Problem with "listen-on"
Kevin Darcy
kcd at chrysler.com
Thu Jul 24 01:17:10 UTC 2008
Michelle Konzack wrote:
> Hello,
> I am using Debian GNU/Linux Etch with bind 9.3.4 and had the need to
> install the server on an other machine for a migration issue. Because
> bind9 refused to work on it, I installed it on a P2 and it was working.
>
> Now I try to resolv the problem WHY this pig want work and the issue
> seems to be:
>
> ----[ '/etc/bind/named.conf.options' ]----------------------------------
> options {
> directory "/var/cache/bind";
>
> // forwarders {
> // 0.0.0.0;
> // };
>
> auth-nxdomain no; # conform to RFC1035
>
> listen-on-v6 { any; };
> listen-on { 192.168.0.74; };
> };
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> While the server on which it is running on is 192.168.0.69.
>
> If I restart bind9 there are not a singel error and it show up in
> 'pstree -pan'. On my Laptop I have:
>
> ----[ '/etc/resolv.conf' ]----------------------------------------------
> nameserver 192.168.0.74
> nameserver 192.168.0.69
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> I get always:
>
> ----[ command 'host -a samba3.private.tamay-dogan.net' ]----------------
> Trying "samba3.private.tamay-dogan.net"
> ;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Changeing listen-on to 192.168.0.69 give:
>
> ----[ command 'host -a samba3.private.tamay-dogan.net' ]----------------
> Trying "samba3.private.tamay-dogan.net"
> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 25334
> ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 3, ADDITIONAL: 3
>
> ;; QUESTION SECTION:
> ;samba3.private.tamay-dogan.net. IN ANY
>
> ;; ANSWER SECTION:
> samba3.private.tamay-dogan.net. 38400 IN A 192.168.0.69
>
> ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
> private.tamay-dogan.net. 38400 IN NS dns1.tamay-dogan.net.
> private.tamay-dogan.net. 38400 IN NS dns2.tamay-dogan.net.
> private.tamay-dogan.net. 38400 IN NS dns.private.tamay-dogan.net.
>
> ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
> dns.private.tamay-dogan.net. 38400 IN A 192.168.0.74
> dns1.tamay-dogan.net. 38400 IN A 192.168.0.194
> dns2.tamay-dogan.net. 38400 IN A 192.168.0.195
>
> Received 168 bytes from 192.168.0.69#53 in 16 ms
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> So the question is, WHATS going on here?
>
> Thanks, Greetings and nice Day/Evening
> Michelle Konzack
> Systemadministrator
> 24V Electronic Engineer
> Tamay Dogan Network
> Debian GNU/Linux Consultan
>
You say "the server on which it is running on is 192.168.0.69" and when
the listen-on is set to 192.168.0.69 it responds to queries.
What's the problem here?
And what is 192.168.0.74? You haven't explained that. Is it even defined
on the nameserver box? Some sort of virtual interface perhaps?
- Kevin
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