I just installed Mandrake 8.0 on machine that will act as a server for an internal network (using the 192.168 range of addresses). I have dhcp working so when my clients boot up they get an ip assigned by the server. I would like to set up dns internally so as each client can be located by it's name instead of ip adress. I would also like for all requests for the internet to be forwarded out to my isp's dns servers. The network topology is a cable modem to a linksys 4 port router and the server and 3 clients to the this router/hub. I think I am close, but don't have it nailed, so I am looking for thoughts and/or help. I have been going through the how-to's and some web articles on setting up dns and I think I am confusing myself more than I am helping myself. my dhcpd.conf is as follows: subnet 192.168.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 { default-lease-time 600; max-lease-time 7200; option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0; option broadcast-address 192.168.1.255; option routers (ip address of router); option domain-name-servers (lip of ocal server), (ip of isp dns server) option domain-name (mydomain.com) range (starting ip) (ending ip) } This part apears to be working fine, I think if I get dns working right I should be able to take out the isp's dns and have my local dns forward to them. For DNS I setup /etc/named.conf and have forwarders set to the isp dns. I also have a zone "." pointing to file /var/named.dbcache retrieved using: dig @e.root-servers.net ns>/var/named/db.cache I also setup a name to ip zone file that has my server and domain in it. IN NS server.mydomain.com. master IN A "IP address" localhost IN A 127.0.0.1 server IN A "ip address" There is also an ip to name zone file IN NS server.mydomain.com 1 IN PTR server.mydomain.com Then finally the local host zone file. on the server my resolv.conf has search mydomain.com nameserver "server ip" my nsswitch.conf host entry is files nisplus nis dns. I am runing nis so if I read correctly this is the proper order. If anyone can get pointed in the right direction with this I would appreciate it. Thanks, Jerry S.