SuSE Linux: All versions
BIND 8:
bind8
.
/etc/named.conf
:
forwarders { 192.168.0.10; 192.168.0.20; 192.168.0.30; }; forward only;Explanation: At
forwarders
you find the IP numbers of the DNS servers
to which DNS requests, which cannot be resolved directly, are forwarded.
forward only;
determines whether the requests will be only forwarded to the specified DNS server/s
or, if the given DNS server/s do not know the answer, the request will be sent to the root name server.
The entry forward only;
results in all requests being forwarded
and none sent to the root DNS servers (recommended).
General procedure
For SuSE Linux versions up to 7.3, set the following option in /etc/rc.config/
:
START_NAMED=yesFrom SuSE Linux 8.0 on, insert:
insserv namedWhile you are at it, you can also enter the server for the local system:
NAMESERVER=192.168.102.1Enter
127.0.0.1
if you work exclusively with dynamic IP addresses.
The settigs will be applied when you start /sbin/SuSEconfig
after booting or with
init 1 init 2 (from SuSE Linux 8.0 on, init 3)