Unable to query the nameserver

[Dotan Cohen]

On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 02:47, Noel Butler <noel.butler at ausics.net> wrote:
> apart from my dig for you not giving real information......
>
> On Mon, 2010-10-04 at 23:08 +0200, Dotan Cohen wrote:
>
>
> // On 1.1.1.1
> [root at 1.1.1.1]# cat /etc/named.conf
> options {
>         directory "/etc";
>
>
> Why are you specifying /etc here?
> I suggest you use  /var/named
>

Thanks. I'm not sure where I got that from, this is an Frankenshein's
monster of bits that I've been googling!


>        pid-file "/var/run/named/named.pid";
>         listen-on {
>                 any;
>                 };
>         };
>
> zone "." {
>         type hint;
>         file "/etc/db.cache";
>
> remove /etc/
>

I did not realize that a relative path would work.


>         };
>
> zone "example.de" {
>         type master;
>         file "/var/named/example.de.hosts";
>
>
> only need the file name (so long as you correct the options statement

Makes sense!


>
> notify yes;
>         allow-query { any; };
>         };
>
>
> who are you notifying?

I added that at some "throwing more lines of code at the file" attempt
to get this working...

> where is..
>                     allow-transfer { remotedns; };
>

I did not know that I need it.


>
> zone "example.eu" {
>         type master;
>         file "/var/named/example.eu.hosts";
>         };
>
> correct as above for who to transfer to
>

Well, this one works properly so I don't want to touch it!

> [root at 1.1.1.1]# cat /var/named/example.de.hosts
> $ORIGIN example.de.
> $TTL 86400
> example.de. IN      SOA     example.de. foo.example.de. (
>
> replace example.de.   with  @
>

Will do.

>                         2010100401; Serial - increment me
>                         10800
>                         3600
>                         604800
>                         38400 )
>        IN  NS    ns1.example.de.
>        IN  NS    ns2.example.de.
>
> no MX record?
>

Not yet, I'll tackle that later.

>        IN  A     1.1.1.1
> www    IN  A     1.1.1.1
> ns1    IN  A     1.1.1.1
> ns2    IN  A     1.1.2.2
>
>
>
>
> // On 1.1.2.2
> [root at 1.1.2.2]# cat /etc/named.conf
>
> fix up as above
>

Right.

> options {
>         directory "/etc";
>         pid-file "/var/run/named/named.pid";
>         listen-on {
>                 any;
>                 };
>         };
>
>
>
> zone "." {
>         type hint;
>         file "/etc/db.cache";
>         };
>
> zone "example.de" {
>         type slave;
>         masters { 1.1.1.1; };
>         allow-update { 1.1.1.1; };
>
>                     ^^^^^  not needed
>

Thanks.

>         file "/var/named/example.de.hosts";
>         notify yes;
>
>                         ^^^^  remove
>

Thanks.

> allow-query { any; };
>
> ya got one right :)
>

Pure luck, I assure you!

>         allow-notify { 1.1.2.2; };
>         };
>
> remove
>

Right.

> [root at 1.1.2.2]# cat /var/named/example.de.hosts
>
>
> irrelevant since it gets this from master
>

I did think that was the case, thanks.

> Of course, when I make a change to a hosts file I increment the serial
> number and restart bind. I also restart bind after making a change to
>
> 'rndc reload'   is all u need to do
>

Nice, thanks.

> named.conf. What am I doing wrong? Thanks!
>
> once you tell us your real domains and NS's, maybe, just maybe we can help
> more
>

Server mercury:
178.63.65.136
178.63.65.171
178.63.65.188

Server venus:
88.198.27.251

ns1.sharingcenter.eu - 178.63.65.136
ns2.sharingcenter.eu - 178.63.65.188

ns1.sharingcenter.de - 178.63.65.171
ns2.sharingcenter.de - 88.198.27.251



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