problem testing with nslookup

[Kevin Darcy]

Stefan Demarmels wrote:

> > > If I do an nslookup from a different linux-machine on the net, nslookup
> > > 172.16.0.4, I get:
> > >
> > > Server:        miami
> > > Address:    0.0.0.0
> > >
> > > *** miami can't find 172.16.0.4: No response from server ***
> >
> > Incorrect resolv.conf?
>
> Yes, I had to create one and configure it the right way.
>
> >
> > > ....named: none:0: open: /etc/rndc.key: file not found
> > > ....named: couldn't add command channel 127.0.0.1#953: file not found
> >
> > Instructions on creating this file are in the Administrator
> > Reference Manual, included with BIND 9, or on the www.isc.org
> > site.
> >
> My db.lai5p.ch file
>
> $TTL 3h
> lai5p.ch     IN    SOA    bind.lai5p.ch    stevey.bluewin.ch    (
>                                      1
>                                      3h
>                                      1h
>                                      1w
>                                      1h
> );
>
> lai5p.ch    IN    NS    bind.lai5p.ch
> lai5p.ch    IN    NS    win98ws1.lai5p.ch
> lai5p.ch    IN    NS    poolpot.lai5p.ch
> lai5p.ch    IN    NS    brunhilde.lai5p.ch
>
> localhost.lai5p.ch    IN    A    127.0.0.1
> bind.lai5p.ch           IN    A    172.16.0.4
> win98ws1.lai5p.ch  IN    A    172.16.0.2
> brunhilde.lai5p.ch    IN    A    172.16.0.3
> poolpot.lai5p.ch      IN    A    172.16.0.1
>
> lh.lai5p.ch                IN    CNAME    localhost.lai5p.ch
> bd.lai5p.ch               IN    CNAME    bind.lai5p.ch
> win1.lai5p.ch            IN    CNAME    win98ws1.lai5p.ch
> bh.lai5p.ch               IN     CNAME    brunhilde.lai5p.ch
> plpt.lai5p.ch             IN      CNAME    poolpot.lai5p.ch
>
> In the last message you sent, you wrote something like "."'s missing, what
> did you mean with this? I couldn't find anyting like it in my book.

Standard zonefile-parsing rule: any name that doesn't end in "." is parsed as
if it had the zone origin appended to it.

So, for example, "win1.lai5p.ch" will be parsed as "win1.lai5p.ch.lai5p.ch.",
which is probably not what you want.

Either leave the zone origin off of those names, e.g. just "win1", or put a
"." at the end of the name, e.g. "win1.lai5p.ch.".


- Kevin