Configuring Bind.

[Mark_Andrews at isc.org]

	Why dosn't anyone read their log files before posting here?

> Hello All,
> 
> I am configuring a DNS server for our LAN, this is what I put in my /etc/named.
> conf for the domain abc.net
>  
> The host name is server.abc.net
> 
> zone "abc.net" {
>         type master;
>         notify no;
>         file "iwave.net";
> };
>  
> This is my zone file for abc.net
> 
> $TTL 3D
> @       IN      SOA     ns.server.abc.net. manjunath.server.abc. (
>                         199802151       ; serial, todays date + todays serial #
>                         8H              ; refresh, seconds
>                         2H              ; retry, seconds
>                         4W              ; expire, seconds
>                         1D )            ; minimum, seconds
> ;
>                 NS      ns              ; Inet Address of name server
>                 MX      10 server.abc.net.     ; Primary Mail Exchanger
> ;
> localhost       A       127.0.0.1
> 
> abc.net         A       192.168.2.37

	I suspect that you want "abc.net. A 192.168.2.37" here.
 
> ns                A       192.168.2.37
> 
> mail            CNAME   192.168.2.37

	I suspect that you want "mail CNAME ns" or "mail A 192.168.2.37".
	You have "mail.abc.net. CNAME 192.168.2.37.abc.net." once it is 
	fully qualified.
 
> gw              A       192.168.2.254
> 
> www           CNAME   ns
> 
> mail           CNAME   192.168.2.37
>                  MX      10 server.abc.net

	You cannot have a CNAME and a MX record with the same owner name.
	This would have been logged.  Also see the previous comment.

> ftp             CNAME   192.168.2.37
>                 MX      10 server.abc.net

	See previous comments.

> But now if I say dig abc.net axfr 
> I get this error
>  
> ; <<>> DiG 9.2.1 <<>> iwave.net axfr
> ;; global options:  printcmd
> ; Transfer failed.
>  
> Any help on this is highly appreciated.
>  
>  
>    TIA
> Manjunath H N
> 
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