Problem with DNS on mandriva 2007

[Gregory Hicks]

> Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 00:05:48 -0500
> From: "Carlos Alberto Bernat Orozco" <cabo81 at gmail.com>
> To: bind-users at isc.org
> Subject: Re: Problem with DNS on mandriva 2007
> 
> Hi group
> Sorry but I'm clueless. My server still does not resolve. Let me 
explain my
> self. I configured all my zones to make my DNS server.
> 
> This is my named.conf
> 
[...]
> 
> Thanks to Stephen, I added a dot on my 200.21.66.rev file. What I 
understood
> is to allow recursion in order to make work my DNS server. But still
> continue my problem.
> 
> I've reading about recursion, and I think that if is enable it by 
default,
> then what other causes could posibble affect that my DNS server does 
not
> resolv any web site? I already configured my firewall. But I'm lost 
with
> this issue.

Does your firewall pass port 53, both UDP and TCP?

> 
> Please give some more steps to get more info. I have a week with no
> solution.
> 
> 
> Thanks in advanced and sorry for the dummie question
> 
> Carlos Bernat
> 
> 2007/1/29, Barry Margolin <barmar at alum.mit.edu>:
> >
> > In article <epmdd7$2rfd$1 at sf1.isc.org>,
> > "Carlos Alberto Bernat Orozco" <cabo81 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi group
> > > Thanks Stephane for your answers. Sorry, my mistake on the -x 
option on
> > the
> > > dig command. What you said before is that my DNS won't resolve 
unless
> > uses
> > > recursion to make querys.
> > >
> > > Sorry, I've been reading about how enable it (recursion) but I 
can't
> > find
> > > info. How can I enable it (in the zones, named.conf) ? or where 
can I
> > find
> > > info to enable it?
> >
> > Recursion is enabled by default, you have to disable it with 
"recursion
> > no;" or "allow-recursion { <acl> };" in named.conf.
> >
> > --
> > Barry Margolin, barmar at alum.mit.edu
> > Arlington, MA
> > *** PLEASE post questions in newsgroups, not directly to me ***
> > *** PLEASE don't copy me on replies, I'll read them in the group ***
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
> 

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