• Instructions for iBIND 8 & 9
  
• Instructions for iBIND 4

Step 1. Download the iBIND version of your choice:

• ibind-9.1.3-IDNS.tar.gz
• ibind-8.2.5-IDNS.tar.gz

1. Unpack the package after downloading. Type:
   tar xzvf ibind-9.1.3-IDNS.tar.gz

   or (if your "tar" program does not support option "z")
   gunzip ibind-9.1.3-IDNS.tar.gz
   tar xvf ibind-9.1.3-IDNS.tar

Step 2. Testing iBIND

After you have compiled iBIND, do a test to see if it is working properly.

1. Make sure that there is no named running. If named is running, you may use ndc stop or simply do a ps to look for the processID and kill the process.

2. Next, cd to the directory where the new named is located.
   • If your operating system is RedHat Linux version 7.1, type:
     cd RedHat71

   • If you are not running as root, su first and then start named. Type:
     ./named

3. In order to test the new named, you will require a registered multilingual domain name. We have prepared a test package that contains a set of sample domain names in several native encodings.

   Download the test-package here

   • After downloading, expand the file. Type:
     tar zxvf ibind-testpackage-CURRENT.tar.gz

     or (if your "tar" program does not support option "z")

     gunzip ibind-testpackage-CURRENT.tar.gz
     tar xvf ibind-testpackage-CURRENT.tar

4. Next, change directory into the testpackage directory. In there, you will find a directory called URLs. This directory is further broken down into several sub-directories where you can find sample multilingual domain names, all of which are registered URLs that can be used to carry out your test.
   • Change directory to any directory of your choice and type:
     dig `cat ` @localhost
     eg: cd URLs/big5
     dig `cat www.i-dns.net` @localhost

1. Type:
   cp ./named /usr/sbin/named (or any other directory that you want to put your DNS server in)
   This will copy binaries to the corresponding locations.

Step 1. Download iBIND 4

• ibind-4.9.7-IDNS.tar.gz

1. Expand the tar file. Type: tar zxvf ibind-4.9.7-IDNS.tar.gz

   or (if your "tar" program does not support options "z")
   gunzip ibind-4.9.7-IDNS.tar.gz
   tar xvf ibind-4.9.7-IDNS.tar

2. Read the README and INSTALL files for instructions on customising Makefile. Make the neccesary changes, if any, and then proceed.

3. Compile the program. Type:
   make all

Step 3: Testing iBIND

After you have compiled iBIND, do a test to see if it's running properly.

1. Make sure that there’s no named running. If named is running, you may use ndc stop or simply do a ps to look for the processID and kill the process.

2. Next, cd to the directory where the new named is located. Type:
   cd named

   If you are not running as root, su first and then start named. Type: ./named

3. In order to test the new named, you would require a registered multilingual domain name. We have prepared a test package which contains a set of sample domain names in several native encodings.

   Download the test-package here

   • After downloading, expand the file. Type:
     tar zxvf ibind-testpackage-CURRENT.tar.gz

     or (if your "tar" program does not support options "z")
     gunzip ibind-testpackage-CURRENT.tar.gz
     tar xvf ibind-testpackage-CURRENT.tar.gz

4. Next, change directory into the testpackage directory. In there, you will find a directory called URLs. This directory is further broken down into several sub-directories where you can find sample multilingual domain names, all of which are registered URLs that can be used to carry out your test.
   • Change directory to any directory of your choice and type: dig `cat <URL_FILENAME>` @localhost
     eg:
     cd URLs/big5
     dig `cat www.i-dns.net` @localhost

1. Type:
   make install

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