Configuration of Ubuntu with Comcast and Bind9 DNS
Comcast recently rebuilt the block for my router (long story). Then, I reinstalled both of my Ubuntu Linux distributions to update both to v.9.10. I had to do some working of my /etc/resolv.conf and /etc/hosts files to get things straight. This post is mostly for me, so don’t be too offended.
/etc/resolv.conf
/etc/hosts
127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.1.1 mark-desktop mark-desktop.server.local
The networking is DHCP, which is set on the Comcast modem/router to Forever.
UPDATE: January 15, 2010
After fiddling around with the Comcast Business Class SMC-8014 modem, I decided to stop messing around and operate a DHCP server on my home network. It was quite easy to setup the DHCP3 server on Ubuntu Linux. Read that post here. The main issue now is that any computer on the network that does not have a static ip assigned to it does not have the internal DNS pushed. I am planning on configuring that process soon. I came across a tutorial on the process that I intend on following in the next couple of days. That post is: http://lani78.wordpress.com/2008/08/12/dhcp-server-update-dns-records/. Until then, all boxes on my network are statically assigned, so no big rush here.
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