Re: [TCLUG:10322] Intranet Web Server and DNS

[Ben Kochie <ben@nerp.net>]

you will need to have your own DNS server..  "caching nameserver" is just
bind setup with only localnet support.. just grab bind packages for your
favorite distribution.  you don't have to register the domain.. but it
won't hurt to do it.  (i currently use our registered external domain.com
and our internal domain.net, keeps things simple)

you don't have to setup dns for each client machine.. only for the server

Thank You,
        Ben Kochie (ben@nerp.net)

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On 21 Nov 1999, Philip Forst wrote:

> Linux server newbie question.
> 
> I am setting up a web & dhcp server where I work.  This is for fun, not part
> of my job.  The web server will run Apache and serve up a site that I created
> just for the office.  The site does have links to the outside world, but is
> primarily for information dissemiation and is not visible to the outside
> world. Even though this server will never be available to the world outside
> the office, I would like to give it a server/site name such as
> intra.myofficename.com instead of an IP address so that it's easier for
> employees to remember.  
> 
> The NFS is Novell/NT and everything besides dhcp and Apache is on other
> servers.  My question:  Is there a way to give the site a name
> (intra.myofficename.com) without setting up a DNS server within the office? 
> If not, will a caching DNS server fit the bill?  I've read a few of the
> how-tos but have been unable to understand how to associate the site name and
> the IP address.  Any assistance that you can provide is appreciated.  Thank
> you.
> 
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