Invalid nameserver syntax when transferring domain. Help please.

[Kevin Darcy]

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   Domain Name: LIMEMOJO.COM
   Registrar: TUCOWS, INC.
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   Name Server: No nameserver
   Updated Date: 20-nov-2001


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- Kevin



Josh wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have registered a domain with www.ukreg.com and I have setup my server
> with Bind 9 and the below config based on several tutorials and O'REILLY'S
> book but when I ever I try and move the domain I get an "Invalid nameserver
> syntax error" which I have no idea what it means. I have checked over the
> config many times and can't see anything obvious but if someone could check
> it over for me and let me know I'd much appreciate it.
>
> The domain is limemojo.com
> and the server its going to be hosted on is 62.255.159.154 which sits behind
> a Linksys DSL router with port forwarding setup on port 53 to forward data
> to the server inside which is 192.168.1.104. The server has been setup as a
> simple DNS caching server for several months prior to me trying to make it a
> primary nameserver.
>
> --------------
> /etc/named.conf
> --------------
> key scottkey {
>         algorithm       hmac-md5;
>         secret
> "c3Ryb25nIGVub3VnaCBmb3IgYSBtYW4gYnV0IG1hZGUgZm9yI------------";
> };
>
> controls {
>     inet 127.0.0.1 allow {any; } keys { scottkey; };
> };
>
> options {
>         directory "/usr/local/named";
>         auth-nxdomain yes;
>         };
>
> zone "." IN {
>         type hint;
>         file "named.ca";
> };
>
> zone "limemojo.com" IN {
>         type master;
>         file "db.limemojo.com";
> };
>
> zone "159.255.62.in-addr.arpa" IN {
>         type master;
>         file "db.159.255.62";
> };
>
> zone "0.0.127.in-addr.arpa" IN {
>         type master;
>         file "db.127.0.0";
> };
>
> zone "1.168.192.in-addr.arpa" IN {
>         type master;
>         file "db.1.168.192";
>         notify no;
> };
>
> -----------------
> /usr/local/named/db.limemojo.com
> ----------------
> $TTL  38400
> limemojo.com.   IN      SOA     ns1.limemojo.com.       root.limemojo.com. (
>                         2001112001
>                         28800
>                         14400
>                         3600000
>                         86400 )
>
> limemojo.com.   IN      NS      ns1.limemojo.com.
> limemojo.com.   IN      A       62.255.159.154
> localhost.limemojo.com.       A       62.255.159.154
> www.limemojo.com.            A       62.255.159.154
> ns1.limemojo.com.               A       62.255.159.154
>
> ---------------
> /usr/local/named/db.159.255.62
> ---------------
> $TTL 86400
> @   IN      SOA     ns1.limemojo.com.    root.limemojo.com. (
>                         2001112001
>                         28800
>                         14400
>                         3600000
>                         86400 )
>
>         IN      NS   ns1.limemojo.com.
>
> 154     IN      PTR     limemojo.com.
> 154     IN      PTR     ns1.limemojo.com.
>
> When i start named i get no errors in /var/log/messages i just get:
>
> Nov 21 10:03:14 test /usr/local/sbin/named[24266]: no IPv6 interfaces found
> Nov 21 10:03:14 test /usr/local/sbin/named[24266]: listening on IPv4
> interface lo, 127.0.0.1#53
> Nov 21 10:03:14 test /usr/local/sbin/named[24266]: listening on IPv4
> interface eth0, 192.168.1.104#53
> Nov 21 10:03:14 test /usr/local/sbin/named[24266]: command channel listening
> on 127.0.0.1#953
> Nov 21 10:03:14 test /usr/local/sbin/named[24266]: running
>
> If i do a dig on the domain from my dns i get:
>
> [root at test init.d]# dig limemojo.com
>
> ; <<>> DiG 9.1.3 <<>> limemojo.com
> ;; global options:  printcmd
> ;; Got answer:
> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 60471
> ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 1
>
> ;; QUESTION SECTION:
> ;limemojo.com.                  IN      A
>
> ;; ANSWER SECTION:
> limemojo.com.           38400   IN      A       62.255.159.154
>
> ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
> limemojo.com.           38400   IN      NS      ns1.limemojo.com.
>
> ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
> ns1.limemojo.com.       38400   IN      A       62.255.159.154
>
> ;; Query time: 6 msec
> ;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1)
> ;; WHEN: Wed Nov 21 10:18:36 2001
> ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 80
>
> So from what I can see it should all be setup for me to transfer the domain
> from my ISP to my server so I can be the primary nameserver but when I try
> and transfer it I get "Invalid nameserver syntax" error returned. I have
> tried moving the domain to www.mydomain.com who offer free dns management
> and it worked fine so I know my ISP's nameserver management works, just not
> on my server.
>
> As a test i tried stopping named on my server and tried transferring the
> domain again to my server and i got the same damn error so i'm lost.
>
> Is there anyway you can put Bind into a verbose mode so ican see whats going
> on when the domain is trying to be transferd to my server??
>
> If anyone can see something I have done wrong I'd really appreciate the
> help.
>
> Thanks,