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[uka]

Please suggest me a good DNS Manager for a linux box. I want to use this DNS for websites hosted on 3 diffirent servers.

Thanks
UKA

[cperciva]

pico works well. vi is also good.

[RoseHosting]

WEBMIN has a DNS module. Works great and is web-based.

[BeDifferentSolutions]

Good question. Is there any DNS software that was created for BIND that you can dump onto your name servers that lets you create templates so you just have to put the IP and domain and it would add the rest?

Something that makes DNS idiot proof

Also, whuch would allow you to create vitual, private servers for resellers.

[jks]

Do you want to run clean Bind dns with zonefiles? - or want a webbased GUI? or perhaps a webbased GUI with a reseller control panel and instant updates? (all info in a database)

If you're looking for "zonefiles only", I would recommend:

1. Put all your zonefiles in CVS (makes undoing mistakes an easy job, and makes it easy to track who changed what and when)

2. Use SSH to update your slaves (ensures that you do not forget to add domains to other servers and/or forget to update serial numbers)

3. Monitor your DNS servers with a watch program (to ensure that they are up) and let that watch program compare serials (to ensure tha the slaves are updating probably).

4. Read the book! :-) (DNS and Bind, Albitz and Liu)

[BeDifferentSolutions]

4. Read the book! :-) (DNS and Bind, Albitz and Liu)

We got this down.

What we need is just some software or scripts that will write to the name servers. More of a front end thing. It needs to have a way to virtualize the NSs so we can add resellers to our boxes and allow them to manage their entries.

We are trying to save development time.

[remarkable]

Hey..

I hacked up probind to meet my needs.. It works great once you make some changes to meet your enviorment.

The project is dead but the software still works.


http://sourceforge.net/projects/probind

[BeDifferentSolutions]

I hacked up probind to meet my needs.. It works great once you make some changes to meet your enviorment.

We also looked at Dynamic DNS Tools as open source before too. Both require a lot of "hacking". Plus they really do not meet our requirements.

[remarkable]

If you have a few extra $$$ I suggest going with DNSCommander from Ingognito.

http://www.incognito.com/products/DN...ting/index.asp


Very advanced DNS server and web interfaces. I'm currently integrating this into ServerXchange and WEBppliance.

[BeDifferentSolutions]

That is some nice software. The pricing tutorial gave me a headache and still didn't give me any idea what it runs for lets say 5000 domains.

Also, http://www.dns-software.com/ looks good too. Needs some work and features, but it is MySQL/PHP which makes SX integration a breeze.

Let me know if you have a working demo and price on software.

[remarkable]

Hi!

FYI..

I got DNScommander up and running (DEATH TO BIND!)

I have it running on 2 Ensim 3.0 Private Servers and the transition went very smooth... Their import wizard is amaizing!

I suggest if you are looking for a Commercial DNS Product look at Incognito.. Support is awesome and the product works!

Happy Holidays!

[rghigliazza]

Hi, have you been able to integrate webppliance so it create directly the zones in your dns commander???

I am trying to do it since a long time, i will thank your help A LOT.

Ricardo

[The Prohacker]

If you don't mind switching from Bind and using a MySQL based DNS application:
http://www.poweradmin.org/

It uses PowerDNS, not a bad peice of software..