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Subject: Re: named vs hosts (and qpopper)
In-Reply-To: <199807252342.LAA08427@cyclops.xtra.co.nz> from Dan Langille at "Jul 26, 98 11:42:13 am"
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Dan Langille wrote
> On 25 Jul 98, at 19:12, CyberPeasant wrote:
> 
> > Well, I think we need a peek into the zone files.
> > 
> > The client in your local LAN, right? Do you have reverse lookup OK in the
> > zone file for in-addr.arpa?
> 
> Yes, the client is in my local lan.  I assume by 'zone file', this is my 
> /etc/namedb/named.local file.  
> 
> > 
> > Assuming the client is box12.local.net 10.0.0.12, try:
> > 
> 
> The client in question is wocker 192.168.0.99.  I have a section in my 
> /etc/namedb/named.local file which contains:
> 
> $ORIGIN 0.168.192.IN-ADDR-ARPA
> 
> 99	IN PTR	wocker.dvl-software.co.nz.
> 
> My upstream host nameserver is alien.xtra.co.nz 202.27.184.3
> 
> > $ nslookup
> > [message about localhost being the server]
> 
> *** Can't find server name for address 192.168.0.20: Non-existant 
> host/domain
> Server:  alien.xtra.co.nz
> Address: 202.27.184.3

Right, this is the problem.  It's not using your machine as the
nameserver, reason unknown.

Well, if you send me (off the list), the following files, I can
probably put you right.

/etc/resolv.conf
/etc/host.conf
/etc/namedb/named.boot
/etc/namedb/?????          the zone files named in named.boot, except
for the "cache" file.

There should be, of course, SOA and NS records in the zone files.

Dave
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