So far, I have got a client PC to fetch a webpage off a server running apache. However, since there is no DNS running on the server, I can only point the client browser to the server's IP address. I am not hooking the server into the internet... so don't worry about that.

I am looking at using BIND here, but I have no clue where to start. All i know is that I have to fiddle with the /etc/named.conf file SOMEHOW so that it can see a file where the IP information of my server is stored (I think). And I may have to edit /etc/resolv.conf..........

Since I'm a newbie.... can anybody walk me through this process?

you can start by reading this and if you have any problems after that you can come here with those specific issues

all the best

Thanks for the link. It's really helpful.

I still can't get the damn thing started though. I checked to see where the root.hints was (and it's not there in RH9, it has name.ca instead though)

I tried making a file in the /var/named directory by copying the localhost file and re-editing it, and then I adjusted the conf file to suit... BUT it still doesn't work.

I am getting an error when I look in the named log: "Binding TCP socket: address in use".

Now what?

Nah it's ok.

The client (windows) wasn't told where to find the DNS server! (Hence no page!)

The bind error happened when I tried to start it when it was already running!