Amiga Name Servers???

[AMC258]

Bind 8.4.6 and Bind 9.4.2 are available as precompiled packages for Solaris 8, 9, and 10.

I run Solaris 9(SunOS 5.9).  I used to run Solaris 7.  I wouldn't miss much going back to 7 if I had to.  9 and 10 can be had for free from Sun.  I haven't bothered with 10 just because I didn't see the point in migrating all my Sparc's, and I'm sure you lose more disk space with 10.

Sun hardware is top notch.  (We have C= to thank for that!)

Solaris is a whole different animalix if you're used to Linux, but I really do prefer Solaris.  The only *real* difference is the amount of precompiled/preconfigured software.  There is far more for Linux, but it's nice to just go to www.sunfreeware.com and install a package, and that's it.
Keep in mind you can run Linux on Sparc too.

[impactor]

@ AMC258

What is the name server software for Solaris called?  Thanks.

[AMC258]

BIND.
Sorry, when I wrote the first draft of that I was busy trying to figure out why the heck I'm running a nonstandard version of bind, and which one came with Solaris 9.  I have 9.1.0, and that may be what came with it, I'm not sure.

I don't know who wrote this DNS for Dummies, but on the subject of running your own nameserver, I quote from it:

Perhaps you're just a power user and want extra speed from your machine - this is one way to do it.  You could also do this "just because you can" and it's good for reducing network traffic, so you might as well!

[Trev]

@impactor

It should. It should also run the latest version: http://www.isc.org/sw/bind/view?release=9.4.2. If you can't find precompiled binaries, you can build it yourslef, although you'll want to get a cup of coffee, take a nap, or perhaps take a short vacation while you're waiting for it to compile. ;-)

O'Reilly's DNS and BIND is an excellent reference: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/dns5/index.html.

It really would be much easier to just learn to manage BIND under Windows or Linux (or whatever you're most familiar with) and then attempt a configuration on the Amiga. The issues you'll encounter configuring BIND will most likely have nothing to do with BIND itself and will probably just serve as lessons in compilation, API emulation,  and AmiTCP weirdness as well as bring out the aged hardware gremlins. I don't think anyone's trying to discourage your efforts, but you really do you have a much better chance at successfully learning and managing BIND on a proven platform.

Re: old Sun hardware. Fun boxes, but you already have a legacy platform to play with. ;-) For extra brownie points, use a DEC Multia.

Trev

[AMC258]

Both versions are available from www.sunfreeware.com precompiled.  Package installation takes time, but not like compiling.

I highly recommend that book.  It is great.