dxuranus wrote:

can i setup a dns name server in my localmachine? thanks for any help!

Absolutely!

first you need to install BIND and run it in a chroot. this is basically how it comes out of the box when you select DNS services at install time (or add later via yum).

Initially your system is running as a caching server.

You will need to make the necessary changes depending on your goals.

If you are not so skilled with DNS, Webmin has a very good interface. I use it eventhough I am fairly competent with BIND.