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dnsutl \*(v)

The dnsutl package is a collection tools to make administering DNS easier. These include: .br

dns-rev: Take the forward DNS mapping and generate the reverse mapping. This is useful for producing a self-consistent DNS configuration.
dns-ethers: By using a bogus record type, you can keep the MAC address with the IP address, and generate the /etc/ethers file.
dns-hosts: Take the forward DNS mapping and generate the /etc/hosts file.
dns-bootp: Using the MAC and IP information, you can generate the /etc/bootptab file.
dns-ng: Take the forward DNS mapping and generate the /etc/netgroup file.
dns-bootparams: Using the MAC and IP information, you can generate the Sun /etc/bootparams file.
dns-boot-check: Check your named(8) configuration for self-consistency.
dns-hosts-import: Turn your /etc/hosts file into a DNS forward map, as a first step to configuring your DNS server.
dns-dhcp: Using the MAC and IP information, you can generate the /etc/dhcp.conf file.

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All of these programs are both faster than shell scripts, and more robust when faced with all the peculiar semantics of DNS resource files. They even understand the $include directive. .br

dnsutl runs on almost any flavor of UNIX. The source distribution is self configuring using a GNU Autoconf generated configure script. .br

This page is hosted by SourceForge: see also the .br Project and .br Statistics pages.

See the README file for a description of the new features and bug-fixes in this release. This is also in the Dnsutl Reference Manual, which contains the build and installation instructions, and all of the manual pages.

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Files for Download

File Name	Description
`dnsutl-\*(v).README`	The `README` file from the tar distribution.
`dnsutl-\*(v).lsm`	Brief description in .nf LSM .fi format.
`dnsutl-\*(v).spec`	RedHat package manager specification file (RPM)
`dnsutl-\*(v).tar.gz`	The complete source.
`dnsutl-\*(v).pdf`	Dnsutl Reference Manual in Adobe Acrobat format.

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dnsutl is also available from the Linux archives in the system/network/admin directory. .br

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.br The dnsutl package is written and owned by Peter Miller and is freely distributable under the terms and conditions of the GNU GPL. .br

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.br The dnsutl package is developed using Aegis, a transaction based software configuration management package.

The Aegis repository for this project is available. .br

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.br There is more Software by Peter Miller at his home page. .br

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