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'''OpenNIC''' is an [[w:Alternative DNS root|alternate DNS root]]. Since January 2011, the [[VTLUUG]] has operated a tier 2 OpenNIC server on [[Infrastructure:Lordnikon|lordnikon]].

The easiest way to set up OpenNIC is to edit resolv.conf and add one replace your existing DNS servers with some of OpenNIC's DNS servers to the list. The closest server to campus is You should add at least two in case one of them goes down. I personally use three: <code>128.173.89.246</code>, <code>69.164.208.50</code>, which is located in Net Access Corporation's Newark, New Jersey datacenter and has a ping of about 17 ms from most on-campus locations<code>64.0.55.201</code>.

If you run your own DNS server, you may want to instead use OpenNIC's DNS servers only for OpenNIC TLDs and use a DNS server that is closer to you for other domains. This also will allow you continue to use the ICANN root servers, so you can have full support for things like DNSSEC. === BIND ===A sample configuration is available at [http://git.vtluug.org/opennic-forward-zones.git/blob_plain/HEAD:/bind.conf]. To use, simply add the contents of the sample configuration to your named.conf. You can replace <code>69.164.208.50</code>, <code>69.164.211.225</code>, and <code>128.173.89.246</code> with other OpenNIC tier 2 DNS servers if you'd like.

<pre>server=/bbs./128.173.89.246server=/bbs./69.164.208.50server=/bzh./128.173.89.246server=/bzh./69.164.208.50server=/dyn./128.173.89.246server=/dyn./69.164.208.50server=/fur./128.173.89.246server=/fur./69.164.208.50server=/free./128.173.89.246server=/free./69.164.208.50server=/geek./128.173.89.246server=/geek./69.164.208.50server=/glue./128.173.89.246server=/glue./69.164.208.50server=/gopher./128.173.89.246server=/gopher./69.164.208.50server=/indy./128.173.89.246server=/indy./69.164.208.50server=/ing./128.173.89.246server=/ing./69.164.208.50server=/ko./128.173.89.246server=/ko./69.164.208.50server=/ku./128.173.89.246server=/ku./69.164.208.50server=/micro./128.173.89.246server=/micro./69.164.208.50server=/null./128.173.89.246server=/null./69.164.208.50server=/oss./128.173.89.246server=/oss./69.164.208.50server=/parody./128.173.89.246server=/parody./69.164.208.50server=/rm./128.173.89.246server=/rm./69.164.208.50server=/te./128.173.89.246server=/te./69.164.208.50server=/p2pti./128.173.89.246server=/ti./69.164.208.50server=/parodyuu./128.173.89.246server=/uu./69.164.208.50050</pre>You can replace <code>128.173.89.246</code> and <code>69.164.208.50</code> with any of the other OpenNIC tier 2 DNS servers if you so choose.

To configure OpenNIC to work with the [[w:Unbound (DNS Server)|Unbound recursive DNS server]], simply add these to your unbound.confthe contents of the sample configuration at [http:<pre>forward-zone: name: "bbs" forward-addr: 69//git.164vtluug.208.50 forwardorg/opennic-zone: name: "dyn" forward-addr: 69zones.164.208.50 forward-zonegit/blob_plain/HEAD: name: "fur" forward-addr: 69/unbound.164conf] to your unbound.208.50 forward-zone: name: "free" forward-addr: 69.164.208.50 forward-zone: name: "geek" forward-addr: 69.164.208.50 forward-zone: name: "glue" forward-addr: 69.164.208.50 forward-zone: name: "gopher" forward-addr: 69.164.208.50 forward-zone: name: "indy" forward-addr: 69.164.208.50 forward-zone: name: "ing" forward-addr: 69.164.208.50 forward-zone: name: "micro" forward-addr: 69.164.208.50 forward-zone: name: "null" forward-addr: 69.164.208conf.50 forward-zone: name: "oss" forward-addr: 69.164.208.50 forward-zone: name: "p2p" forward-addr: 69.164.208.50 forward-zone: name: "parody" forward-addr: 69.164.208.50</pre>

You can replace <code>128.173.89.246</code>, <code>69.164.208.50</code>, and <code>64.0.55.201</code> with one some of the other tier 2 DNS servers listed on the OpenNIC site if you wish.