BIND setup problem

noir911 · 06-02-2005, 06:38 AM

I been trying to setup BIND but nslookup is giving me a SERVFAIL error.

the borland.com file in /var/named/borland.com:

$TTL 86400
$ORIGIN localhost.
@ 1D IN SOA elite.borland.com. root.borland.com. (
42 ; serial (d. adams)
3H ; refresh
15M ; retry
1W ; expiry
1D ) ; minimum

1D IN NS elite.borland.com.
1D IN A 192.168.1.1
elite IN A 192.168.1.1
www IN CNAME elite

the borland.rev file in /var/named/borland.rev:

$TTL 86400
$ORIGIN localhost.
@ 1D IN SOA elite.borland.com. root.borland.com. (
42 ; serial (d. adams)
3H ; refresh
15M ; retry
1W ; expiry
1D ) ; minimum

1D IN NS elite.borland.com.
1D IN A 192.168.1.1
7.1 IN PTR elite.borland.com.
8.1 IN PTR elite.borland.com.

elite is the hostname of the machine.

named.conf:

zone "borland.com" IN {
type master;
file "borland.com";
};

zone "1.168.192.in-addr.arpa" IN {
type master;
file "borland.rev";
};

resolv.conf:

domain borland.com
nameserver 192.168.1.1

Can anyone tell me what am I doing wrong?

TIA.

bathory · 06-02-2005, 07:04 AM

1. Take a look at /etc/resolv.conf to see if your nameserver is listed.
2. Make sure it's running
3. If you're trying to resolve an external domain and it fails make sure you put a forwarders keyword in named.conf pointing to your isp nameserver.
Hope that helps.

keefaz · 06-02-2005, 07:14 AM

I use slightly different syntax, but I suggest :

/var/named/borland.com:

Code:

$TTL 86400
@        IN SOA elite.borland.com. root.borland.com. (
                                                        2004081078 ;   Serial
                                                        10800   ;   Refresh after 3 hours
                                                        3600    ;   Retry after 1 hour
                                                        604800  ;   Expire after 1 week
                                                        86400    ) ;   Minimum TTL of 1 day

@                   IN NS elite.borland.com.
elite.borland.com.  IN A 192.168.1.1
www.borland.com.    IN CNAME elite.borland.com.

/var/named/borland.rev:

Code:

$TTL 86400
@        IN SOA elite.borland.com. root.borland.com. (
                                                        2004081078 ;   Serial
                                                        10800   ;   Refresh after 3 hours
                                                        3600    ;   Retry after 1 hour
                                                        604800  ;   Expire after 1 week
                                                        86400    ) ;   Minimum TTL of 1 day

@                         IN NS  elite.borland.com.
1.1.168.192.in-addr.arpa. IN PTR elite.borland.com.

killerbob · 06-02-2005, 02:55 PM

You also need to check your named.conf file to make sure that the zone file is listed.

Here's the tail end of my named.conf file as an example:

Code:

zone "zeads.com" { type master; notify no; file "null.zone.file"; };
zone "zedo.com" { type master; notify no; file "null.zone.file"; };
zone "zencudo.co.uk" { type master; notify no; file "null.zone.file"; };
zone "zi.r.tv.com" { type master; notify no; file "null.zone.file"; };
zone "zmedia.com" { type master; notify no; file "null.zone.file"; };

(and thanks for reminding me.... I need to go to http://pgl.yoyo.org/adservers and update my blacklist.

)