Re: [gentoo-user] Quick question about DNS and bind

[Jessica Rasku <jrasku@armispiansystems.ca>]

Michael Sullivan wrote:
> I believe that I have my DNS configuration set up correctly and the
> named server is starting.  The problem is that when I issue
> 
> dig 127.0.0.1 I get this:
> 
> bullet ~ # dig 127.0.0.1

This isn't the correct format to do a reverse DNS lookup.  I believe 
that it is

# dig 1.0.0.127.in-addr.arpa

I believe this is what you are looking for.  If not, then it is not 
setup correctly.

> ; <<>> DiG 9.2.5 <<>> 127.0.0.1
> ;; global options:  printcmd
> ;; Got answer:
> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NXDOMAIN, id: 34083
> ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0
> 
> ;; QUESTION SECTION:
> ;127.0.0.1.                     IN      A
> 
> ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
> .                       86400   IN      SOA     A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
> NSTLD.VERISIGN-GRS.COM. 2005121201 1800 900 604800 86400
> 
> ;; Query time: 127 msec
> ;; SERVER: 192.168.1.1#53(192.168.1.1)
> ;; WHEN: Tue Dec 13 10:00:47 2005
> ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 102

This is querying 192.168.1.1 port 53.  This if I'm not mistaken is a 
private network, and thus would have to be your machine.  So it's just a 
matter of forming your request in the correct format.  Unless you 
haven't set things up correctly.

> This shouldn't be right - it should be showing me the records that I set
> up yesterday, but for some reason it's not consulting my new DNS server.
> How do I make it use my DNS server?  Do I need to specify 127.0.0.1 in
> my /etc/resolv.conf file?  (All of this is on my server box)

I think everything is correct.  Your query was just malformed.  No 
problem, try the query that I put, it should work.

							Jessica



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