[vox-tech] I'm setting up a DNS server...

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William Perdue wrote:

> It's my first time setting up a DNS server and I bought a book to 
> help..... in the line
>
> @       IN      SOA     @ root.localhost (
>
> is the "root.localhost" part where you would you replace that with the 
> name of the DNS server?
>
correct, you should replace it with the authoritative name server.  You 
define it's real ip address down in the zone file like you have here below.

> and then there's a
>
> ; servers
> atlas   IN      A       192.168.1.255
> www     CNAME   atlas
>
> is the "atlas" part the name of the server your hosting? and does the 
> "www" "CNAME" and "atlas" part is  the www the extention for the 
> beginning like in www.bob.net or talk.whatever.org?
>
right, so atlas.domainName.com would resolve to 192.168.1.255(which is a 
broadcast address, so you should not use), as well as, www.domainName.com

> William Perdue
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