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Implementing a DNS Server on the Solaris 8 OS
Yazid Mohamed, July 2006
First, we provide steps for a SPARC processor-based machine.
Instructions for the x86 platform appear below.
Steps for the SPARC Platform
Download bind software from Sunfreeware.com. The latest version is bind-9.2.3-sol8-sparc-local.gz.
Gunzip the package that you downloaded and install it.
Create a DNS server configuration file named.conf in the /etc database file in the /var/named directory:
# vi /etc/named.conf
Here is the example named.conf file:
acl "internal" {
20.195.109.0/24;
};
options {
directory "/var/named";
forwarders { 161.142.2.17; 161.142.212.17; 202.188.0.183; 202.188.1.8;
};
forward only;
allow-recursion { internal; };
recursive-clients 10000;
};
zone "0.0.127.IN-ADDR.ARPA" {
type master;
file "db.127.0.0";
forwarders { };
allow-transfer { none; };
};
zone "uesd.com" {
type master;
file "db.uesd.com";
forwarders { };
allow-transfer { none; };
};
zone "109.195.20.IN-ADDR.ARPA" {
type master;
file "db.20.195.109";
forwarders { };
allow-transfer { none; };
};
# mkdir /var/named
# cd /var/named
# vi db.127.0.0
Here is a sample db.127.0.0 file:
$TTL 86400
@ IN SOA dns.uesd.com. Postmaster.dns.uesd.com. (
10 ; Serial
10800 ; Refresh
3600 ; Retry
604800 ; Expire
86400 ) ; Minimum
IN NS dns.uesd.com.
1 IN PTR localhost.
# vi db.20.195.109
The following is an example of the db.20.195.109 file:
$TTL 86400
@ IN SOA dns.uesd.com. Postmaster.dns.uesd.com. (
11
10800
3600
604800
86400 )
IN NS dns.uesd.com.
2.109.195.20.in-addr.arpa. IN PTR web.uesd.com.
3.109.195.20.in-addr.arpa. IN PTR dns.uesd.com.
# vi db.uesd.com
This is a sample db.uesd.com file:
$TTL 86400
@ IN SOA localhost Postmaster.dns.uesd.com. (
32
10800
3600
604800
86400 )
IN NS dns.uesd.com.
localhost IN A 127.0.0.1
dns IN A 20.195.109.3
web IN A 20.195.109.2
www IN CNAME web
The DNS server daemon is /usr/sbin/in.named. In the Solaris 8 OS, the script to start the DNS server is included in the /etc/init.d/inetsvc file. You can restart inetsvc to start the in.named daemon.
For a machine using an x86 processor, please use the following steps:
Download the bind package from Sunfreeware.com. You can use the package bind-9.2.3-sol8-intel-local.gz.
Gunzip and install the package:
# gunzip bind-9.2.3-sol8-intel-local.gz
# pkgadd -d bind-9.2.3-sol8-intel-local
# pkginfo | grep -i SMCbind (note: please use grep -i, not grep -I as used previously)
application SMCbind bind
Follow the same procedures as for the SPARC platform, in step 3 above.
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