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===== BIND =====
Install on Suse:

  yast2 -i bind bind-chrootenv bind-devel bind-utils
  vi /var/lib/named/master/domain_name
Local Test of service function:
  dig @192.168.1.6 -x 192.168.1.6
  
Other Systems:

  apt-get install bind bind-chrootenv bind-devel bind-utils
  rpm -i package1.rpm packageX.rpm 

Config files on Suse based systems (others on simular places/ names):

  /var/lib/named/master/domain_name
  /etc/named.conf
  /etc/named.d/forwarders.conf
    
Content examples:

== /var/lib/named/master/homenet.de[domain_name] ==
<code>
opensuse:/var/lib/named/master # cat homenet.de
$TTL 2D
@               IN SOA          opensuse.homenet.de.    root.opensuse.homenet.de. (
                                10              ; serial
                                3H              ; refresh
                                1H              ; retry
                                1W              ; expiry
                                1D )            ; minimum

homenet.de.     IN NS           homenet.de.
tmade           IN A            192.168.1.6
test            IN A            192.168.1.1
</code>

== /etc/named.conf ==
<code>
opensuse:/etc # cat named.conf
options {
        include "/etc/named.d/forwarders.conf";
        query-source address * port 53;
        listen-on { 127.0.0.1; 192.168.1.6; };
        allow-query { 127.0.0.1; 192.168.1.0/24; };
};
logging {
        category queries { log_file; };
        category xfer-in { log_file; };
        category xfer-out { log_file; };
        category default { log_file; };
        channel log_file { file "/var/log/bind" versions 5 size 5M; };
};
zone "homenet.de" in {
        allow-transfer { any; };
        file "master/homenet.de";
        type master;
};
</code>

== /etc/named.d/forwarders.conf ==
<code>
opensuse:/etc/named.d # cat forwarders.conf
# Copyright (c) 2001-2004 SuSE Linux AG, Nuernberg, Germany.
# All rights reserved.
# Forwarders file for PPPD updates (only)
#
# /etc/named.d/forwarders.conf

forwarders { 192.168.1.1; };
</code>

==== Testing ====

  opensuse:/etc # named-checkconf /etc/named.conf
  opensuse:/etc #

<code>
opensuse:/etc # dig homenet.de

; <<>> DiG 9.4.1-P1 <<>> homenet.de
;; global options:  printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 35056
;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;homenet.de.                    IN      A

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
homenet.de.             86400   IN      SOA     opensuse.homenet.de. root.opensuse.homenet.de. 10 10800 3600 604800 86400

;; Query time: 2 msec
;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1)
;; WHEN: Tue Nov  2 22:54:23 2010
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 78
</code>

<code>
opensuse:/etc # named-checkzone -d homenet.de /var/lib/named/master/homenet.de
loading "homenet.de" from "/var/lib/named/master/homenet.de" class "IN"
zone homenet.de/IN: NS 'homenet.de' has no address records (A or AAAA)
zone homenet.de/IN: loaded serial 10
OK
</code>

<code>
opensuse:/etc #named-checkzone -d 1.168.192.in-addr.arpa /var/lib/named/master/reverse-192.168.1
</code>

See also:
http://www.brennan.id.au/08-Domain_Name_System_BIND.html