Getting started with ISC BIND...how ?

[Super-User]

Jack wrote:
> 
> OK, I'll try to contain myself here.
> 
> I have downloaded and unzipped this file
> ftp://ftp.isc.org/isc/bind/contrib/ntbind-.2.0/BIND9.2.0.zip
> I read the file named readme1st.txt, and followed what few instructions were
> there.
> 
> I read the documentation provided in HTML format know as the 'BIND 9
> Administrator Reference Manual'
> 
> So, you might ask, what more do I need ?
> 
> There doesn't seem to be any instructions for creating all the necessary
> files, or where to put them.
> 
> Please tell me I am wrong, please point me to the place in the documentation
> where setting up whatever files 'named' requires is discussed.
> 
> This is such a fundamental omission, I am sure I must be missing something.
> 
> I just want to start up a DNS server and query it to ensure it is running.


Hi,
I like the linux documentation project's how-to's for almost every
thing.

http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/DNS-HOWTO.html

If you go and get `DNS and Bind` make sure it's the 4th.


Good Luck
dm