Date: Fri, 29 Mar 1996 16:41:22 +2 From: "Irvine Short" <ishort@pcm.co.za> To: John Hay <jhay@mikom.csir.co.za> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Named goes wobbly after a while Message-ID: <199603291437.QAA01300@pcmgate.pcm.co.za>
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Hi All Well, I think I have fixed things by doing the following: Put the list of root name servers from FTP.RS.INTERNIC.NET:/domain/named.root where it ought to be. Edited db.soa to refer to the right machine instead of a nonexistant machine. Thanks all for the help. > > Hi John > > > > > This is the file that David referred to as named.root. It should have a > > > list of all the root name servers. You can get the latest and greatest > > > at FTP.RS.INTERNIC.NET:/domain/named.root > > > > I think the idea was (from Pieter at Aztec, our ISP) was not to use > > that list as it would be too slow and just to use aztec as a root. > > > I think you should still put the file from internic in and then also > add a forwarders line in your named.boot file. Use the ip address of > the aztec nameserver. Something like: > > forwarders x.y.z.a > > John > -- > John Hay -- John.Hay@csir.co.za Regards, Irvine Short http://www.pcm.co.za/homepage/ishort/irv_home.html Technical Support Professional Computer Manufacturers Cape Town, South Africa Tel: ++27-21-235084 Fax ++27-21-235089
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