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IT 3100 Systems Design and Administration I
Domain Name System (DNS) Simple Forward Domain

Due : September 11, 2009

Assignment: 
Install and configure domain name server software, manage a DNS domain.

Requirements: 

  • Register a domain name with the proper authorities.
  • Configure primary and secondary authoritative domain name servers for a domain.

Register a domain name with the proper authorities: 

  • Decide on a domain name, check that it is not used. Repeat until a unique domain name has been found.
  • Register your domain name with a registrar. Many can be found on the net. See the links below. You should not pay more than $10 for this service. You can probably pay much less. Be sure to accurately fill out the contact information.

Configure primary and secondary authoritative domain name servers for a domain: 

  • On one system configure the files in /etc/bind/ to become the primary authoritative server for your domain.
  • On another system configure the files in /etc/bind/ to become the secondary authoritative server for your domain.
  • Verify that your domain name servers are working correctly.
  • Return to your registrar's configuration site and assign your systems as the primary and secondary name servers (Note that you must first register the systems as name servers, then assign your domain to be served by the name servers.)
  • Verify that the rest of the domain name system is correctly finding your name server. (This may take up to 48 hours.)

Domain Configuration Details: 

  • Allow hosts from any IP address to lookup information about your domain.
  • Allow your secondary name servers to transfer the entire zone.
  • Automatically notify your secondary servers of changes to your zone.
  • Configure names for at least your 2 runnings sytems to translate to the correct IP addresses.
  • It is conventional to configure your name servers with the names ns1 and ns2.

Pass-off Procedure: 

  • Use the CIT submission system.
  • Submit a text file named dns_info.txt. This file must be a plain text file, with the following format: 
    master: ip_address_of_master
slave: ip_address_of_slave
domain: name.of.domain
ns1:    name.of.ns1
ns2:    name.of.ns2
    For example, my file would look like this: 
    master: 144.38.210.130
slave: 144.38.210.131
domain: utahsg.org
ns1:    ns1.utahsg.org
ns2:    ns2.utahsg.org

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