ddns - 'not a zone' - cannot get it to work

[Cricket Liu]

> Hi - I can't get ddns to work on my linux box with an XP client. 
> 
> I d/led, compiled and installed the latest bind and dhcp clients
> but, when I 'ipconfig /renew' on my XP box, I get the following 
> in the logfile ..
> 
> Oct  6 20:53:25 OVATION2 dhcpd: if IN A TOSH-KINGROL.rols.org. domain
> doesn't exist add 21600 IN A TOSH-KINGROL.rols.org. 192.168.45.151 add
> 21600 IN T
> XT TOSH-KINGROL.rols.org. "314239a56a6c9da26f0eb13c4d2af0042b": not a
> zone.
> Oct  6 20:53:25 OVATION2 dhcpd: DHCPREQUEST for 192.168.45.151 from
> 00:02:2d:04:01:2a (TOSH-KINGROL) via eth0
> Oct  6 20:53:25 OVATION2 dhcpd: DHCPACK on 192.168.45.151 to
> 00:02:2d:04:01:2a (TOSH-KINGROL) via eth0
> 
> I can't figure out what the 'not a zone' messages are trying to tell
> me. I can add using nsupdate commands without a problem. I have, and
> am authoritative for, the forward and reverse zones, nslookup on the
> SOA gives the correct (local) dns server.
> 
> The relevant bits of config are like this ..
> 
> dhcpd.conf
> ==========
> 
> option domain-name "rols.org.";
> option domain-name-servers ovation.rols.org,216.254.95.2;
> ddns-update-style interim;
> ddns-domainname "rols.org.";
> ddns-rev-domainname "in-addr.arpa.";

Try adding:

zone rols.org. {
    primary <address of primary master name server>;
}

zone 45.168.192.in-addr.arpa. {
    primary <address of primary master name server>;
}

to dhcpd.conf.

cricket

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