BIND9

[Rockett15]

Hi Guys,

Just recently switch my home server from Win2K3 to Ubuntu. So far I am very happy with it, the only outstanding issue appears to be with the reverse lookup zone. Maybe a BIND guru here can help me out and spot the issue.

This is the first time i've configured BIND - been using guides on the internet s go easy on me :)

named.conf

// This is the primary configuration file for the BIND DNS server named.
//
// Please read /usr/share/doc/bind9/README.Debian.gz for information on the 
// structure of BIND configuration files in Debian, *BEFORE* you customize 
// this configuration file.
//
// If you are just adding zones, please do that in /etc/bind/named.conf.local

include "/etc/bind/named.conf.options";

// prime the server with knowledge of the root servers
zone "." {
	type hint;
	file "/etc/bind/db.root";
};

// be authoritative for the localhost forward and reverse zones, and for
// broadcast zones as per RFC 1912

zone "localhost" {
	type master;
	file "/etc/bind/named.conf.local";
};

zone "127.in-addr.arpa" {
	type master;
	file "/etc/bind/db.127";
};

zone "0.in-addr.arpa" {
	type master;
	file "/etc/bind/db.0";
};

zone "255.in-addr.arpa" {
	type master;
	file "/etc/bind/db.255";
};

include "/etc/bind/named.conf.local";

named.conf.local

//
// Do any local configuration here
//

// Consider adding the 1918 zones here, if they are not used in your
// organization
//include "/etc/bind/zones.rfc1918";

zone "rrsj.lan" {
type master;
file "/etc/bind/zones/rrsj.lan.db";
};

zone "254.16.172.in-addr.arpa" {
type master;
file "/etc/bind/zones/rev.254.16.172.in-addr.arpa";
};

rrsj.lan.db

rrsj.lan. IN SOA ns1.rrsj.lan. rrsj-fs-01.rrsj.lan. (

2006081401
28800
3600
604800
38400 )

rrsj.lan. IN NS ns1.rrsj.lan.
IN A 172.16.254.20

rrsj-mac-02	IN	A	172.16.254.40
rrsj-epc-01	IN	A	172.16.254.35
rrsj-lt-02	IN	A	172.16.254.25
rrsj-fs-01	IN	A	172.16.254.20
rrsj-lt-01	IN	A	172.16.254.15
rrsj-mac-01	IN	A	172.16.254.10
rrsj-gw-02	IN	A	172.16.254.5

rev.254.16.172.in-addr.arpa

@ IN SOA rrsj.lan. rrsj-fs-01.rrsj.lan. (
2006081401
28800
604800
604800
86400 )

IN NS ns1.rrsj.lan.
20 IN PTR rrsj.lan.

5 IN PTR rrsj-gw-01.rrsj.lan.
10 IN PTR rrsj-mac-01.rrsj.lan.
15 IN PTR rrsj-lt-01.rrsj.lan.
20 IN PTR rrsj-fs-01.rrsj.lan.
25 IN PTR rrsj-lt-02.rrsj.lan.
30 IN PTR SPARE.rrsj.lan.
35 IN PTR rrsj-epc-01.rrsj.lan.
40 IN PTR rrsj-mac-02.rrsj.lan.

Forward resolution works fine. However when I do an nslookup on an IP from my Mac I get the below (similar errors come from other boxes)

RRSJ-MAC-01:~ srockett$ nslookup 172.16.254.10
;; Got SERVFAIL reply from 172.16.254.20, trying next server
;; Got SERVFAIL reply from 172.16.254.20, trying next server
Server:		172.16.254.5
Address:	172.16.254.5#53

** server can't find 10.254.16.172.in-addr.arpa: SERVFAIL

EDIT: semicolons removed from reverse lookup conf file.

Edited June 8, 2008 by Rockett15

[+BudMan MVC]

Well this is not right..

2006081401;

28800;

604800;

604800;

86400 );

Where did all the semicolons come from?

[Rockett15]

Interesting. Let me fix that and try it out :)

Someone online evidently doesn't know how to use bind and is writing guides on how to set it up >_<

[Rockett15]

Same thing. Thought we had it there!

[+BudMan MVC]

Um did you restart bind after the change?? Ok what guide are you reading?? Yeah there was more wrong than just that -- here I just redid the zone files for you.. these work!

@	IN SOA	ns1.rrsj.lan.	hostmaster.rrsj.lan. (
			2008060801
			10800
			3600
			604800
			86400 )

@		NS	ns1.rrsj.lan.

ns1			IN A 172.16.254.20
rrsj-mac-02	IN A 172.16.254.40
rrsj-epc-01	IN A 172.16.254.35
rrsj-lt-02	IN A 172.16.254.25
rrsj-lt-01	IN A 172.16.254.15
rrsj-mac-01	IN A 172.16.254.10
rrsj-gw-02	IN A 172.16.254.5

@	IN SOA	ns1.rrsj.lan.	hostmaster.rrsj.lan. (
			2008060801
			10800
			3600
			604800
			86400 )

@		NS	ns1.rrsj.lan.

20	IN PTR ns1.rrsj.lan.
5	IN PTR rrsj-gw-01.rrsj.lan.
10	IN PTR rrsj-mac-01.rrsj.lan.
15	IN PTR rrsj-lt-01.rrsj.lan.
25	IN PTR rrsj-lt-02.rrsj.lan.
35	IN PTR rrsj-epc-01.rrsj.lan.
40	IN PTR rrsj-mac-02.rrsj.lan.

It looked like your ns1 was .20 ?? Just adjust hosts as needed, remember to up your serial number on changes, etc.

Please post to the guide your reading -- I want to take a look ;)

[Rockett15]

w00t. you rock. ^_^

Here is the guide: http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Host...ntu-49585.shtml

I may have butchered it a little from the original but it still has the same layout.