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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>Hi,<BR><BR> I am
trying to set up lab which replicates the root server also. ( DNS with Root
server simulation for Intranet),</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>Basically I have two servers one abc.com as
authoritative server and the other rootns.man acting as root server. running
BIND 9 on both.</FONT></FONT><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=798352813-20032009> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<P><BR><FONT face=Arial size=2> I have done the following things in my
named.conf file<BR><BR></FONT><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial><FONT
color=#0000ff>options {<BR>directory "/var/named";<BR>recursion
no;<BR>};<BR><BR>zone "." {<BR>type hint;<BR>file "root";<BR>};<BR><BR>zone
"abc.com" IN {<BR>type master;<BR>file "forward";<BR>};<BR><BR>zone
"10.168.192.in-addr.arpa" IN {<BR>type master;<BR>file
"reverse";<BR>};<BR></FONT><BR></FONT></FONT><FONT size=2><FONT
face=Arial><STRONG><U>My root File (Points to another DNS acting as Root server
let us call rootns.man)<BR></U></STRONG><BR></FONT></FONT><FONT size=2><FONT
face=Arial><FONT
color=#0000ff>.
86400
IN NS
rootns.man.<BR>rootns.man.
86400
IN A
1.2.3.4</FONT><BR><BR></FONT></FONT><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial><STRONG><U>My
Forward and reverse file<BR></U></STRONG><BR></FONT></FONT><FONT size=2><FONT
face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff>$TTL 3600<BR>@ IN SOA abc.com. root.abc.com.
(<BR>
42 ;
serial<BR>
3H ;
refresh<BR>
15M ;
retry<BR>
1W ;
expiry<BR>
1D) ;
minimum<BR>
IN NS abc.com.<BR>abc.com. IN A 192.168.10.12<BR><BR><BR>$TTL 3600<BR>@ IN SOA
abc.com.
root.abc.com.(<BR>
42 ;
serial<BR>
3H ;
refresh<BR>
15M ;
retry<BR>
1W ;
expiry<BR>
1D) ; minimum<BR><BR> IN NS abc.com.<BR>12 IN PTR
abc.com.<BR></FONT><BR></FONT></FONT><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial><STRONG><U>In
the other DNS server rootns.man (acting root
server)<BR></U></STRONG><BR></FONT></FONT><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial><FONT
color=#0000ff>zone "." IN {<BR>type master;<BR>file
"forward";<BR>};<BR></FONT><BR><BR></FONT></FONT><FONT size=2><FONT
face=Arial><STRONG><U>Forward file in roons.man
server<BR><BR></U></STRONG><BR></FONT></FONT><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial><FONT
color=#0000ff>$TTL
86400<BR>@
IN SOA rootns.man
root.rootns.man (<BR>
42
; serial (d.
adams)<BR>
3H
;
refresh<BR>
15M
;
retry<BR>
1W
;
expiry<BR>
1D )
;
minimum<BR>.
IN NS
rootns.man.<BR>rootns.man. IN A
1.2.3.4</FONT><FONT color=#0000ff>
</FONT></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>Once completing this I have a minor problem
that is my abc.com server is not able to determine the root server (rootns.man)
IP address. attached the DIG output from abc.com server. can any one please help
me in resolving this issue.</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mani</FONT></P></BODY></HTML>