What is the detail of these Servers in Bind

[saqib389]

Hi All
i m new in linux
i want to install DNS in linux
some one told me u have to install BIND and For BIND the following packages need to be installed on the server:

caching-nameserver-a.b
Details ?

bind-a.b
Details ?

bind-utils-a.b
Details ?


Can any one tell me in the detail of these bind packages software details ?
Waiting for hopefull response
Saqib

[rcgreen]

The bind package is the program itself.
The bind-utils, I'm not sure but I think is auxiliary
programs to help with configuration.
Caching nameserver is a ready made configuration
for a simple caching nameserver that you would run on
a workstation to be its own nameserver, not authoritative
for any domain, but just caching name lookups to improve
performance.

You should probably install everything, although caching
nameserver will not be used on a full fledged server that serves
a domain.

[saqib389]

first of all ...... how can i install BIND...like i have installed red hat linux.. but cant install BIND.. i forget to install BIND while installing LINUX.. now i want to install BIND.. and how can i install it
and after installing how can i configure ?
thats the main question i want to ask.....
please help me

[rajeshjayaraj@gmail.com]

http://www.linuxdocs.org/HOWTOs/DNS-HOWTO.html

pls refer to the above mentioned link , it will give you the entire details about configuring a dns server. Now as far as installation of the bind is concerned, all the packages, bind, bind-utils and caching-nameserver, is available in your installations cd's, in each cd there would be a directory called RPMS, in which you can find the corresponding rpms. check all the 4 cd's