Kurt writes: > I'm assuming I need to set up my own DNS. Just not sure how. I've > read so many docs, but I think I'm more confused than when I started. You gave conflicting information. I'm assuming that you want to host both the DNS and HTTP service for your own domain name on your own server. First need to delegate the domain name to your server. You must do this through your domain name registrar. They should have an easy web based interface for you to use. Create two name servers for it, such as a.ns.example.com and b.ns.example.com. Set the IP addresses for those as the IP addresses of your server. If you only have one IP address, you only need to create one name server. Next, you need an authoritative DNS server for your machine. You mentioned you installed BIND. I strongly recommend you uninstall that immediately. BIND is buggy, bloated, difficult to administer and has been historically insecure. There are better alternatives. tinydns is a good choice for many users. It is small, fast, secure and easy to use. This page explains how to set it up: http://cr.yp.to/djbdns/run-server.html Another good choice is MyDNS. MyDNS serves data directly from a MySQL or PostgrSQL database. It is easy to setup and comes with a complete web interface: http://mydns.bboy.net/ You might also consider paying someone else to host DNS for you. For example, directNIC.com offers DNS for only $5 per year. -- David Phillips <david at acz.org> http://david.acz.org/ _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list