there are docs that tell what all the fields are spozed to be in an /etc/bind/* file, sure, but where's the docs that tell me why my configuration generates all this griping from named?
# ndc restart /var/log/syslog reports that... named[26622]: starting. named 8.2.2-P5-NOESW Tue Apr 11 14:22:53 MDT 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/local/src/Packages/bind/bind-8.2.2p5/src/bin/named named[26622]: hint zone "" (IN) loaded (serial 0) named[26622]: master zone "localhost" (IN) loaded (serial 1) named[26622]: master zone "127.in-addr.arpa" (IN) loaded (serial 1) named[26622]: master zone "0.in-addr.arpa" (IN) loaded (serial 1) named[26622]: master zone "255.in-addr.arpa" (IN) loaded (serial 1) okay, to here. then-- named[26622]: Zone "mydomain.com" (file /etc/bind/mydomain): No default TTL set using SOA minimum instead named[26622]: /etc/bind/mydomain:16: data "localhost" outside zone "mydomain.com" (ignored) named[26622]: /etc/bind/mydomain:17: data "dns.isp.net" outside zone "mydomain.com" (ignored) named[26622]: master zone "mydomain.com" (IN) loaded (serial 200004191) named[26622]: Zone "90.33.208.in-addr.arpa" (file /etc/bind/mydomain.rev): No default TTL set using SOA minimum instead named[26622]: master zone "90.33.208.in-addr.arpa" (IN) loaded (serial 200004193) named[26622]: Zone "pri" (file /etc/bind/pri): No default TTL set using SOA minimum instead named[26622]: /etc/bind/pri:14: data "home" outside zone "pri" (ignored) named[26622]: /etc/bind/pri:21: data "linus" outside zone "pri" (ignored) named[26622]: /etc/bind/pri:22: data "jonathon" outside zone "pri" (ignored) named[26622]: /etc/bind/pri:24: data "jonathon" outside zone "pri" (ignored) named[26622]: /etc/bind/pri:24: data "libris" outside zone "pri" (ignored) named[26622]: /etc/bind/pri:26: data "libris" outside zone "pri" (ignored) named[26622]: master zone "pri" (IN) loaded (serial 200004193) named[26622]: Zone "1.168.192.in-addr.arpa" (file /etc/bind/pri.rev): No default TTL set using SOA minimum instead named[26622]: Zone "1.168.192.in-addr.arpa" (file /etc/bind/pri.rev): no NS RRs found at zone top named[26622]: master zone "1.168.192.in-addr.arpa" (IN) rejected due to errors (serial 200004192) named[26622]: listening on [127.0.0.1].53 (lo) named[26622]: listening on [192.168.1.1].53 (eth0) named[26622]: listening on [208.33.90.85].53 (eth1) named[26622]: Forwarding source address is [0.0.0.0].1500 questions-- 1) says in both mydomain zone or pri zone that i have no TTL field, but i do, really i do. see below. 2) why would it ignore items outside the zone--else how could www.some.mirror.com point to www.uk.mirror.com as a network participant in a geographically-different location? 3) for my 192.168.*.* intranet, i'd like to have the computers chat to each other with simple one-word names 'libris' instead of 'libris.pri'. how's that work? ===== here's "pri"-- ; ; BIND data file for private home intranet ; @ IN SOA pri. root.pri. ( 200004193 ; Serial 8H ; Refresh 2H ; Retry 1W ; Expire 1D ) ; Default TTL TXT "private home intranet" NS ns A 192.168.1.1 ; home. CNAME @ www A 208.33.90.85 ; localhost A 127.0.0.1 ns A 192.168.1.1 TXT "the glue" linus. CNAME ns jonathon. A 192.168.1.100 TXT "el grafico" libris. A 192.168.1.200 TXT "et felis" ===== here's "pri.rev"-- ; ; BIND REVERSE data file for pri ; (1.168.192.in-addr.arpa) ; @ IN SOA pri. root.pri. ( 200004192 ; Serial 8H ; Refresh 2H ; Retry 1W ; Expire 1D ) ; Default TTL ; 1 IN PTR ns.pri. ;1 IN PTR linus.pri. 100 IN PTR jonathon. 200 IN PTR libris. ===== here's "mydomain"-- ; ; BIND data file for mydomain.com ; @ IN SOA mydomain.com. root.mydomain.com. ( 200004191 ; Serial 8H ; Refresh 2H ; Retry 1W ; Expire 1D ) ; Default TTL TXT "mydomain website" NS ns.mydomain.com. ; NS dns.speedex.net. MX 10 mail A 208.33.90.85 ; localhost. A 127.0.0.1 dns.speedex.net. A 208.33.88.5 ; TXT "remote dns" ns A 208.33.90.85 TXT "name dropper" mail CNAME @ router A 208.33.90.84 TXT "that-a-way" ; server CNAME @ www CNAME @ ftp CNAME @ telnet CNAME @ ===== here's "mydomain.rev"-- ; ; BIND REVERSE data file for mydomain.com ; (90.33.208.in-addr.arpa) ; @ IN SOA mydomain.com. root.mydomain.com. ( 200004193 ; Serial 8H ; Refresh 2H ; Retry 1W ; Expire 1D ) ; Default TTL ; NS ns.mydomain.com. ; 85 PTR ns.mydomain.com. 84 PTR router.mydomain.com. ===== i've got linux connected to the 'net via my isp, which works fine; i've got it acting as an ipmasq server, which works fine; and as a nameserver it works well, too. i've got three cpu's ethernet-ed together, and linux is the one connected to the cablemodem/gateway: E ] -- linus.pri --------- [ mydomain.com -- router -- internet T 192.168.1.1 208.33.90.85 208.33.90.84 *.*.*.* H E ] -- jonathon.pri (mac) R 192.168.1.100 N E ] -- libris.pri (pc) T 192.168.1.200 i've seen the 'totally small-time dns server' howto and while it thoroughly covers using linux as an internet nameserver, it only glosses over how to set up an internal intRAnet server (127.* is covered, but 192.168.*.* ain't.)