DNS resolves on local server but does not resolve from anywhere else
Kevin Darcy
kcd at daimlerchrysler.com
Fri Jan 21 22:05:54 UTC 2000
The delegations are wrong: they're using IP addresses for your servers instead of names.
- Kevin
Simon Atack wrote:
> I recently registered 3 domain names flix.org.uk atackscomputers.co.uk and
> madcornishprojectionist.co.uk currently hosted on 194.74.221.78 and
> 194.74.221.79
>
> When I use nslookup to check the server by choosing either 194.74.221.78
> or 194.74.221.79 and do a look up on anything in the domains that it is
> hosting things work fine. BUT if i then change the server to any other eg
> herno.cyberware.co.uk and try to do a lookup on anything in my domains it
> sits there for a long while 10-40 seconds and comes up with "Server
> failed" or i get "No response from the server" seems to depend where i
> check it from
>
> The entries for my domain at ns1.nic.uk are correctly pointing to my
> machine. I have even tried it with the second dns entry listed as the dns
> server of my registrar (they set it up and were meant to have transfered
> the domain detail across), but it had the same problem
>
> Can anyone help?
>
> I have read the linux documentation projects HOWTO set up dns and FAQs but
> still cannot resolve the problem. I have included the configuration files
> for my named (named.conf) and each of the files for the domains
>
> Thanks
>
> Simon Atack
>
> -- Attached file included as plaintext by Listar --
> -- File: named.conf
>
> /* sample configuration file for BIND 8.1 or later
> * should be installed as /etc/named.conf
> *
> * Author: Florian La Roche
> */
>
> #
> # overall options of the server
> #
> options {
> directory "/var/named";
> # the default is to fail, if the master file is not correct
> check-names master warn;
>
> pid-file "/var/run/named.pid";
>
> auth-nxdomain yes;
>
> datasize default;
> stacksize default;
> coresize default;
> files unlimited;
> recursion yes;
>
> multiple-cnames no; // if yes, then a name my have more
> // than one CNAME RR. This use
> // is non-standard and is not
> // recommended, but it is available
> // because previous releases supported
> // it and it was used by large sites
> // for load balancing.
>
> # the default is to ask the forwarders and if they fail
> # try to find the answer yourself, this will only ask the forwarders
> #forward only;
> # list of DNS servers to ask
> #forwarders {
> # 192.168.0.10;
> # 192.168.0.20;
> # 192.168.0.30;
> #};
> # the default is to listen on port 53 on all available interfaces
> # you can also give a detailed list:
> #listen-on { 5.6.7.8; };
> #listen-on port 1234 { !1.2.3.4; 1.2/16; };
> };
>
> #
> # do not be verbose about these problems...
> #
> #logging {
> # category lame-servers { null; };
> # category cname { null; };
> #};
>
> logging {
>
> channel elsa1 {
> file "/var/named/named.errors.elsa1";
> print-time yes;
> print-category yes;
> print-severity yes;
> severity debug 50;
>
> };
>
> channel dump1 {
> file "/var/named/named.dump.elsa1";
> print-time yes;
> print-category yes;
> print-severity yes;
> severity debug 50;
> };
>
> category default { elsa1; default_syslog; default_debug; };
> category queries { elsa1; default_syslog; default_debug; };
> category statistics { elsa1; default_syslog; default_debug; };
> category xfer-out { elsa1; default_syslog; default_debug; };
> category packet { dump1; };
> category response-checks { elsa1; };
>
> };
>
> #
> # predefined access control lists (acl):
> # "any" allows all hosts
> # "none" denies all hosts
> # "localhost" allows the IP adresses of all interfaces of the system
> # "localnets" allows any host on a network of the local interfaces
> #
> # defining an additional ACL:
> #acl can_download { 192.168.0.17; 192.168.0.18; };
>
> #
> # The server statement defines the characteristics to be associated with
> # a remote name server.
> #
> # Marking a server as bogus will prevent queries to that server.
> #server 192.168.0.128 { bogus yes; }
> # If the other name server has also BIND 8.1 or newer installed, you
> # can allow compacter zone transfers with this statement.
> #server 192.168.0.128 { transfer-format many-answers; }
>
> zone "." IN {
> type hint;
> file "root.hint";
> };
>
> zone "localhost" IN {
> type master;
> file "localhost.zone";
> check-names fail;
> allow-update { none; };
> };
>
> zone "0.0.127.in-addr.arpa" IN {
> type master;
> file "127.0.0.zone";
> check-names fail;
> allow-update { none; };
> };
>
> #
> # a master zone
> #
> #zone "isc.org" IN {
> # type master;
> # file "isc.org";
> # # by default, any host can receive zone transfers
> # #allow-transfer { any; };
> # notify yes;
> #};
>
> #
> # a slave zone
> #
> #zone "isc.org" IN {
> # type slave;
> # file "slave/db.isc.org";
> # masters { 192.168.0.128; };
> #};
>
> zone "flix.org.uk" {
> type master; // what used to be called "primary"
> file "flix.org.uk";
> #allow-update { none; };
> #allow-transfer { any; };
> #allow-query { any; };
> notify yes; // send NOTIFY messages for this
> // zone? The global option is used
> // if "notify" is not specified
> // here.
