Looking for the configuration of your Mac OS X laptop or desktop? See here for instructions!
Setting up DNS Forwarding for Mac OS X Server
The basic instructions are as follows, with screenshots of what you should expect to see included below.
1. Review and follow the BIND instructions first.
Follow the BIND instructions.
2. What the beginning of your /etc/named.conf looks like by default
//
// Include keys file
//
include "/etc/rndc.key";
// Declares control channels to be used by the rndc utility.
//
// It is recommended that 127.0.0.1 be the only address used.
// This also allows non-privileged users on the local host to manage
// your name server.
//
// Default controls
//
controls {
inet 127.0.0.1 port 54 allow {any;} keys {
"rndc-key";
};
};
options {
directory "/var/named";
recursion true;
/*
* directive below. Previous versions of BIND always asked
* questions using port 53, but BIND 8.1 uses an unprivileged
* port by default.
*/
// query-source address * port 53;
};
3. What the beginning of your /etc/named.conf SHOULD look like
//
// Include keys file
//
include "/etc/rndc.key";
// Declares control channels to be used by the rndc utility.
//
// It is recommended that 127.0.0.1 be the only address used.
// This also allows non-privileged users on the local host to manage
// your name server.
//
// Default controls
//
controls {
inet 127.0.0.1 port 54 allow {any;} keys {
"rndc-key";
};
};
options {
directory "/var/named";
recursion true;
/*
* directive below. Previous versions of BIND always asked
* questions using port 53, but BIND 8.1 uses an unprivileged
* port by default.
*/
// query-source address * port 53;
forwarders { 208.67.222.222; 208.67.220.220; };
};
Instructions courtesy of Mark Daniel
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