Mister Fahrenheit's Guide

..continued from Part 1.

Setup

Configuration Files

1 . Now this is the hardest part of the tutorial. Firstly download file called named.root from

ftp://ftp.internic.net/domain/

2 . Copy the downloaded file to the DNS\etc folder.Depending on your Windows version, for 32 bit the location is

C:\Windows\System32\dns\etc

and for Windows 64 bit

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\dns\etc

3 . We will generate a BIND key by running:

rndc-confgen -a

4 . Next . . . → Read More: How to Setup a DNS server with BIND on Windows 7 (Part 2)

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 . . . → Read More: How to Setup a DNS server with BIND on Windows 7 (Part 1)