Create an entry for just the domain and be sure to add a dot to the end so it doesn't append the domain name:
nicaragon.com. IN A 46.105.24.194 www IN A 46.105.24.194 Without the dot the domain is appended so that nicargon.com without a dot would actually be seen as nicaragon.com.nicaragon.com. With the dot it is seen simply as nicaragon.com. www in the above is NOT completed with a dot so that it is actually seen as www.nicaragon.com. -----Original Message----- From: bind-users-bounces+jlightner=water....@lists.isc.org [mailto:bind-users-bounces+jlightner=water....@lists.isc.org] On Behalf Of Nico Aragón Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 6:59 AM To: bind-users@lists.isc.org Subject: Single machine VPS Hello, I'm new to Bind. My previous registrar (or was it the hosting provider?) was so kind to manage DNS for me. But now I'm required to configure a DNS server in the very same VPS that hosts the HTTP and mail server. I've managed to set it running and (apparently) working after reading some quick tutorials and a good deal of trial/error. A little issue persists: I'd like the domain to be reached through HTTP as "nicoaragon.com", but it only works as "www.nicoaragon.com". The examples are all about configuration with several machines, so I did my best to adapt them. But I'm stuck now and a little afraid to touch and lose what already works. I'm using bind9 in ubuntu 11.04 server. A forwarder is set in the options file. The rest of the configuration is like this: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- named.conf.local: zone "nicoaragon.com" { type master; file "/etc/bind/zones/nicoaragon.com.zone"; }; zone "24.105.46.in-addr.arpa" { type master; notify no; file "/etc/bind/zones/rev.24.105.46.in-addr.arpa"; }; ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- nicoaragon.com.zone: $TTL 604800 nicoaragon.com. IN SOA www.nicoaragon.com. root.nicoaragon.com. ( 2007031001 28800 3600 604800 38400 ) nicoaragon.com. IN NS www.nicoaragon.com. IN A 46.105.24.194 www.nicoaragon.com. IN MX 10 www.nicoaragon.com. nicoaragon.com. IN MX 10 www.nicoaragon.com. www IN A 46.105.24.194 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- rev.24.105.46.in-addr.arpa $TTL 604800 @ IN SOA nicoaragon.com. root.nicoaragon.com. ( 2001180909 ; serial number 3h ; refresh 15m ; update retry 3w ; expiry 3h ) ; minimum @ IN NS www. 194 IN PTR www.nicoaragon.com. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- TIA, Nico Aragón _______________________________________________ Please visit https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users to unsubscribe from this list bind-users mailing list bind-users@lists.isc.org https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users Athena®, Created for the Cause(tm) Making a Difference in the Fight Against Breast Cancer --------------------------------- CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail may contain privileged or confidential information and is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the contents of this information is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this electronic transmission in error, please reply immediately to the sender that you have received the message in error, and delete it. Thank you. ---------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Please visit https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users to unsubscribe from this list bind-users mailing list bind-users@lists.isc.org https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users
