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Files to edit to setup DNS

I have a practice server. I have Ip address let say 209.111.112.16

I'm trying to setup something like

dns1.nerbie.com (209.111.112.16) and dns2.nerbie.com (209.111.112.17)

For the last 4 days still not working. Anybody can walk me to proper configuration? I did read several tutorials but still not working.

Are these the only files to edit etc/named.conf and var/named/nerbie.com.db ???? I did some dns lookup but my dns1 and dns2 cannot be found meaning its not working.

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nerbie

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Hi thanks for the reply.

I'm done what you are asking me to do.

controls {
inet 127.0.0.1 allow { localhost; } keys { rndckey; };
};
zone "." IN {
type hint;
file "/var/named/named.ca";
};

zone "0.0.127.in-addr.arpa"{
type master;
file "/var/named/named.local";
allow-update { none; };

/etc/named.conf content :

zone "mhivehosting.com" in {
type slave;
file "/var/named/mhivehosting.com.db";
masters { 209.120.238.14; };
};

zone "112.111.209.in-addr.arpa" in {
type slave;
file "/var/named/209.120.238.db";
masters { 209.120.238.15; };
};

zone "mhivehosting.com" {
type master;
file "/var/named/mhivehosting.com.db";
};

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for mhivehosting.com.db

@ IN SOA dns1.mhivehosting.com. root.mhivehosting.com. (
2001062501 ; Serial
10800 ; Refresh after 3 hours
3600 ; Retry after 1 hour
86400 ; Expire after 1 day
86400 ) ; Minimum TTL of 1 day

IN NS dns1.mhivehosting.com.
IN NS dns2.mhivehosting.com.
localhost IN A 127.0.0.1
dns1 IN A 209.120.238.14
dns2 IN A 209.120.238.15

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for 209.120.238.db

@ IN SOA dns.mhivehosting.com. root.mhivehosting.com. (
2001062501 ; Serial
10800 ; Refresh after 3 hours
3600 ; Retry after 1 hour
86400 ; Expire after 1 day
86400 ) ; Minimum TTL of 1 day
IN NS dns1.mhivehosting.com.
IN NS dns2.mhivehosting.com.

16 IN PTR dns1.mhivehosting.com.
17 IN PTR dns2.mhivehosting.com.

I did run /etc/rc.d/init.d/named restart . somehow I got an error rndc: connect failed: connection refused then I run /scripts/fixndc and re run the restart. oh by the way this is a real ip and domain.

I did already register dns1.mhivehosting.com(209.120.238.14) and dns2.mhivehosting(209.120.238.15) this to my registrar by mhivehosting.com on the internet still not working.

paullamhkg

There may be a firewall setting in DNS2 which made the connection refused error, if yes, try disable the DNS2 firewall 1st and restart the DNS service again, at lease let both NS can sync the data 1st.

is there firewall disallow to connect your DNS1 and DNS2? if yes, you will got cannot be found error also, I will suggest you turn off the firewall and try again, if it work, try to apply the firewall setting again.

Have a check here http://www.siliconvalleyccie.com/linux-hn/iptables-intro.htm#_Toc51299457 for using the iptable firewall to allow DNS access.

Hope this info can help :) BTW, the http://www.siliconvalleyccie.com/#Linux is for setup a home networking include DNS service with the static IP, which I think will give you some hints.

nerbie

ASKER

I dont have firewall. ahhh this is still now working. I read lot of stuff but still its not working.

nerbie

ASKER

DNS2 can be now ping. the main problem all stuff relatede to name servers its not working only IP.

paullamhkg

Do you mean now you can ping dns2 and dns2.mhivehosting.com?? how abt the dns1 can you ping??

Can you give me more specify/detail, what you have been trying?

nerbie

ASKER

Its working now. Thanks for the help. Somehow all of the setup you mentioned works excepts some local ip setup which I mess up when I started configuring the server.

Thanks a lot!

paullamhkg

Happy to hear you over come your problem :)