Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2000 17:37:58 -0600 (MDT) From: Nick Rogness <nick@rapidnet.com> To: Scott Augustus <scott@visgen.com> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: named errors Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007191724310.90721-100000@rapidnet.com> In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.20000719190642.00c86e20@pophost>
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On Wed, 19 Jul 2000, Scott Augustus wrote: > I'd say I've got named about 99% done but I'm having problems doing an > interactive nslookup from other machines to these freebsd boxes (ie: > nslookup - freebsdbox) I get the following errors: > > *** Can't find server name for address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx: Non-existent > host/domain > *** Default servers are not available Your xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx doesn't have a PTR record. If you own that IP (or range), you will need to add in-addr-arpa records for those IPs. If they are not delegated to you then whomever owns them doesn't have PTR records intact. If they are non-routeables, you should add an in-addr-arpa zone for them. > > However, you can do local interactive nslookups no problem. > > I'm thinking it might have something to do with hosed PTR records or > something. Just wondering if anyone has any tips as to what would cause > this to happen or maybe point me at a good named doc/faq, or sample > named.conf files for FreeBSD, which I've yet to find! This could be a any number of problems. Check to make sure that you can do a reverse lookup (PTR) on your default nameserver's IP address. The name server configuration for FreeBSD should be no different than that on an OpenBSD, linux, etc, Unix box. What works on one should work on another (default)...that is if you are running ISC's BIND. I would recommend buying OReilly's DNS/Bind rev 3 book. It is a great reference and should answer most of your DNS questions. Nick Rogness - Speak softly and carry a Gigabit switch. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message
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