Koozali.org: home of the SME Server

Legacy Forums => General Discussion (Legacy) => Topic started by: Franklin S. Werren on February 19, 2003, 01:19:44 AM

Title: DNS Help Needed!!!
Post by: Franklin S. Werren on February 19, 2003, 01:19:44 AM

Hi All;

I am use to using a Cobalt server and it has a very nice GUI
for setting up everything including DNS
I do use Bind-PE on 2 Windows Based Servers..
Similiar setup I guess to Bind on Linux

Dumb Question!!!!

Where is the GUI on the Beta SME Beta Server ???
I do not want to use Command Line to edit the
files for Bind 9 !!!

Rigt now I am in a learning mode for SME servers...
I am looking at using this software instead of getting
complete Cobalt Servers, especially when using
them on DSL circuits.

Thanks
Franklin S. Werren
www.bagpipes.net
www.chautauqualake.net

Title: Re: DNS Help Needed!!!
Post by: Dan Brown on February 19, 2003, 01:33:59 AM

First, if you're using the beta, you should upgrade to the final 5.6 release.  Second, the only GUI is the web-based server manager.

Title: Re: DNS Help Needed!!!
Post by: Franklin S. Werren on February 19, 2003, 01:45:32 AM

Well it was the latest SME Server....
it said .... Unsupported all over it....
I just d/l it the other day from
ftp.e-smith.com  it said current ver and it is
5.6, I used the ISO file and made a CD.
Nice to have a FAT adsl circuit here....
except that the d/l would only come at
9.6 K, not much faster than a modem,  LOL

The way I read you, No GUI for the DNS server .... :(

Franklin S. Werren
www.bagpipes.net
www.chautauqualake.net

Title: Re: DNS Help Needed!!!
Post by: Rich Lafferty on February 19, 2003, 02:11:19 AM

No, Dan said that the only GUI is the web-based server-manager. That *is*
the user interface for *everything*.

The panel labeled "Hostnames and Addresses" contains the majority of the
configuration of the nameserver. Keep in mind that an unmodified SME Server
only serves DNS to the local network.

Cheers,
--Rich