Need Help with BIND9

Paul Kosinski bind at iment.com
Fri Jun 11 22:53:43 UTC 2021


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On Fri, 11 Jun 2021 09:10:32 -0700
techlists at phpcoderusa.com wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> The two domains I am working with on my SOHO home server are 1) 
> keiththewebguy.com  and 2) phpcodetest.com.
> 
> I setup keiththewebguy.com first and configured BIND9 for it on the same 
> server.
> 
> To try to troubleshoot I configured phpcodetest.com on the same box, 
> however it uses Zoneedit for DNS.  phpcodetest.com works as expected.
> 
> keiththewebguy.com does not work which uses my local BIND9.
> 
> I've tried everything I can think of.  I've tested the config files, run 
> dig, and verified port 53 is open.
> 
> I took the zone file for keiththewebguy.com from my VPS that runs Plesk 
> and previously hosted keiththewebguy.com.  I forgot to change the IP 
> addresses in the zone to my SOHO box and the website on my VPS was 
> accessible.  When I changed the IP addresses in the zone file to my SOHO 
> box the website quit working.
> 
> I assumed this meant I had an Apache issue and that is when I added 
> phpcodetest.com to test Apache.  I've checked apache several times...  
> And I just checked it again.....
> 
> The server I am using is an old i3 laptop that I upgraded with a SSD.  
> It has 4GB RAM.
> 
> I am using Ubuntu 20.04lts and BIND9.
> 
> My connection is a commercial/business Internet connection provided by 
> my cable company for home office usage. This connection does not block 
> ports.
> 
> I followed the Ubuntu 20.04 server manual to configure BIND9 and I have 
> searched the Internet for more information.
> 
> If you need any additional information let me know.
> 
> Thank you for your help!!


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