Mark Phillips wrote:

> OK, How do I change my name servers or run my own? How much of a 
> system do I need? Can I use an old Pentium 266 MHZ laptop to run my 
> own name server? Or, do I just point my router/gateway somewhere else 
> other than what cox gives me? How do I prevent Cox from changing the 
> name servers in my Linksys router?
>
Thats plenty for a name server.

> Does that violate my agreement with Cox? Will they know? Should I care?
>
You'd only be using it internally.. so I wouldn't worry about it :)

> I think I might be seeing a little lite at the end of the tunnel - 
> PLUG is great!!
>
> Mark
>
>
you get it by installing bind : apt-get install bind
then you modify the config files (usually in /var/named).
The extra advantage is that you can map internal names to their non 
routable ip's.

Here are a few links to get you started:
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/DNS-HOWTO-3.html
http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/network-administrator/ch-bind.html

Heres a bind exploit from January:
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/debian_advisory-3915.html


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