Tag Archives: DNS

How to Refresh my DNS cached record?

Posted on August 24, 2008 by Raymond

Use OpenDNS free services by adding 208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220 on your /etc/resolv.conf. Go to http://www.opendns.com/support/cache/ then enter the website address.

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Free Secondary DNS and Online DNS Tools

Posted on July 26, 2008 by Raymond

These free tools have been designed to validate and check the health of your public DNS servers. Free Secondary DNS for your domains. If your looking for another DNS to put your domain in, this is for you. Providing additional … Continue reading →

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How to setup a primary nameservers on a dedicated server

Posted on July 25, 2008 by Raymond

Here are the steps: Locate named.conf and go to that folder. Add DNS entries for your nameserver. Edit the pri.yourname.com file for the domain you are adding nameservers for. Add these two lines at the bottom of the file: ns1 … Continue reading →

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Keeping the Root Hints Current

Posted on July 25, 2008 by Raymond

To keep the root hints file current, use the following command. $ dig @a.root-servers.net . ns > db.cache

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How to check your DNS configuration and zone files

Posted on July 25, 2008 by Raymond

If you are running BIND 9, you have handy new tools to help maintain your nameserver files: named-checkconf and named-checkzone. These tools reside in /usr/sbin or /usr/local/sbin. named-checkconf checks the configuration file for syntax errors. $ /usr/sbin/named-checkconf zonename db.local zone … Continue reading →

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