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matthew@seymour:~$ sudo service bind9 restart
You can also use start, stop, and so on, as with other services.
You should now be all set. To test your DNS server, edit
/etc/resolv.conf (after making a backup of the original!) and replace
the contents with the following, replacing example.com with your domain
name and 192.168.1.1 with the address of your new DNS server:
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search example.com
nameserver 192.168.1.1
Then test that your DNS server is functioning by using ping to see what it
returns for example.com:
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matthew@seymour:~$ ping example.com
In addition to the ping utility just mentioned, dig is another excellent tool
for reviewing DNS records. You may also find nslookup and whois
useful. Also, named-checkzone is included with BIND and may be useful
to you.
References
http://www.bind9.net—A website with tons of useful information about both
DNS and BIND
DNS and BIND by Cricket Liu and Paul Albitz—The canonical guide
to understanding both of these technologies