[lug] Local DNS required?

[Anders Knudsen]

On Fri, 2002-12-13 at 19:30, jdavis wrote:
> On Fri, 2002-12-13 at 17:06, Anders Knudsen wrote:
> > Background: my brother owns and manages a furniture store, and just got
> > broadband access to his showroom. With this came 5 static IP addresses.
> > He already has a domain name, and is using a webhost to serve up a
> > static intro page with a real website in the works.
> > 
> > Question: Now, with this domain name, what is the easiest way to get a
> > DNS entry to use his new IP address, thereby allowing him to run a web
> > server, and a mail server, running linux, locally (in the building?) I
> > guess my question is, are there DNS'es out there where you can just have
> > your domain name resolved to the IP address you choose? Or, would he
> > have to run a proper DNS in the building?
> > 
> > TIA,
> > -anders.
> > 
> 
> you need to go to the registar for the domain and set the ip of
> a dns server thats serving for you. You can dns serve your self, but you
> will have to register your dns server, or you can get some one else to
> do it
> for you. If your ISP is cool, I would just ask them to do it. If not
> there are free DNS services like....http://www.xname.org/. This goes for
> the MX (mail) to...just have whoever is doing dns point your mx at your
> dns'ed mail server ...i.e. mail.your_domain.bz. If you do decide to go
> with your own DNS server, I have found bindconf-gui to be very usefull.

Yes. This is exactly what I was looking for. D. and Michael must have
misunderstood my initial email. This is for static IP (5 to be specific)
and it's not a residential service.

thanks,
-anders.