Xeriom DNS Service

We're running a trial DNS service that will let you manage as many zones as you'd like at no extra cost. You'll still need to pay for the domain though. Note that Xeriom doesn't do domain registration.

More details will emerge as the service is more fully implemented.

Client Setup

Do this on your VM to use the new resolvers.

Edit /etc/resolv.conf.

nameserver 193.219.108.250
nameserver 193.219.108.251

Server Setup

This section contains brief notes that let me know what was done to install and configure the nameservers and resolvers.

Resolvers

Firewall! http://barkingiguana.com/2008/06/22/firewall-a-pristine-ubuntu-804-box Setup the XeriomBackupService, XeriomTimeService and XeriomAlertService.

Install BIND9.

sudo apt-get install bind9

Edit /etc/bind/named.conf.options

allow-query { 193.219.108.0/24; 127.0.0.1; };
allow-recursion { 193.219.108.0/24; 127.0.0.1; };

Open the firewall to the internal network.

sudo iptables -I INPUT 4 -s 193.219.108.0/24 -p udp --dport 53 -j ACCEPT
sudo iptables -I INPUT 4 -s 193.219.108.0/24 -p tcp --dport 53 -j ACCEPT
sudo sh -c "iptables-save -c > /etc/iptables.rules"

Restart BIND.

sudo /etc/init.d/bind9 restart