I have my server up and running fine but I cant figure out howto make my domain work. I have it registered with namesecure.com and I believe I have all my zone files correct. Below is my /etc/named.conf:




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controls {
inet 127.0.0.1 allow { localhost; } keys { rndckey; };
};

include "/etc/rndc.key";

options {
directory "/var/named/";
#allow-query { 192.168.1.0/255; localhost; };
#allow-recursion { 192.168.1.0/255; localhost; };
};

zone "." {
type hint;
file "named.ca";
};

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

zone "1.168.192.in-addr.arpa" {
type master;
allow-query { any; };
file "1.168.192.in-addr.arpa.zone";
};

zone "154.168.66.in-addr.arpa" {
type master;
allow-query { any; };
file "154.168.66.in-addr.arpa.zone";
};

zone "localhost" {
type master;
file "localhost.zone";
};

zone "phneak.com" {
type master;
allow-query { any; };
file "phneak.com.zone";
};



And when I run #dig phneak.com , It seems to work fine:



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; <<>> DiG 9.2.1 <<>> phneak.com
;; global options: printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 20403
;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 1

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;phneak.com. IN A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
phneak.com. 86400 IN A 66.168.154.41

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
phneak.com. 86400 IN NS ns.phneak.com.

;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
ns.phneak.com. 86400 IN A 192.168.1.31

;; Query time: 5 msec
;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1)
;; WHEN: Tue Sep 3 06:13:49 2002
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 77



I think I might need a 'slave' server in my named.conf or something because it seems like its not sending the DNS information out to anyone. Thanks,

~nexty

I take it that you've got a static IP?

Is your domain delegated?

Are you getting any errors when you start BIND?

My IP is dynamic but im on cable ad it only changes like every 3 months or so if that.

Im not sure what you mean by 'delegated'.

And Ive checked my /var/log/messages and there isnt any errors in there. Ive read thru that DNS-HOWTO thing but it still isnt working. Ive got a linksys router and required ports are forwared to my box (53 is DNS right?). So I dunno.

By delegated, I'm referring to who's managing it (in this case I assume it's you?)

Did you supply the IP address of your nameserver at the time you registered your domain? If you didn't, even though you might own it, no other name servers are going to know where to go to get the zone file details.

If you are reffering to where the 'domain' points to then yeah i have the nameserver for the domain point to my ip (66.168.154.41). I was wondering, do I have to have a zone file for that ip? The external one? I dunno it just seems like its working but its not. Is there someway you could post all of your DNS related files in a zip or something so I can seem if mine is setup different?

~nexty

When someone looks for the domain 'phneak.com'
your records tell them to interrogate the nameserver ns.phneak.com
which can be found at the address '192.168.1.31'

So my pc will go looking into my LAN for your dns server... Hmmm?

Regards,
Peter.

hehehe thanks man. Im at school now but ill try it when I get home. Thanks again,

~nexty