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BIND (Berkely Internet Name Domain) is a popular software for translating domain names into IP addresses and usually found on Linux servers.  
 
BIND (Berkely Internet Name Domain) is a popular software for translating domain names into IP addresses and usually found on Linux servers.  
  
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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BIND About BIND in Wikipedia]
  
'''Important Links:'''
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The software was originally designed at the [[University of California, Berkeley]] (UCB) in the early 1980s. The name originates as an acronym of ''Berkeley Internet Name Domain'',<ref name="Terry">{{cite web
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| url=http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/Pubs/TechRpts/1984/5957.html
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| title=The Berkeley Internet Name Domain Server
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| author=Douglas B. Terry
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| author2=Mark Painter
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| author3=David W. Riggle
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| author4=Songnian Zhou
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| last-author-amp=yes
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| date=May 1984
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| work=EECS Department, University of California, Berkeley, Technical Report No. UCB/CSD-84-182
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| accessdate=2015-09-17}}</ref> reflecting the application's use within UCB. The software consists, most prominently, of the DNS server component, called ''named'', a contracted form of ''name [[Daemon (computing)|daemon]]''. In addition the suite contains various administration tools, and a DNS resolver interface library. The latest version of BIND is BIND 9, first released in 2000.
  
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BIND BIND in Wikipedia]
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Starting in 2009, the [[Internet Software Consortium]] (ISC) developed a new software suite, initially called BIND10. With release version 1.2.0 the project was renamed ''Bundy'' to terminate ISC involvement in the project.
 
 
[https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-configure-bind-as-a-private-network-dns-server-on-ubuntu-14-04 How To Configure BIND as a Private Network DNS Server on Ubuntu 14.04]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Configuring DNS Server in DIGIMAT Digital Library OS'''
 
 
 
BIND DNS Server is installed and configured with default settings and IP address in DIGIMAT Digital Library OS.
 
 
 
1. Checking whether DNS service (BIND) is running or not
 
 
 
[[File:Bind-service-status.png|1024px]]
 
 
 
 
 
2. Location of DNS Configuration Files
 
 
 
[[File:Bind-configuration-files.png|1024px]]
 
 
 
 
 
3. Opening the file 'db.digimat.ac.in' in 'nano' text editor
 
 
 
[[File:Opening-db.digimat.ac.in-in-nano-editor.png|1024px]]
 
 
 
 
 
4. The default DNS IP address '192.168.1.200'
 
 
 
[[File:Dns-search-replace-in-nano.png|1024px]]
 
 
 
 
 
5. Replacing the default DNS IP address '192.168.1.200' with '192.168.1.254'
 
 
 
[[File:Dns-search-replace-2.png|1024px]]
 
 
 
 
 
6. To change the default hostname 'lubuntu' to Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) 'digimat.ac.in' in /etc/hostname file
 
 
 
[[File:Hostname-1.png|1024px]]
 
 
 
 
 
7. Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) in /etc/hostname
 
 
 
[[File:Hostname-2.png|1024px]]
 
 
 
 
 
8. Temporarily changing the hostname from 'lubuntu' to 'digimat.ac.in' in the terminal
 
 
 
[[File:Hostname-using-sysctl.png|1024px]]
 
 
 
 
 
9. Restarting the BIND9 DNS Name Service
 
 
 
[[File:Dns-resolve.png|1024px]]
 
 
 
 
 
10. Editing the DNS Client Configuration file /etc/resolv.conf
 
 
 
[[File:Dns-resolve-2.png|1024px]]
 
 
 
 
 
11. Pinging the DIGIMAT Library Server using name, ping www.digimat.ac.in
 
 
 
[[File:Dns-ping-success.png|1024px]]
 
 
 
 
 
12. Accessing the DIGIMAT Library Server using name, http://www.digimat.ac.in
 
 
 
[[File:Dns-www.png|1024px]]
 

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