[NTLUG:Discuss] Linux DNS Server

[Jeff Demel]

That is probably what I'll do if I cannot find a DNS-targeted distro, but
I'm guessing that someone has done this all before, and has created a distro
with what I need on it.

Have you seen Xenix?
http://www.distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=zenix

-Jeff


> -----Original Message-----
> From: discuss-bounces at ntlug.org 
> [mailto:discuss-bounces at ntlug.org] On Behalf Of Chris Albertson
> Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 9:47 AM
> To: NTLUG Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] Linux DNS Server
> 
> 
> I would install base debian. Use dselect to get bind, webmin and the 
> webmin module for bind. Webmin and bind work great for me on both my 
> primary and backup dns server solutions. I didn't really look for a 
> distro like your speaking about for two reasons:
> 1) This setup is really easy
> 2) The overhead is so low that any cheap, modern machine can 
> be asked to 
> do more work than just dns. (Unless you're the DNS for yahoo.com or 
> something) So, you'll most likely be putting up SMTP, or some other 
> service on the same machine.
> 
> Chris
> 
> Victor Brilon wrote:
> 
> > Jeff Demel wrote:
> >
> >>> From: Jay Urish
> >>>
> >>> Any distro will work.
> >>>
> >>> Use Bind 9.x
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Well, yes.  But I was wondering if anyone knows of a distro 
> >> specifically targeted as a DNS server.  Something that comes with 
> >> BIND and DNS tools, installing them automatically, but 
> doesn't load 
> >> things you don't need.  I seem to remember mention of one 
> a few years 
> >> ago, based on Debian I think.
> >>
> >> -Jeff
> >
> >
> > Why not just do a Debian/RH/Mandrake/whatever install, and select to
> > install only the packages that you need?
> >
> > Or if that's too much work, you can browse Freshmeat's 
> distro list and
> > find something suitable: 
> http://freshmeat.net/browse/1011/?topic_id=> 1011
> >
> > And if 
> even that is too much work, I am sure there 
> are more than a few
> > Linux consultants on this list that would be happy to put 
> together a 
> > custom distro for you for a very reasonable cost.
> >
> > Victor
> >
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