> #also-notify { }; // don't notify any nameservers other
> // than those on the NS list for this
> // zone
> };
> zone "atackscomputers.co.uk" {
> type master; // what used to be called "primary"
> file "/var/named/atackscomputers.co.uk";
> check-names fail;
> #allow-update { none; };
> #allow-transfer { any; };
> #allow-query { any; };
> notify yes; // send NOTIFY messages for this
> // zone? The global option is used
> // if "notify" is not specified
> // here.
> #also-notify { }; // don't notify any nameservers other
> // than those on the NS list for this
> // zone
> };
> zone "madcornishprojectionist.co.uk" {
> type master; // what used to be called "primary"
> file "/var/named/madcornishprojectionist.co.uk";
> check-names fail;
> #allow-update { none; };
> #allow-transfer { any; };
> #allow-query { any; };
> notify yes; // send NOTIFY messages for this
> // zone? The global option is used
> // if "notify" is not specified
> // here.
> #also-notify { }; // don't notify any nameservers other
> // than those on the NS list for this
> // zone
>
> };
>
> -- Attached file included as plaintext by Listar --
> -- File: madcornishprojectionist.co.uk
>
> @ 1D IN SOA dns.madcornishprojectionist.co.uk. root.madcornishprojectionist.co.uk. (
> 2000012101 ; serial, todays date + todays serial
> 2H ; refresh, seconds
> 1H ; retry, seconds
> 1D ; expire, seconds
> 1D ) ; minimum, seconds
> 1D IN NS 194.74.221.78.
> 1D IN NS 194.74.221.79.
> 1D IN MX 10 mail
>
> dns 1D IN A 194.74.221.79
> mail 1D IN A 194.74.221.79
> www 1D IN A 194.74.221.79
> ftp 1D IN A 194.74.221.79
> localhost 1D IN A 127.0.0.1
>
> -- Attached file included as plaintext by Listar --
> -- File: flix.org.uk
>
> @ 1D IN SOA dns.flix.org.uk. root.flix.org.uk. (
> 2000012101 ; serial, todays date + todays serial
> 2H ; refresh, seconds
> 1H ; retry, seconds
> 1D ; expire, seconds
> 1D ) ; minimum, seconds
> 1D IN NS 194.74.221.78.
> 1D IN NS 194.74.221.79.
> 1D IN MX 10 mail
>
> dns 1D IN A 194.74.221.79
> mail 1D IN A 194.74.221.79
> rc5 1D IN A 194.74.221.79
> www 1D IN A 194.74.221.79
> news 1D IN A 194.74.221.79
> ftp 1D IN A 194.74.221.79
> mail-in 1D IN A 194.74.221.79
> mail-out 1D IN A 194.74.221.79
> Flix1 1D IN A 194.74.221.79
> rc5proxy 1D IN A 194.74.221.79
> localhost 1D IN A 127.0.0.1
> nntp 1D IN A 194.74.221.79
> https 1D IN A 194.74.221.79
> wwwmail 1D IN A 194.74.221.79
>
> -- Attached file included as plaintext by Listar --
> -- File: atackscomputers.co.uk
>
> @ 1D IN SOA dns.atackscomputers.co.uk. root.atackscomputers.co.uk. (
> 2000012101 ; serial, todays date + todays serial
> 2H ; refresh, seconds
> 1H ; retry, seconds
> 1D ; expire, seconds
> 1D ) ; minimum, seconds
> 1D IN NS 194.74.221.78.
> 1D IN NS 194.74.221.79.
> 1D IN MX 10 mail
>
> dns 1D IN A 194.74.221.78
> mail 1D IN A 194.74.221.78
> rc5 1D IN A 194.74.221.78
> www 1D IN A 194.74.221.78
> news 1D IN A 194.74.221.78
> ftp 1D IN A 194.74.221.78
> mail-in 1D IN A 194.74.221.78
> mail-out 1D IN A 194.74.221.78
> wwwatack 1D IN A 194.74.221.78
> rc5proxy 1D IN A 194.74.221.78
> localhost 1D IN A 127.0.0.1
> nntp 1D IN A 194.74.221.78
> https 1D IN A 194.74.221.78
> wwwmail 1D IN A 194.74.221.78
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