On Fri, 28 Jul 2006, dxuranus wrote: > can i setup a dns name server in my localmachine? The Linux Documentation Project has a fine howto doc: http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/DNS-HOWTO.html I've written a less comprehensive intro, http://www.madboa.com/geek/soho-bind/ ...a better edited version of which can be found in Carla Schroder's excellent Linux Cookbook (O'Reilly): http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/linuxckbk/ -- Paul Heinlein <> heinlein at madboa.com <> www.madboa.com