Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 09:01:38 +0200 From: "Chris Knipe" <chrisk@vardus.net> To: "Gerard Samuel" <trini0@optonline.net>, "Alex as Root" <root@gouda.acatysmoof.com> Cc: "FreeBSD Questions" <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: DNS reverse lookup issues Message-ID: <JFEHKHPBAKBKMHLLLBNDMECIDJAA.chrisk@vardus.net> In-Reply-To: <3B0A0C98.961FA028@optonline.net>
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the NS records in the zone file should be ns1.acme.com. and ns2.acme.com.
FQDN, with trailing dots.
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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Gerard Samuel
Sent: 22 May 2001 08:52
To: Alex as Root
Cc: FreeBSD Questions
Subject: Re: DNS reverse lookup issues
Im no DNS expert, but a lot of your "dns names" dont have a trailing dot "."
Alex as Root wrote:
> Dear List,
>
> I am trying to get my DNS all set up. I have The Complete FreeBSD and
have followed it to the letter. Everything seems to be going well except:
>
> I can ping www.acatysmoof.com
> I cannot ping acatysmoof.com -
> ping: cannot resolve acatysmoof.com: No address associated with name
>
> Some info-----
> named.conf
>
> options {
> directory "/etc/namedb";
>
> forwarders {
> 206.13.28.12; 206.13.31.12;
> };
>
> };
>
> zone "." {
> type hint;
> file "named.root";
> };
>
> zone "0.0.127.IN-ADDR.ARPA" {
> type master;
> file "localhost.rev";
> };
>
> // These are the acatysmoof.com zones. One master and one reverse lookup.
>
> zone "acatysmoof.com" {
> type master;
> file "db.acatysmoof.com";
> };
>
> zone "164.170.64.in-addr.arpa" {
> type master;
> file "acatysmoof-reverse";
> };
>
> -------END of named.conf
>
> db.acatysmoof.com
>
> acatysmoof.com. IN SOA gouda.acatysmoof.com. alex.acatysmoof.com.
(
> 2001052001 ; Serial (year,month,day,version_that_day)
> 86400 ; refresh (1 day)
> 7200 ; retry (2 hours)
> 8640000 ; expire (100 days)
> 86400 ) ; minimum (1 day)
>
> ; First, the domain name servers
> IN NS ns
> IN NS ns1
>
> ns IN A 64.170.164.211
> ns1 IN A 64.170.164.210
>
> ; and now define what to do with mail - the 50 is a preference number.
> ; for example the secondary mail server could be 100, etc.
> IN MX 50 gouda.acatysmoof.com
>
> ; define the A records
> ; These are simply the machines on the network
> alexlaptop IN A 64.170.164.210
> gouda IN A 64.170.164.211
> gruyere IN A 64.170.164.212
>
> ; define some nicknames
> www IN CNAME gouda
> ftp IN CNAME gouda
>
> ; about your hardware configuration and software
> alexlaptop IN HINFO "Intel Pentium III 500" "Windows 98"
> gouda IN HINFO "Intel Pentium 150" "FreeBSD 4.2"
> gruyere IN HINFO "Intel Pentium 266" "Windows 98"
>
> ---------END OF db.acatysmoof.com
>
> and finally:
>
> acatysmoof-reverse
>
> @ IN SOA gouda.acatysmoof.com. alex.acatysmoof.com. (
> 2000052001 ; Serial (year,month,day,version)
> 86400 ; refresh (1 day)
> 7200 ; retry (2 hours)
> 8640000 ; expire (100 days)
> 86400 ) ; minimum (1 day)
> IN NS ns.acatysmoof.com.
> IN NS ns1.acatysmoof.com.
>
> ; and now the reverse lookup records
> ; the number is the last number of the IP
>
> 210 IN PTR alexlaptop.acatysmoof.com.
> 211 IN PTR gouda.acatysmoof.com.
> 212 IN PTR gruyere.acatysmoof.com.
>
> Can anyone explain why I cannot ping my domain when pinged as
acatysmoof.com? The main reason I want to do this is because I would like to
send mail to this address, but right now no mail server can resolve it. :(
>
> Thanks,
> Alex
>
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