[plug] DNS server - SOLVED

[Russ Powers]

Thanks to Ryan and James.  

In case anybody else has to do this. The 3 big problems were solved by:

- logging into netregistry and deleting their name servers and adding mine to 
the domain registry
- fixing iinet's address in the zone file (forgot the .net.au)
- allowing transfers for the secondary servers in named.conf (allow-transfer).

On Tue, 7 Sep 2004 03:13 pm, James Devenish wrote:
> Hi,
>
> In message <200409021729.02454.russ at powerstech.com>
>
> on Thu, Sep 02, 2004 at 05:29:02PM +0800, Russ Powers wrote:
> > I'm trying to set up a dns server. I've installed bind9 on my debian
> > server and configured named.conf and created a zone file for the
> > domain. The server is on my lan behind a firewall to the net. I've
> > opened up port 53 on the firewall.
>
> Your domain will never work for the Internet unless the com.au people
> know the addresses of your DNS servers in advance. At the moment, they
> seem to think your DNS servers are ns.au.com and ns2.au.com. You can
> normally fix this through your registrar. (You have already taken the
> first pre-requisite step, which is to have your DNS server running, but
> also have a look at my brief comments below -- and don't forget to get
> iiNet in on this.)
>
> > $TTL 3D
>
> That is a very long TTL! :)
>
> >                         2000021605      ; serial, todays date + todays
> > serial
>
> You might want to update that serial number for clarity.
>
> >                 NS      ns              ; Inet Address of name server
> >                 NS      ns1.iinet.
>
> "ns1.iinet." is invalid. I suppose you mean "ns1.iinet.net.au."?
>
> > localhost       A       127.0.0.1
>
> There should be no need for that localhost entry.

-- 
Regards,
Russ