Ola, You have BIND 8.3 as you wrote to me. Check manual if it supports SRV records. If so -- you do not have to upgrade your OS now. FreeBSD 4 is REALLY OLD but I do not think upgrading freebsd is what you want to do now: your issue is to update SRV record, right?
On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 12:48 AM, Diego Arias <dak....@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 4:47 PM, Diego Arias <dak....@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Its actually a little bit harder than that, not impossible but you have > to > > upgrade the base OS and then the ports (Packages). As we have now 8.2 i > > suggest to do a clean-installation > > > > From version 6 and newer you could do a Binary upgrade using > > freebsd-update. > > > > Wait until someone check this email as im not a 4.11 or upgrade expert. > > > > If you just want to fix the problem with SRV records, check the > named(bind) > > version to see if SRV records are supported. > > > > > > On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 4:38 PM, Ola Peters <opet...@partnershiphp.org > >wrote: > > > >> Thank you so much for your quick response, Diego. I am a UNIX person > >> but mostly on the HP-UX. Is it difficult to upgrade FreeBSD? Can I > just > >> download one of the packages and run the installer? > >> > >> > >> > >> Thanks! > >> > >> > >> > >> Ola > >> > >> > >> > >> *From:* Diego Arias [mailto:dak....@gmail.com] > >> *Sent:* Thursday, March 17, 2011 2:33 PM > >> *To:* Ola Peters > >> *Cc:* questi...@freebsd.org > >> *Subject:* Re: adding SRV records to a FreeBSD server > >> > >> > >> > >> Hi: > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> FreeBSD 4.11 is juts too old you should Upgrade that machine. > >> > >> > >> > >> Anyway check the named(bind) version to see if it supports srv records. > >> > >> > >> > >> On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 3:42 PM, Ola Peters <opet...@partnershiphp.org> > >> wrote: > >> > >> Hi there, > >> > >> Thanks so much for placing this contact information in your header! I > am > >> trying to add SRV records to my name server, which is a FreeBSD box. > >> > >> (Output from uname -a): > >> > >> ns1# uname -a > >> FreeBSD ns1.partnershiphp.org 4.11-RELEASE FreeBSD 4.11-RELEASE #0: Fri > >> Jan 21 17:21:22 GMT 2005 r...@perseus.cse.buffalo.edu: > /usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC > >> i386 > >> > >> I don't have a clue where to start and everytime I make a change, I > bring > >> our website down. Do you have a link or an example to tell me where I > can > >> do this? > >> > >> Thanks so much, > >> > >> Ola Peters > >> Senior Unix Administrator > >> IT Department > >> Partnership Healthplan of California > >> 360 Campus Lane, Suite 100 > >> Fairfield, CA 94534 > >> > >> Phone: (707) 863-4407 | Fax: (707) 863-4349 > >> > >> Email: opet...@partnershiphp.org > >> Our website: www.partnershiphp.org > >> > >> > >> ________________________________ > >> ~ PHC CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE ~ > >> > >> The information contained in this document may be privileged, > >> confidential, and protected under applicable law and is intended solely > for > >> the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. If you are > not > >> the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for > delivering > >> the message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any > >> dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is > strictly > >> prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please > notify > >> the sender immediately by telephone and destroy the document. > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > >> freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Still Going Strong!!! > >> > >> ------------------------------ > >> ~ PHC CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE ~ > >> > >> The information contained in this document may be privileged, > >> confidential, and protected under applicable law and is intended solely > for > >> the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. If you are > not > >> the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for > delivering > >> the message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any > >> dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is > strictly > >> prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please > notify > >> the sender immediately by telephone and destroy the document. > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > Still Going Strong!!! > > > > > > -- > Still Going Strong!!! > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" > _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
