First check the packages that are there

bind; bind-utils; bind-libs; bind-chroot;caching-nameserver.
Now reboot and start/stop/restart BIND as
# /etc/init.d/named start
# /etc/init.d/named stop
# /etc/init.d/named restart

Now open /etc/resolv.conf in your favorite editor and insert as

domain <machinename> for eg. mycomp
search <same name> net mycomp
nameserver <nameserverIP>
nameserver <nameserverIP> (maximum three allowed)
Now for caching nameserver entered as
nameserver 127.0.0.1

The main DNS configuration is kept in the file <b>/etc/named.conf </b>which is used to tell BIND where to find the configuration files for each domain you own. Here, locate the below line and change as....

zone "mycomp" IN { (here put the name instead of localhost)
type master;
file "mycomp.zone";
allow-update { none; };
};

Remember, By default, zone files are located in directory /var/named. Now test with dig or nslookup command. CAUTION: You have to change as your own requirement. For more complete info, check this out. Thanks--

First check the packages that are there <pre>bind; bind-utils; bind-libs; bind-chroot;caching-nameserver. Now reboot and start/stop/restart BIND as # /etc/init.d/named start # /etc/init.d/named stop # /etc/init.d/named restart</pre> Now open /etc/resolv.conf in your favorite editor and insert as <pre>domain <machinename> for eg. mycomp search <same name> net mycomp nameserver <nameserverIP> nameserver <nameserverIP> (maximum three allowed) Now for caching nameserver entered as nameserver 127.0.0.1</pre> The main DNS configuration is kept in the file <b>/etc/named.conf </b>which is used to tell BIND where to find the configuration files for each domain you own. Here, locate the below line and change as.... <pre>zone "mycomp" IN { (here put the name instead of localhost) type master; file "mycomp.zone"; allow-update { none; }; };</pre> Remember, By default, zone files are located in directory /var/named. Now test with dig or nslookup command. CAUTION: You have to change as your own requirement. For more complete info, <a href="http://tldp.org/LDP/lame/LAME/linux-admin-made-easy/domain-name-server.html">check this out</a>. Thanks--