DNS Training Lab

[sacsadmin]

Just a general question: How would a person setup the DNS domains in a test lab?

Example: I want to build the root "." DNS server, a .com .org DNS server, and then a client DNS server.

This is strictly for learning and "fun".


Thanks for your time.

 

[Morsing]

Strictly speaking zone files are what matters here. The root zone is the only one that differ because it must not resolve recursively. (recursive must be set to "no&quot.

The other DNS serevrs should be authorative for their own zone. A DNS zone never points upwards, only down. You need an NS statement in each zonefile (incl. root) for the sub zones and their authorative DNS server for.

Each non-root server need a hints zonefile with the root server in it.

Does that make sense??

Cheers Henrik Morsing
Certified AIX 4.3 Systems Administration
& p690 Technical Support

 

[sacsadmin]

Thanks for the info Morsing. I will play around with it and see what I can messup...err find!