From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Dec 16 16:42:21 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from zeus.anet-chi.com (zeus.anet-chi.com [207.7.4.6]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AF1311522D for ; Thu, 16 Dec 1999 16:42:18 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from parrothd@midwest.net) Received: from supplies (209-224-62-25.nap.il.anet.com [209.224.62.25]) by zeus.anet-chi.com (8.9.3/spamfix) with SMTP id SAA12662; Thu, 16 Dec 1999 18:42:14 -0600 (CST) Message-Id: <199912170042.SAA12662@zeus.anet-chi.com> X-Sender: parrothd@mail.midwest.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.0 Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 18:48:18 -0600 To: John , freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG From: "Jonathan E. Lyons" Subject: Re: DNS Setup In-Reply-To: <4.1.19991215230917.009e45a0@mail.udel.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG You need an MX (mail exchanger) record, be sure to change the serial number... # more named.soa @ IN SOA chopin.ombuds.siu.edu. root@ombuds.siu.edu. ( 1999110301 ; Serial 10800 ; Refresh 1800 ; Retry 3600000 ; Expire 86400 ) ; Minimum IN NS chopin.ombuds.siu.edu. IN NS saluki-dns2.siu.edu. chopin IN A 131.230.217.1 ombuds.siu.edu IN MX 5 chopin.ombuds.siu.edu # nslookup Default Server: saluki-dns.siu.edu Address: 131.230.252.1 > set q=any > ombuds.siu.edu Server: saluki-dns.siu.edu Address: 131.230.252.1 Non-authoritative answer: ombuds.siu.edu nameserver = chopin.ombuds.siu.edu ombuds.siu.edu nameserver = saluki-dns2.siu.edu ombuds.siu.edu origin = chopin.ombuds.siu.edu mail addr = root\@ombuds.siu.edu serial = 1999110301 refresh = 10800 (3H) retry = 1800 (30M) expire = 3600000 (5w6d16h) minimum ttl = 86400 (1D) ombuds.siu.edu preference = 5, mail exchanger = chopin.ombuds.siu.edu ombuds.siu.edu internet address = 131.230.217.1 Authoritative answers can be found from: ombuds.siu.edu nameserver = chopin.ombuds.siu.edu ombuds.siu.edu nameserver = saluki-dns2.siu.edu chopin.ombuds.siu.edu internet address = 131.230.217.1 saluki-dns2.siu.edu internet address = 131.230.252.2 > At 11:12 PM 12/15/99 -0500, John wrote: >Hey all, > >I set up a local (publically accessible) name server, got a friend to do >secondary for me, and registered several domains. For some reason, >whenever peopel try to send me test messages, they come back as "host >unknown". If the same users try to ping my boxen, or use web access to >them, they resolve no problem. Only mail comes back as "host unknown". > >I have sendmail allowed in /etc/hosts.allow. I have mx records in all the >name databases. I have O'Reilly's sendmail book on order, and it should be >here tomorrow :) Any other places I should start looking? Does DNS have to >be expressly permitted in /etc/hosts.allow? This makes no sense since i >can be pinged and looked up? > >Thanks in advance, >John > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > Jonathan E. Lyons FreeBSD! parrothd@midwest.net CCNA, MCP, MCSE, A+ Certified http://parrothd.midwest.net/ ICQ # 14226912 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message