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MaraDNS Configuration Instructions

Configuration Instructions for MaraDNS

 

1. Edit the mararc file and comment out all of the lines that start "root_servers". There will generally be two lines to to comment out in MaraDNS 

 

2. Add line the following line to the mararc file:


ipv4_alias["OpenDNS"] = "208.67.222.222,208.67.220.220"

NOTE: There are no spaces within the quotation marks

 

3. Add the following line to the Mararc file if it is not present :

upstream_servers = {}


This creates an empty hash table for the list of upstream servers.

 

4. Add line the following line to the Mararc file:


upstream_servers["."] = "OpenDNS"

This populates the upstream servers with the openDNS list of servers.

 

5. Save the file and restart MaraDNS

 

Updated: October 22,  2007