However, books about Linux usually don't provide much information on using or configuring DNS. While configuring BIND can be complicated, it is not impossible. Linux DNS Server Administration by Craig ...

This will display the configuration for the DNS servers on your system. Write down the IP addresses listed after "Nameserver." Type "Ping" followed by one of the IP addresses you wrote down.

I'm trying to get my Linux install to utilize OpenVPN with ExpressVPN, but without it forcing everything over the tunnel/to their settings so that my local resources continue working. I'm part way ...

I set up a DNS server with BIND on my ESXi home lab running on a Dell server. ... (a linux box, highly customized configuration) runs the dhcrelay service, and lists both servers as helpers.