How to add a client to DNS server

lramsb4u · May 12, 2011, 10:52am

Hi all,

What is the procedure to add a client to a DNS server.
what are the settings and files need to be added/changed ?
thanks in advance!

kumaran_5555 · May 12, 2011, 11:22am

you mean new entry in DNS server config file ?

lramsb4u · May 12, 2011, 11:41am

Probably yes. (i am not sure as i am very new)

kumaran_5555 · May 12, 2011, 11:48am

It works like this.

DNS server will have the DB of IP and hostname@domain_name information.

A client which wants the translation from IP to hostname or hostname to IP will have to do this with the help of DNS server.

For a client to contact the DNS server, the DNS server details has to be configure in /etc/resolv.conf of client machine.

If you want to add new IP to hostname mapping in the DNS server, you will have to change the zone files in DNS server.

so what are you looking for .

lramsb4u · May 12, 2011, 11:58am

Hi Kumaran,

I want to add new IP to hostname mapping in the DNS server.
Could you tell how to do that.
Thank you!

kumaran_5555 · May 12, 2011, 12:10pm

It is little complex as you are new to this.

Go through this tutorial, this is pretty clear and sure you will get your answer.

lramsb4u · May 12, 2011, 4:23pm

Thanks for your time Kumaran