Hi,

I trying to setup two name servers, a primary and a secondary. I have two machines, each with gentoo and bind installed. However I am unable to get them working and I don't know why. Could someone please take a look at my config files and give me some idea what could be wrong?

/var/bind/pri/db.127.0.0

$TTL 1h
0.0.127.in-addr.arpa. IN SOA ns1.pikedom.com. hostmaster.pikedom.com. (
3 ; Serial
3h ; Refresh after 3 hours
1h ; Retry after 1 hour
1w ; Expire after 1 week
1h ) ; Negative caching TTL of 1 hour

0.0.127.in-addr.arpa. IN NS ns1.pikedom.com.
0.0.127.in-addr.arpa. IN NS ns2.pikedom.com.

1.0.0.127.in-addr.arpa. IN PTR localhost.


/var/bind/pri/db.78.86.197

$TTL 1h
197.86.78.in-addr.arpa. IN SOA ns1.pikedom.com. hostmaster.pikedom.com. (
3 ; Serial
3h ; Refresh after 3 hours
1h ; Retry after 1 hour
1w ; Expire after 1 week
1h ) ; Negative caching TTL of 1 hour

;
; Name servers
;
197.86.78.in-addr.arpa. IN NS ns1.pikedom.com.
197.86.78.in-addr.arpa. IN NS ns2.pikedom.com.

;
; Addresses pointing to canonical name
;
253.197.86.78.in-addr.arpa. IN PTR ns1.pikedom.com.


/var/bind/pri/db.78.86.198

$TTL 1h
198.86.78.in-addr.arpa. IN SOA ns1.pikedom.com. hostmaster.pikedom.com. (
3 ; Serial
3h ; Refresh after 3 hours
1h ; Retry after 1 hour
1w ; Expire after 1 week
1h ) ; Negative caching TTL of 1 hour

;
; Name servers
;
198.86.78.in-addr.arpa. IN NS ns1.pikedom.com.
198.86.78.in-addr.arpa. IN NS ns2.pikedom.com.

;
; Addresses pointing to canonical name
;
1.198.86.78.in-addr.arpa. IN PTR ns2.pikedom.com.


/var/bind/pri/db.78.86.202

$TTL 1h
202.86.78.in-addr.arpa. IN SOA ns1.pikedom.com. hostmaster.pikedom.com. (
3 ; Serial
3h ; Refresh after 3 hours
1h ; Retry after 1 hour
1w ; Expire after 1 week
1h ) ; Negative caching TTL of 1 hour

;
; Name servers
;
202.86.78.in-addr.arpa. IN NS ns1.pikedom.com.
202.86.78.in-addr.arpa. IN NS ns2.pikedom.com.

;
; Addresses pointing to canonical name
;
76.202.86.78.in-addr.arpa. IN PTR brocas.pikedom.com.



/var/bind/pri/db.pikedom.com

$TTL 1h
pikedom.com. IN SOA ns1.pikedom.com. hostmaster.pikedom.com. (
4 ; Serial
3h ; Refresh after 3 hours
1h ; Retry after 1 hour
1w ; Expire after 1 week
1h ) ; Negative caching TTL of 1 hour

;
; Name servers
;
pikedom.com. IN NS ns1.pikedom.com.
pikedom.com. IN NS ns2.pikedom.com.

;
; IP Addresses for the canonical names.
;
localhost.pikedom.com. IN A 127.0.0.1
brocas.pikedom.com. IN A 78.86.202.76
ns1.pikedom.com. IN A 78.86.197.253
ns2.pikedom.com. IN A 78.86.198.1

;
; Aliases
;
tongue.pikedom.com. IN CNAME ns1.pikedom.com.
harper.pikedom.com. IN CNAME ns2.pikedom.com.


/etc/bind/named.conf

options {
directory "/var/bind";
pid-file "/var/run/named/named.pid";
version "not currently available";
recursion no;
allow-transfer{78.86.198.1;};
allow-query{any;};
};

logging {

channel default_file { file "/var/log/bind/default.log" versions 3 size 5m; severity dynamic; print-time yes; };
channel general_file { file "/var/log/bind/general.log" versions 3 size 5m; severity dynamic; print-time yes; };
channel database_file { file "/var/log/bind/database.log" versions 3 size 5m; severity dynamic; print-time yes; };
channel security_file { file "/var/log/bind/security.log" versions 3 size 5m; severity dynamic; print-time yes; };
channel config_file { file "/var/log/bind/config.log" versions 3 size 5m; severity dynamic; print-time yes; };
channel resolver_file { file "/var/log/bind/resolver.log" versions 3 size 5m; severity dynamic; print-time yes; };
channel xfer-in_file { file "/var/log/bind/xfer-in.log" versions 3 size 5m; severity dynamic; print-time yes; };
channel xfer-out_file { file "/var/log/bind/xfer-out.log" versions 3 size 5m; severity dynamic; print-time yes; };
channel notify_file { file "/var/log/bind/notify.log" versions 3 size 5m; severity dynamic; print-time yes; };
channel client_file { file "/var/log/bind/client.log" versions 3 size 5m; severity dynamic; print-time yes; };
channel unmatched_file { file "/var/log/bind/unmatched.log" versions 3 size 5m; severity dynamic; print-time yes; };
channel queries_file { file "/var/log/bind/queries.log" versions 3 size 5m; severity dynamic; print-time yes; };
channel network_file { file "/var/log/bind/network.log" versions 3 size 5m; severity dynamic; print-time yes; };
channel update_file { file "/var/log/bind/update.log" versions 3 size 5m; severity dynamic; print-time yes; };
channel dispatch_file { file "/var/log/bind/dispatch.log" versions 3 size 5m; severity dynamic; print-time yes; };
channel dnssec_file { file "/var/log/bind/dnssec.log" versions 3 size 5m; severity dynamic; print-time yes; };
channel lame-servers_file { file "/var/log/bind/lame-servers.log" versions 3 size 5m; severity dynamic; print-time yes; };

category default { default_file; };
category general { general_file; };
category database { database_file; };
category security { security_file; };
category config { config_file; };
category resolver { resolver_file; };
category xfer-in { xfer-in_file; };
category xfer-out { xfer-out_file; };
category notify { notify_file; };
category client { client_file; };
category unmatched { unmatched_file; };
category queries { queries_file; };
category network { network_file; };
category update { update_file; };
category dispatch { dispatch_file; };
category dnssec { dnssec_file; };
category lame-servers { lame-servers_file; };

};


zone "pikedom.com" in {
type master;
file "pri/db.pikedom.com";
allow-update{none;};
allow-transfer{78.86.198.1;};
};

zone "197.86.78.in-addr.arpa" in {
type master;
file "pri/db.78.86.197";
allow-transfer{78.86.198.1;};
};

zone "198.86.78.in-addr.arpa" in {
type master;
file "pri/db.78.86.198";
allow-transfer{78.86.198.1;};
};

zone "202.86.78.in-addr.arpa" in {
type master;
file "pri/db.78.86.202";
allow-transfer{78.86.198.1;};
};

zone "0.0.127.in-addr.arpa" in {
type master;
file "pri/db.127.0.0";
allow-update{none;};
};

// Disabled as caching is not required.
//zone "." in {
// type hint;
// file "root.cache";
//};



Thanks very much for all help received.

I took a quick look, but what is the exact error you're getting? Have you checked selinux and verified you don't have iptables rules blocking the dns? Some information from the logs during startup would be useful.