DNS setup for virtual hosts

[coben]

My department has its own dns server (not my linux box). The public IP address my linux box uses is on a subnet of our departments network. When I set up canonical records for my virtual hosts, do I create the records on our departmental dns server or do I have to configure dns on my linux box?

Thanks

 

[RhythmAce]

Just one dns server is fine, unless you want these virtual hosts to be accessed from the internet.

 

[coben]

I will want my students to be able to access their files from the internet. Do I need to set up my linux box as a slave server to our master dns server?