DSL/DNS Confusion

[Barry Margolin]

In article <cvljor$2cnv$1 at sf1.isc.org>, Flash Love <flashl at cox.net> 
wrote:

> I am struck after working on my DSL/DNS configuration for a couple of months. 
> I have read and re-read Bind Admin Manual, what seems like hundreds of posts, 
> visited various DNS tutorial sites and made numerous attempts to adapt the 
> examples. 
> 
> I am simply at a point where I do not know what else to try or do. I have not 
> been able to resolve, these errors:
> 
> Feb 24 15:10:58 roxie named[7212]: zone benu.widge.org/IN: refresh: failure 
> trying master 64.49.244.135#53: timed out
> Feb 24 15:11:43 roxie last message repeated 3 times
> Feb 24 15:11:43 roxie named[7212]: zone benu.widge.org/IN: refresh: retry 
> limit for master 64.49.244.135#53 exceeded
> Feb 24 15:01:16 roxie named[7212]: zone blackdiamond.widge.org/IN: refresh: 
> failure trying master 64.49.244.135#53: timed outFeb 24 15:01:46 roxie last 
> message repeated 2 times
> Feb 24 15:01:46 roxie named[7212]: zone blackdiamond.widge.org/IN: refresh: 
> retry limit for master 64.49.244.135#53 exceeded
> 
> (This dns host allows transfers and the (allow) flag is on and points back to 
> the external ip address. I have checked firewall and it appears to be OK and 
> the command line axfr works. )

Maybe you have some options on the slave that are causing problems.
 
> 
> And, how to correctly configure the domains: benu/blackdiamond.widge.org and 
> rescue911design.com to use the dynamically assigned ip on eth1. Presently, I 
> have simply entered the external ip address in the benu/blackdiamon.widge.org 
> and rescue911design.com zone files.

You can use the dynamic update protocol of DNS.  See the "nsupdate" 
command.

> 
> My goal is to set up:
> 
> Home lan = blkdiamonds.lan w/ 192.168.2/24 (eth0)
> Web = benu.widge.org w/ dynamic ip (eth1)
> Web = blackdiamond.widge.org w/ dynamic ip (eth1)
> Web = rescue911design.com w/dynamic ip (eth1)
> 
> All files are at http://www.blackdiamond.widge.org:82/bind_files. A nudge 
> into 
> the path of success will greatly be appreciated.

I'm getting "Connection refused" when I try to connect to port 82 there.

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Barry Margolin, barmar at alum.mit.edu
Arlington, MA
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