Bind and dns

dsylvester · 05-07-2009, 10:05 AM

I have bind/dns working correctly. The only thing I am having problems with is creating a A record to point the domain at a IP Address for a website.

For example.

Zone file for ABC.com

www A 10.10.10.10

so that resolves www.abc.com to 10.10.10.10.

What I want to do is resolve

abc.com to 10.10.10.10

custangro · 05-07-2009, 10:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dsylvester

I have bind/dns working correctly. The only thing I am having problems with is creating a A record to point the domain at a IP Address for a website.

For example.

Zone file for ABC.com

www A 10.10.10.10

so that resolves www.abc.com to 10.10.10.10.

What I want to do is resolve

abc.com to 10.10.10.10

Post your zone file.

bathory · 05-07-2009, 11:29 AM

How about:

Code:

abc.com. A 10.10.10.10

custangro · 05-07-2009, 11:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bathory

How about:

Code:

abc.com. A 10.10.10.10

Actually...it would be...

Code:

abc.com. IN A 10.10.10.10

But I won't be able to tell unless he posts his zone file...

bathory · 05-07-2009, 01:09 PM

The class "IN" is not necessary, since it's the default. So both RRs

Quote:

abc.com. A 10.10.10.10
abc.com. IN A 10.10.10.10

do the same job.

dsylvester · 05-07-2009, 10:04 PM

$ORIGIN abc.com.
$TTL 1D
@ IN SOA mail linux (
7 ; serial
8H ; refresh
4H ; retry
4W ; expire
1D ) ; minimum

NS dns.abc.com.
NS ns.abc.com.
MX 10 mail.abc.com.

localhost A 127.0.0.1

www A 10.10.10.10

custangro · 05-07-2009, 11:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dsylvester

$ORIGIN abc.com.
$TTL 1D
@ IN SOA mail linux (
7 ; serial
8H ; refresh
4H ; retry
4W ; expire
1D ) ; minimum

NS dns.abc.com.
NS ns.abc.com.
MX 10 mail.abc.com.

localhost A 127.0.0.1

www A 10.10.10.10

You need somthing like...

Code:

$ORIGIN abc.com.
$TTL 1D
@     IN SOA   mail  linux (
                        7         ; serial
                        8H        ; refresh
                        4H        ; retry
                        4W        ; expire
                        1D )      ; minimum

                NS              dns.abc.com.
                NS              ns.abc.com.
                MX      10      mail.abc.com.
                A            10.10.10.10

localhost       A               127.0.0.1



www             A               10.10.10.10

dsylvester · 05-08-2009, 12:13 AM

That didn't work.

nslookup abc.com
Server: 10.10.10.11
Address: 10.10.10.11#53

*** Can't find abc.com: No answer

nslookup www.abc.com
Server: 10.10.10.11
Address: 10.10.10.11#53

Name: www.abc.com
Address: 10.10.10.10

bathory · 05-08-2009, 12:21 AM

Did you increase the serial (number 7 in the 4th line of the zone file) and restarted bind after the changes?
Btw we don't see the A records for dns.abc.com and ns.abc.com

dsylvester · 05-08-2009, 12:35 AM

Yes increased the number and ran the following command:

rndc reload abc.com

The above was the result.

bathory · 05-08-2009, 12:44 AM

Use either:

Code:

abc.com. A 10.10.10.10

or

Code:

@ A 10.10.10.10

custangro · 05-08-2009, 09:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dsylvester

Yes increased the number and ran the following command:

rndc reload abc.com

The above was the result.

bathory is right...the following should work.

Code:

@ A 10.10.10.10

or

Code:

abc.com. A 10.10.10.10

..will work to...but remember the trailing . or it won't work.

dsylvester · 05-08-2009, 03:50 PM

Thanks custangro and bathory.

@ A 10.10.10.10

worked!!!!!