jan 1996 19:31:54 +0100
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kurt@pinboard.com wrote:
> 
> I hope this question does not look dumb. I'm very new to UNIX and need
> to set up the machine as a DNS server. FreeBSD is installed and tucking
> away nicely (as far as I can tell). At bootup 'named' is mentioned in
> the list of started daemons. But I'm not sure, is this all to have DNS
> running? (Yes, I ordered reference manuals, but they are not available
> here in Japan and it will take some time till they arrive.)
> 

You need to edit some configuration files and add site/domain specific
information. 

Get the book 'TCP/IP Network Administration' by Craig Hunt. This has
info about configuring named and a whole lot more. ISBN 9s
0-937175-82-X. Published by O'Reilly, who also do a book about DNS and
BIND only. 

Good luck,

Sander

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