dns server problem

nmarmol · 09-08-2005, 01:45 PM

Hi,
I configured a dns server to my intranet. My intranet is formed by more 100 PC's with windows xp client and windows nt.

I want to move from wins to dns with linux.

After connect an windows client to my dns server i executed the following command.

c:\> nslookup mi-red-local.com

Server: mi-red-local.com
Address: 94.5.30.1

Name: mi-red-local.com
Address: 94.5.30.1

This indicates is correct. My problem is the following. I try to ping from my server (DNS SERVER) to a windows xp client it did not find the client

$ ping gr01ia06
unknown host gr01ia06

try

$ nslookup gr01ia06
;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached.

what's wrong?

Can anyone give an idea?

Regards
Nelson

bathory · 09-08-2005, 02:11 PM

You must put in your /etc/resolv.conf something like this:

Code:

domain mi-red-local.com (or search mi-red-local.com)
nameserver xx.xx.xx.xx

where xx.xx.xx.xx is your dns server IP address

nmarmol · 09-08-2005, 02:56 PM

Ok,
I already did that. But it did not work.

Any other suggestions?

I'm going to send you my configurations files.

----------------------
/etc/resolv.conf
domain mi-red-local.com
search mi-red-local.com
nameserver ns.mi-red-local.com
nameserver 94.5.30.1

----------------------
/etc/bind/mired.com.zone
$TTL 86400
@ IN SOA mi-red-local.com. root.mi-red-local.com.
(
2005090801 ;
28800 ;
7200 ;
604800 ;
86400 ;
)
;
@ IN NS ns
@ IN NS ns1

@ IN A 94.5.30.1
ns IN A 94.5.30.1
ns1 IN A 94.5.30.2
www IN CNAME @

----------------------
/etc/bind/1.30.5.94.zone
$TTL 86400
@ IN SOA mi-red-local.com. root.mi-red-local.com.
(
2005090802 ;
28800 ;
7200 ;
604800 ;
86400 ;
)
;
@ IN NS mi-red-local.com.
1 IN PTR mi-red-local.com.
2 IN PTR ns.mi-red-local.com.
3 IN PTR ns1.mi-red-local.com.

Is all ok?
Regards
Nelson

bathory · 09-08-2005, 03:09 PM

Remove the following lines:

Code:

search mi-red-local.com <--since you have the "domain" entry
nameserver ns.mi-red-local.com

from /etc/resolv/conf, to see if it helps.
You can try

Code:

dig mi-red-local.com

and

Code:

dig mi-red-local.com @ns.mi-red-local.com

and see if it makes any difference.
Also note that you don't have an entry for the gr01ia06 host in your zone file.

nmarmol · 09-08-2005, 03:51 PM

I'm new using dns server.

Pleas, respond a questions?

That means that i've to declare in my zone all my 100+ windows clients?

Regards
Nelson.

nmarmol · 09-08-2005, 05:58 PM

Please

Give an idea?

Regards
Nelson

bathory · 09-09-2005, 01:48 AM

Quote:

That means that i've to declare in my zone all my 100+ windows clients?

If you want to use a dns server I'm afraid you have to do this.
Another way to do this in a windows environment is by using samba