djbdns Guide - Setup of your own name server

v1.01, by Neoteksystems (improved LinuxReviews.org), there are a number of reasons, someone might want to run a DNS local/cache server. Maybe your ISP DNS servers are through, perhaps your connection on and just wanna get things a little faster, or perhaps something completely different.

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This guide walks you through the process of setting up your own DNS server/local cache for your network. This guide assumes that you are using Gentoo Linux, but 99.9% of the information is valid for any Linux distribution.

First step:

First of all, we need to get xinetd up and running (since we intend to run it as a service for all the computers on our network).

emerges xinetd /etc/init.d/xinetd start rc-last updated add default xinetd

You'll probably also want to change the default setting only_from

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Zentyal As A Gateway: The Perfect Setup

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2. Installation

Zentyal runs on top of Ubuntu Server so it will work on the same hardware. You can take a look at the Ubuntu-certified hardware page for more information. There are two ways to install Zentyal:

Using Zentyal installer that you can download from the project website. This is the recommended choice, it includes all package dependencies for offline install and also makes some custom configuration. Install on top of a working Ubuntu Server, you can find detailed info and URL for the repository in the Zentyal Installation Guide.

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