On Mon, Jun 26, 2006 at 11:47:59AM -0700, S t i n g r a y wrote: > Hello there , i cannot seem to configure a basic dns server it seem its not > resolving local domain names although i have > > setup everything as told in the docs, please have a look. > > > resolve.conf > > bash-3.1# cat /etc/resolv.conf > nameserver 127.0.0.1
You may also want to put upto 2 of your ISP's DNS servers in here as well, so if named isn't running, *local* clients can still resolve hosts. > search clickonline.net > > > > named.conf > > bash-3.1# cat /var/named/etc/named.conf > acl clients { > 10.0.0.0/16; What about localhost? > }; > > options { > listen-on { any; }; > allow-recursion { clients; }; Localhost processes can recurse because you've not granted access above. > }; > > zone "." { > type hint; > file "standard/root.hint"; > }; > > zone "localhost" { > type master; > file "standard/localhost"; > allow-transfer { localhost; }; > }; > > zone "127.in-addr.arpa" { > type master; > file "standard/loopback"; > allow-transfer { localhost; }; > }; > zone "clickonline.net" IN { zone "clickonline.net" { > type master; > file "db.clickonline.net"; This format went out with BIND4, you're using BIND9, right? file "clickonline.net"; > allow-update { none; }; > }; > > > cat /var/named/master/db.clickonline.net Should be: /var/named/master/clickonline.net > $ORIGIN clickonline.net The above is not needed, it is specified in named.conf > $TTL 86400 > @ IN SOA dns.clickonline.net. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ( > 2001062501 ; serial > 21600 ; refresh after 6 hours > 3600 ; retry after 1 hour > 604800 ; expire after 1 week > 86400 ) ; minimum TTL of 1 day > IN NS dns.clickonline.net. > IN A 10.0.0.4 > webserver IN A 10.0.0.4 > mailserver IN A 10.0.0.2 > dns IN A 10.0.0.6 > Try this instead (your serial number should be today's date + 2 digits, something from June 2001 is old an may not be reloaded if a more recent copy of the zone is in memory): Also, you had the @ sign in the address, this is not allowed: IN is the default record type, (InterNet), so it is not needed. $TTL 86400 @ SOA ( dns admin.clickonlinenetworks.com. 2006062600 ; serial 6H ; refresh after 6 hours 1H ; retry after 1 hour 1W ; expire after 1 week 1D ) ; client negative caching [RFC 2308] NS dns A 10.0.0.4 MX mailserver webserver A 10.0.0.4 mailserver A 10.0.0.2 dns A 10.0.0.6 I would update the serial number and then: # tail -f /var/log/daemon & # rndc reload clickonline.net # dig @localhost clickonline.net SOA +short # dig @localhost clickonline.net NS +short Until you get sensible results on the localhost, don't even bother jumping onto another box. > > client window > > C:\Documents and Settings\admin>nslookup clickonline.net > *** Can't find server name for address 10.0.0.6: Non-existent domain > *** Default servers are not available > Server: UnKnown > Address: 10.0.0.6 On windoze boxes do an "ipconfig /all" and look at the output. Also look at "ipconfig /renew", "ipconfig /flushdns", and "ipconfig /displaydns" > > *** UnKnown can't find clickonline.net: Server failed > > > what could be wrong ? Shit loads. -- Craig Skinner | http://www.kepax.co.uk | [EMAIL PROTECTED]