DNS Tutorial Question 3. Linuxzoo.net
 

Hello everyone,

I have spent hours trying to figure this out but don't think am going anywhere near.

So the Question is:

Create a brand new forward zone for domain "sillynet.net" in the named configuration directory /var/named/. For this you should create a new zone file called "sillynet.zone" (copying named.localhost to sillynet.zone might be a good starting point). Add this file, along with its zone information, to the configuration file /etc/named.conf.

This zone should give:

sillynet.net -> IP address 12.0.0.20
www.sillynet.net -> IP address 12.0.0.30
Hints. It is a master type. The zone file must be readable by the user "named". Remember to use "service named reload" when you change the config file.

Now the things which I have to check are as follows:


sillynet.zone has A record for .20 PASSED
sillynet.zone has A record for .30 PASSED
sillynet.zone has ZONE record in named.conf PASSED
Check sillynet.net resolves FAILED
Check www.sillynet.net resolves FAILED


A. "named.conf" file:

options {
directory "/var/named";
dump-file "/var/named/data/cache_dump.db";
statistics-file "/var/named/data/named_stats.txt";
memstatistics-file "/var/named/data/named_mem_stats.txt";
allow-query { localhost; };
recursion yes;

dnssec-enable yes;
dnssec-validation yes;
dnssec-lookaside auto;

/* Path to ISC DLV key */
bindkeys-file "/etc/named.iscdlv.key";

managed-keys-directory "/var/named/dynamic";
};

logging {
channel default_debug {
file "data/named.run";
severity dynamic;
};
};

zone "sillynet.net" IN {
type master;
file "sillynet.zone";
allow-update(none;
};

include "/etc/named.rfc1912.zones";
include "/etc/named.root.key";


B. "sillynet.zone" file:

$TTL 1D
@ IN SOA @ rname.invalid. (
0 ; serial
1D ; refresh
1H ; retry
1W ; expire
3H ) ; minimum

NS @
sillynet.net A 12.0.0.20
www.sillynet.net A 12.0.0.30



This where I'm not able to get it right. Dunno what should I do. Can anyone please help as soon as possible.

Hi,

You have some errors in the zone file. The SOA and NS RRs are wrong, so better use the following zone file:
Regards

Thanks very much for your reply there mate. I was desperately waiting for someone to reply.

I made all the changes you stated in your comment. Reloaded the service again, but it is still not working for some reason.

Thanks

Mohit

Please give more details. What is not working?
Can you resolve the domain using your dns, like:

# dig sillynet.net @12.0.0.20

; <<>> DiG 9.8.0-P4-RedHat-9.8.0-7.P4.fc15 <<>> sillynet.net @12.0.0.20
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 11061
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 2

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;sillynet.net. IN A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
sillynet.net. 7200 IN A 85.13.133.100

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
sillynet.net. 148723 IN NS ns5.kasserver.com.
sillynet.net. 148723 IN NS ns6.kasserver.com.

;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
ns5.kasserver.com. 148723 IN A 85.13.128.3
ns6.kasserver.com. 148723 IN A 85.13.159.101

;; Query time: 353 msec
;; SERVER: 12.0.0.20#53(12.0.0.20)
;; WHEN: Mon Nov 12 19:51:22 2012
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 127

Is that answer what you're expecting to see?
I get the same if I dig that domain from here

I mean this is not what i'm expecting, as this is redirecting to the actual IP of www.sillynet.net. which it shouldn't as I've set up a different IP for it in the new forward zone. Plus, I couldn't get the name resolved to.. If you look up in this thread to my acutual post. The things which are coming up as FAILED, that's what I am actually looking for to PASS!

It should work as both sillynet.net and www.sillynet.net have A RRs and the authoritative dns is sillynet.net.
I've looked at the tutorial you're following, but i don't how the tests are made. Anyway from the previous test your dns is supposed to run on localhost, so you maybe have to use: