DHCP / DNS Trouble
 

I'm having trouble getting dhcp & dynamic dns working on a new server that I set up. Dhcp is assigning addresses properly and dns works, but dynamic dns isn't updating. Any help would be appreciated - config files and errors are below.... Thanks!

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/etc/dhcpd.conf:
subnet 10.40.0.0 netmask 255.255.0.0 {
ddns-domainname "DELTA";
option nis-domain "DELTA";
ddns-rev-domainname "DELTA";
option time-servers 10.10.10.168;
max-lease-time 604800;
default-lease-time 604800;
option netbios-name-servers 10.10.10.168;
option domain-name-servers 10.40.34.254;
allow unknown-clients;
option domain-name "DELTA";
option subnet-mask 255.255.0.0;
ddns-updates on;
ddns-update-style ad-hoc;
range 10.40.34.1 10.40.34.253;
authoritative;
}

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/etc/named.conf:
options {
directory "/var/lib/named";
forward first;
include "/etc/named.d/forwarders.conf";
};

zone "DELTA" {
type master;
file "DELTA.zone";
allow-query { any; localhost; localnets; };
allow-transfer { any; localhost; localnets; };
allow-update { any; localhost; localnets; };
};

zone "." {
type hint;
file "root.hint";
};

zone "10.40.in-addr.arpa" {
type master;
file "10.40.in-addr.arpa.zone";
allow-query {any;};
allow-transfer {any;};
allow-update {any;};
};

zone "0.0.127.in-addr.arpa" {
type master;
file "127.0.0.zone";
};

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/var/lib/named/DELTA.zone:
$TTL 86400
$ORIGIN .
DELTA IN SOA DELTA. root.DELTA. (
2005051301 ; serial
28800 ; refresh
7200 ; retry
604800 ; expiry
86400 ) ; minimum

DELTA. IN NS 10.40.34.254.
$ORIGIN delta.
waltrip A 10.40.34.254
gk A 10.40.32.69
insight A 10.10.10.168
s1031534 A 10.40.33.5
isdir A 10.10.196.228

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one of many of the same errors from /var/log/messages:
May 13 11:08:17 WALTRIP dhcpd: if Busoffice04.DELTA IN A rrset doesn't exist add Busoffice04.DELTA 302400 IN A 10.40.34.36: not a zone.
May 13 11:08:17 WALTRIP dhcpd: DHCPREQUEST for 10.40.34.36 from 00:02:e3:50:bf:7b (Busoffice04) via eth0
May 13 11:08:17 WALTRIP dhcpd: DHCPACK on 10.40.34.36 to 00:02:e3:50:bf:7b (Busoffice04) via eth0


I don't understand what it means by 'not a zone'. I've got DELTA set as a zone in named.conf and it's set authoritative in dhcpd.conf... Any ideas? I appreciate any help!!

ddns-update-style ad-hoc;

I've always seen this specified at the top of the config, not in the subnet declaration. maybe that has nothing to do with your problem, but my observation.

You have so many problems with your DNS zones there are just to many to list. See some of my other posts regarding DNS for some template examples.

A good starting point is your reverse zone definition:
This should be reversed (as the name implies):
Another starting point - you are specifing an IP address for the NS record for zone DELTA when this should be a FQDN that has a glue record (an address record) that points to the IP address.

As for the dhcpd.conf

1) The ddns-rev-domainname "DELTA"; needs to match the zone name as specifed in named.conf. i.e. 40.10.in-addr.arpa

2) Which zones are to be dynamically updated in dhcpd.conf?? Ex:
etc...

The command "dig" is your friend. Use this command to test your zone files. Make sure it returns the proper answer first before you move on to getting DDNS working. Ex:

dig delta soa
dig delta ns
dig waltrip.delta a
dig -x 10.40.34.254

Basically i had the same problem in my lab enviroment.
I had incorrect SOA's and incorrect :
IN NS records both forward and reverse and it then worked. (Dont forget to change the serials and reload :-p )