You can add this to the named.conf file:
add into the options { } section
Code:
forward first;
forwarders {
DNS server #1
DNS server #2
...
DNS server #n
};
This will query the DNS servers there as well. After changing the config file, type
ndc reload and it should all be fine.
Adding the DNS server to the Network Prefs does pretty much the same thing as this, so you could do whichever you were most comfortable with.
You can leave the
ns.mynameserver.com and
hostmaster.mynameserver.com as they are if you wish, or change them to something else. Since this is a caching-only nameserver, and not a full on DNS, it doesn't matter overmuch. If it were a full on DNS, you would need to put your actual domain name there. Personally, I use dreamstatic.org, the name I've given my localhost.
And you're welcome. I really should have posted that sooner! I've actually been running that config for a few months now
It wasn't until the network forum opened that I thought "Hey, other people would like doing this too..."