How to Setup DNS Server on OpenBSD?

Question

Hi All,

I've been trying to setup a dns server under OpenBSD but sadly i couln't get it to work.
Would someone point me to a working example of DNS server setup example on OpenBSD?
I would be grateful for any help given.

Thank You in advance.

Answer 1

Hi..



i'm DNS Engineer from Localhost.my ( www.localhost.my )



for your question, can you explain what step on the installation have you done ?



what is the result of localhost dig ?



ps -ef | grep named result ?



any error message appear ?



just contact me via YM if anything.

Answer 2

Read the Manual.

Here is an example from the Manual:

6.2.3 - DNS Resolution

DNS resolution is controlled by the file /etc/resolv.conf. Here is an example of a /etc/resolv.conf file:



search example.com

nameserver 125.2.3.4

nameserver 125.2.3.5

lookup file bind

That is the DNS server setup.

Is section 6.23 of the last link.

Answer 3

you better off learning how DNS work before you even attempt it. Then all the tutorials for Unix/linux make sense.



If you post some logs of the problem you can get some more help. (see first link telly you how to test things)



Try here to get some back ground first.

http://website-design-pricing.info/hosting/dns-2011/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_Name_System