I'm in charge of getting a DNS server up and running at my work and I could use a few helpful hands.
I plan on using centOS on a dedicated box, and BIND unless theres something better out there.
I basically just need a quick rundown of any problems I might run into / a list of everything Ill need for the install.
I greatly appreciate any response!
BIND is the only thing I can find. Arch-wiki is a good resource, but I'm sure you already know of it:
[url]https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/BIND[/url]
I've never set one up myself so I can't be of further help. Sorry.
What do you need your work DNS to accomplish, is it just a caching server (for external requests), is it for handling custom internal lookups (like server.work), or is it for handling a domain as a nameserver?
If you're just after a caching server, use dnsmasq (which also has an auto-assign DNS name to DHCP clients feature iirc)
If you want to do internal lookups, use BIND and (it pains me to say this) Webmin's BIND Configuration web UI combined with RNDC to apply configuration on the fly (Webmin should step you through that) - this is what I use
If you're after a nameserver for actually operating a domain, [b]bear in mind that the server will need to be up 24/7 and accessible worldwide[/b], again BIND is the way to go but you'll want to get a better understanding of how DNS works before doing it.
Nix distribution is very much a personal preference, but for high uptime I'd say either Debian or CentOS.
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