How to Setup a DNS server with BIND on Windows 7 (Part 1)

Content

• Introduction
• Objective
• Checklist / Item required
• Steps
• Result
• Conclusion

 

Introduction

BIND is also open source software that implements the Domain Name System (DNS) protocols. You can run your own DNS server for your own purpose or for enhancing your internet experience.

 

Objective

At the end of this howto, you will be able to host your own DNS server on which you can use to speedup the internet of the host computer or other machines connected to it.

 

Checklist / Item required

1. Notepad+ installed.
2. Bind9 software.
3. Windows 7 with UAC disabled.

 

 

Steps

BIND installation

1 . Download latest version of Bind from http://www.isc.org/software/bind

2 . Extract the zip files to any location.

3 . Now open the folder and run BINDInstall.exe. Under “Service Account Name” put your windows username. Then put your password in the next two box like in the picture below. Click Install.

 

Windows 7

1 . Click Start button and type “advanced system properties” inside the box.

2 . Click Environment Variables.

3 . Now under System Variables look for Path, highlight Path and click Edit.

4 . Under Variable Value, put at the end of line:

%SystemRoot%\sysWOW64\dns\bin

and click ok on everything to close all the windows.

 

Continued to part 2..