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This is an old revision of Tier2ServerConfig made by AvoYager on 2008-02-05 02:35:06.
Configuring Your Name Server
Here are some basic instructions on configuring your name server to access, and serve, the OpenNIC Top-Level Domains (TLDs). This page has, at the moment, instructions for only a limited range of nameservers. If you've configured another DNS server to use OpenNIC, please post some instructions to the MailingLists discussion list (or edit this page!) so we can expand this page.
General Information
Configuration entails a simple modification of the default configuration file to access the new Top-Level Domains (TLDs) by using the root (Tier1) servers administered by OpenNIC.
Note: In any place in the information below where you would normally see an IP number, those numbers have been replaced with a link to the page of VolunteerHosts Public Name Servers. Please see this list to choose the appropriate server for your use.
You should also join the appropriate MailingLists so you'll be notified of changing situations which may affect your operation..
BIND (8/9)
Most Unix systems put the BIND configuration file at either /etc/named.conf (as most Linux distributions do) or ar /var/named/named.conf (as the bind8 port installer for OpenBSD does).
In the named.conf (or one of its includes), you should find a block that looks like this:
zone "." in
{
type hint;
file "root.cache";
};Change it to look like this (you can have from 1 to many entries in the "master" section; we recommend at least 3 Tier1Status Master Pool (Tier 1) servers):
recursion yes;
forwarders {};
allow-query { any; };
zone "." in
{
type slave;
file "tld-root";
masters { [server IP number]; [server IP number]; [server IP number]; };
notify no;
};BIND 4
Most Unix systems put the BIND 4 configuration file at either /etc/named.boot (as most Linux distributions do) or ar /var/named/named.boot (as the default install for OpenBSD does).
In the named.boot, you should have a line that looks like this:
cache . root.cache
Change it to look like this (please choose the nearest VolunteerHosts Tier 1 server for this):
secondary . [server IP number] tld-root
DJBDNS
Instructions provided by Alan Hodgson, .geek hostnaster.
1) Change into your dnscache root/servers directory.
# cd /service/dnscache/root/servers
2) Replace your root servers file (root/servers/@) with the IP numbers of the VolunteerHosts OpenNIC Tier 1 servers, obtained by using dnsq to query the Tier 0 IP number (this step can be done manually, as well).
# cp -f @ /tmp/@.saved
# dnsq ns . [Server IP number] | grep -iv ns0.opennic.glue \
| awk '{ if (/^additional/) print $5}' > /tmp/@.new
# cat /tmp/@.new3) If it looks okay (i.e. a list of IP addresses), replace the file.
# mv -f /tmp/@.new @
4) Restart dnscache
# svc -t /service/dnscache
5) Verify that it's working
# dnsip www.opennic.glue
Windows 2000 DNS Server
Contributed by Michael Patrick.
- Bring up the DNS Administrator from Administrative Tools...
- Bring up the properties of the DNS Server
- Go to the "Root Hints" tab
- Remove the root server entries
- Replace them with the Tier 1 servers from here.
- Stop and Start the DNS service
- If needed, clear and refresh your view of the cache and you should see .glue
- try it out on http://www.opennic.glue.
My C:\WINNT\system32\dns\cache.dns file after modification (I would recommend keeping a copy of your file in case something bad happens to it). [And keep in mind that server IPs can change.]
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