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Configuring the Domain Name Service (DNS)

Configuring the Domain Name Service (DNS)

Use the Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) service to create and maintain a distributed hostname and address database for computers on your network.

If you use BIND, you need not update every computer's /etc/hosts file each time you add a computer to the network. Instead, a Domain Name Service (DNS) server adds the new computer to its hostname database and answers address requests from DNS clients on the local network and (if connected) outside networks or the Internet.

Your system is configured by default to use the network hosts file /etc/hosts found on each computer. You may want to configure and use DNS instead if:

In addition, you must configure DNS if you are using a network browser.

Basic DNS configuration consists of editing a DNS configuration file and, if needed, a resolution file. Advanced configuration requires thorough knowledge of the configuration files and how they interact with one another.

See also:


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