I have an archlinux server (hostname "pLAN9-Server1" here) setup with dhcpd and BIND for a local network. The server also hosts files via samba. After what seems like a random amount of time, all Windows clients stop being able to ping or access the server itself when they try to access it
by hostname only e.g. pinging "pLAN9-Server1" fails, while pinging "pLAN9-Server1.pLAN9.site" works, pLAN9.site being the local domain. Accessing by IP address always works. This problem only affects Windows clients, and all are Windows 7 here. Linux clients are unaffected. Running an "ipconfig /renew" on the Windows machines fixes the problem for a time, but eventually it comes back.
My theory was that NetBIOS might be interfering, but disabling netbios on the clients & the samba server had no effect.
the relevant files:
/etc/named.conf
Code:
options {
directory "/var/named";
pid-file "/var/run/named/named.pid";
auth-nxdomain yes;
datasize default;
// Uncomment these to enable IPv6 connections support
// IPv4 will still work:
// listen-on-v6 { any; };
// Add this for no IPv4:
// listen-on { none; };
// Default security settings.
allow-recursion { 127.0.0.1; 172.16.16.0/16; };
allow-transfer { none; };
allow-update { 127.0.0.1; 172.16.16.0/16; };
allow-query { 127.0.0.1; 172.16.16.0/16; };
forwarders { 208.67.222.222; 208.67.222.222; };
listen-on { 127.0.0.1; 172.16.16.2; };
# edns-udp-size 512;
edns-udp-size 4096 ;
version none;
hostname none;
server-id none;
};
zone "localhost" IN {
type master;
file "localhost.zone";
allow-transfer { any; };
};
zone "0.0.127.in-addr.arpa" IN {
type master;
file "127.0.0.zone";
allow-transfer { any; };
};
zone "." IN {
type hint;
file "root.hint";
};
zone "pLAN9.site" IN {
type master;
file "pLAN9.zone";
};
zone "16.16.172.in-addr.arpa" IN {
type master;
file "pLAN9.rev";
};
//zone "example.org" IN {
// type slave;
// file "example.zone";
// masters {
// 192.168.1.100;
// };
// allow-query { any; };
// allow-transfer { any; };
//};
logging {
channel xfer-log {
file "/var/log/named.log";
print-category yes;
print-severity yes;
print-time yes;
severity info;
};
category xfer-in { xfer-log; };
category xfer-out { xfer-log; };
category notify { xfer-log; };
};
/var/named/pLAN9.zone
Code:
$TTL 4w
$ORIGIN pLAN9.site.
@ IN SOA pLAN9-Server1.pLAN9.site. root.pLAN9.site. (
2012111102
8H
2H
4W
1D)
IN NS pLAN9-Server1.pLAN9.site.
IN MX 10 mail
pLAN9-Gateway A 172.16.16.1
pLAN9-Server1 A 172.16.16.2
mail A 172.16.16.2
pLAN9-Server2 A 172.16.16.3
pLAN9-Wil A 172.16.16.10
pLAN9-HTPC A 172.16.16.11
pLAN9-Laptop A 172.16.16.12
Galt-PC A 172.16.16.15
pLAN9-Switch A 172.16.16.19
HP102E6C A 172.16.16.253
pLAN9-WAP A 172.16.16.254
/var/named/pLAN9.rev
Code:
$TTL 4w
@ IN SOA pLAN9-Server1.pLAN9.site. root.pLAN9.site. (
2012111102
8H
2H
4W
1D)
IN NS pLAN9-Server1.pLAN9.site.
1 PTR pLAN9-Gateway.pLAN9.site.
2 PTR pLAN9-Server1.pLAN9.site.
3 PTR pLAN9-Server2.pLAN9.site.
10 PTR pLAN9-Wil.pLAN9.site.
11 PTR pLAN9-HTPC.pLAN9.site.
12 PTR pLAN9-Laptop.pLAN9.site.
15 PTR Galt-PC.pLAN9.site.
19 PTR pLAN9-Switch.pLAN9.site.
253 PTR HP102E6C.pLAN9.site.
254 PTR pLAN9-WAP.pLAN9.site.
/etc/dhcpd.conf
Code:
option domain-name "pLAN9.site";
option domain-name-servers 172.16.16.2,208.67.222.222,208.67.220.220;
option routers 172.16.16.1;
option wpad code 252 = text;
option wpad "\n\000";
default-lease-time 604800;
min-lease-time 604800;
max-lease-time 604800;
authoritative;
log-facility local7;
subnet 172.16.0.0 netmask 255.255.0.0 {
range 172.16.16.50 172.16.16.250;
}
# ======================== STATIC LEASES =========================
host pLAN9-Wil {
hardware ethernet 00:1F:C6:E4:99:6B;
fixed-address 172.16.16.10;
}
host pLAN9-HTPC {
hardware ethernet 00:23:54:44:74:39;
fixed-address 172.16.16.11;
}
host pLAN9-Laptop {
hardware ethernet 00:90:F5:BB:6A:34;
fixed-address 172.16.16.12;
}
host pLAN9-Laptop-WiFi {
hardware ethernet 68:A3:C4:50:AB:00;
fixed-address 172.16.16.13;
}
host Galt-PC {
hardware ethernet 9c:b7:0d:4b:3c:19;
fixed-address 172.16.16.15;
}
host Switch {
hardware ethernet 64:d8:14:5d:74:bc;
fixed-address 172.16.16.19;
}
host HP102E6C {
hardware ethernet b4:99:ba:10:2e:6c;
fixed-address 172.16.16.253;
}
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