JD Austin wrote:

>>
> 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.
> 

Also: http://packages.debian.org/unstable/net/dnsmasq.html
dnsmasq. I installed this on my slackware firewall- it's a handy little 
dns/dhcp server. Minor hint put nameserver 127.0.0.1 in /etc/resolv.conf 
if you need LAN resolution.
This is a lighter solution than a full DNS server install.


> 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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