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.