Looking for DNS Server Software ?? 1

[grobermatic]

Hi,

I'm setting up an intranet over my lan of 4 XP Pro machines, one of which has Apache installed and is being used as a web server for my intranet.

I've come to the conclusion that I need a DNS so that I can access various intranet sites by typing site/page NAMES instead of

http://IPADDRESS/SomePage.html

Trouble is I can't seem to find any?!?!?

... Ok I found some: TZO, NO IP-DUC however these require internet access to work... i.e the DNS server seems to be located on the net. I want the DNS to be located on my LAN and to only be accessible by the clients on my LAN. I want it to work even if there is no net access.

I see from this forum that BIND appears to be what I'm looking for but having tentatively downloaded and installed it (I wasn't sure if it was meant for XP), I can't get the service to start and even then how do I configure it?

Any other suggestions of internal DNS server software would be appreciated... also any pointers about how to get BIND working properly if this is the way to go.

Thanks


Craig

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[dk87]

If your network consists only of 4 machines, why not just create a hosts file? Put all four machines in the file and save it to all four computers. Not the best answer, but for four machines I don't think its worth buying something.

Create a file named Hosts (no extension). Put in your machine names and IP addresses seperated by tabs. For example:

192.168.1.1 Machine1.mydomain.com
192.168.1.2 Machine2.mydomain.com
192.168.1.3 Machine3.mydomain.com
192.168.1.4 Machine4.mydomain.com

Then copy this file (again, as Hosts with NO extension) to the %systemroot%\system32\drivers\etc folder on each XP machine.

 

[BigShyBear]

Try checking at Sourceforge.net, I just spotted one called 'Posadis'. Never used it so I can't give you any information.

 

[GlenJohnson]

dk87 is on the money. For a small network, a hosts file is ideal. Since you're running only XP, a need for lmhosts files will not be needed. Good luck, and check back if you need more info.

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