sachinrathi
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How to start Name server ?
I have Linux and 15 IBMPL connected for internet
access. The problem is my win95 PC's are unable to
resolve the host name. For eg. if I say ftp to ftp.microsoft.com
it says host not found. but if I use the IP address it
works just fine. Can anybody tell me how to start the Name Server Under Linux.
access. The problem is my win95 PC's are unable to
resolve the host name. For eg. if I say ftp to ftp.microsoft.com
it says host not found. but if I use the IP address it
works just fine. Can anybody tell me how to start the Name Server Under Linux.
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I have a Leased Line. so what should be the ip of my asp I don't
know. I was already knowing about the resolve.conf file. But there are some more files such as
named.boot
host.conf
Can you tell me about configuring these files.
know. I was already knowing about the resolve.conf file. But there are some more files such as
named.boot
host.conf
Can you tell me about configuring these files.
Ask your ISP for "your" IP.
/etc/host.conf:
order bind, hosts
/etc/named.boot:
directory /var/named
forwarders ip.of.your.ISP
cache . named.cache
primary your.domain named.hosts
primary 0.0.127.IN-ADDR.ARPA named.local
/var/named/named.local:
0 IN PTR loopback
1 IN PTR localhost
/var/named/named.hosts:
hostname IN A ip.of.your.host
/var/named/named.cache:
# see doc for named
I highly recomend reading man-pages befor installing DNS.
/etc/host.conf:
order bind, hosts
/etc/named.boot:
directory /var/named
forwarders ip.of.your.ISP
cache . named.cache
primary your.domain named.hosts
primary 0.0.127.IN-ADDR.ARPA named.local
/var/named/named.local:
0 IN PTR loopback
1 IN PTR localhost
/var/named/named.hosts:
hostname IN A ip.of.your.host
/var/named/named.cache:
# see doc for named
I highly recomend reading man-pages befor installing DNS.
1.If you don't plan to administer your ow domain than tell your ISP to create DNS Entry for you.
2.In Windows you can assign NameSerwer IP as IP of your ISP and than all will be ok.
3.If you don't know your IP than please look at the ifconfig . If you write as root ifconfig than you will se all network interfaces with IP assignet to them.
4. You can run only caching nameserwer and this is easy and fully described in HOTO, hoverer please upgrade your bind(nameserwer) , because for the current is well know exploit which can give root access to any hacker.
2.In Windows you can assign NameSerwer IP as IP of your ISP and than all will be ok.
3.If you don't know your IP than please look at the ifconfig . If you write as root ifconfig than you will se all network interfaces with IP assignet to them.
4. You can run only caching nameserwer and this is easy and fully described in HOTO, hoverer please upgrade your bind(nameserwer) , because for the current is well know exploit which can give root access to any hacker.
Who is your ISP?
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I think that Experts Exchange have a bug in the cgi script.. Again, the script have cutted the "." at the start of the lines:
604800 IN NS NS.INTERNIC.NET.
and
604800 IN NS NS.ISC.ORG.
please fix this putting a "." at the start of the line. Like: ". 604800 IN NS ....."
--ernaniaz
604800 IN NS NS.INTERNIC.NET.
and
604800 IN NS NS.ISC.ORG.
please fix this putting a "." at the start of the line. Like: ". 604800 IN NS ....."
--ernaniaz
you should have a /etc/resolve.conf as follows:
domain your.domain
nameserver 127.0.0.1
nameserver ip.of.your.ISP