Hey, I'm runing Debian etch with BIND9 on it. I'm following the aboutdebian.com tutorial on DNS server. I'm intending to set up my Desktop Debian box as the DNS server for the LAN dns server and Internet Name Resolution server(The IP address of the Desktop used in preffered name server for each work station's TCP/IP configuration)
1, To make is serve as the Internet Name Resolution I make the Debian Desktop's /etc/resolv.conf only have one line "nameserver 127.0.0.1" 2 To make the Desktop server as LAN dns server I configure the following files on the Desktop Debian box: $$$$----------db.mxoffice.in---------begin------------------$$$$$$$$ LIJIANG:/etc/bind# more db.mxoffice.in $TTL 86400 mxoffice.in. IN SOA woody.mxoffice.in. rocky.mxoffice.in. ( 2007071558 ; Serial no., based on date 21600 ; Refresh after 6 hours 3600 ; Retry after 1 hour 604800 ; Expire after 7 days 3600 ; Minimum TTL of 1 hour ) rockyLaptop IN A 192.168.1.19 woody IN A 192.168.1.55 @ IN NS woody ;@ IN MX 10 woody www IN CNAME woody ;ftp IN CNAME woody woody IN CNAME @ $$$$----------db.mxoffice.in---------end------------------$$$$$$$$ $$$$------------db.1.168.192--------begin------------$$$$$$$$$$$ LIJIANG:/etc/bind# more db.1.168.192 $TTL 86400 @ IN SOA woody.mxoffice.in. rocky.mxoffice.in. ( 2007071558 ; Serial no., based on date 21600 ; Refresh after 6 hours 3600 ; Retry after 1 hour 604800 ; Expire after 7 days 3600 ; Minimum TTL of 1 hour ) 19 IN PTR rockyLaptop 55 IN PTR woody @ IN NS woody $$$$------------db.1.168.192--------end------------$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$------------named.conf.local--------begin----------$$$$$$$$$$$ LIJIANG:/etc/bind# more named.conf.local // // Do any local configuration here // // Consider adding the 1918 zones here, if they are not used in your // organization //include "/etc/bind/zones.rfc1918"; zone "mxoffice.in" { type master; file "/etc/bind/db.mxoffice.in"; }; zone "1.168.192.in-addr.arpa" { type master; file "/etc/bind/db.1.168.192"; }; $$$$------------named.conf.local--------end----------$$$$$$$$$$$ To test out I use my another Unbuntu laptop and changed the /etc/ resolv.conf read aa below: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ more /etc/resolv.conf search mxoffice.in nameserver 192.168.1.55 nslookup google.com on the ubuntu laptop gives me the right result but use nslookup to test mxoffice.in gives me the following error: $$$$4------------Error---begin$$$ [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ nslookup mxoffice.in Server: 192.168.1.55 Address: 192.168.1.55#53 ** server can't find mxoffice.in: SERVFAIL $$$---error----end---$$$$$$$$ Did my LAN dns server set up correctly? Does the above nslookup right way of testing that out? If any of you could give me some assistance, I would really appreciate it? Blessings, Rocky -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]