Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 03:16:52 -0400 From: "David Stanford" <dthomas53@gmail.com> To: "Mikhail Goriachev" <mikhailg@webanoide.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Simple DNS Configuration Message-ID: <f2c91f770607250016i23f6d892v77d5d9efb3990fe3@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <44C5BE33.9030002@webanoide.org> References: <f2c91f770607240000w44693d61jde950fbe618f4574@mail.gmail.com> <44C47C7E.5030609@webanoide.org> <f2c91f770607240151j3b2cecei452e187ef79454e1@mail.gmail.com> <44C4FCC0.40000@fechner.net> <f2c91f770607241453w5c361dd7h1cbfc715f031a2b6@mail.gmail.com> <44C59EB9.70707@webanoide.org> <f2c91f770607242314p7d5dd331k83caed190aa21ef1@mail.gmail.com> <44C5BE33.9030002@webanoide.org>
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> > Yea, I feel I may just use the A records as the additional query issue > you > > mentioned previously leaves me thinking it's the better > configuration...it > > still bothers me I can't figure it out though. :-/ > > > Not sure what you mean. I was referring to your comment regarding CNAME causing an additional query for each look-up: "I wouldn't recommend using CNAME for www due to extra DNS lookups[1]." >> [root@chadwick ~]# /etc/rc.d/named start > >>> Starting named. > >> > >> Check your logs. > > > > > > I've been checking /var/log/messages but see nothing after recieving > that > > error. Are all named logs placed here by default? > > > This is the only place where I look. As far as I'm concerned, if a > reload was unsuccessful, then you'll get something in there. Otherwise > nothing gets logged. > > > >> [root@chadwick ~]# host -t a daemonbox.net localhost > >>> Using domain server: > >>> Name: localhost > >>> Address: 127.0.0.1#53 > >>> Aliases: > >>> > >>> Host daemonbox.net not found: 2(SERVFAIL) > >>> > >>> > >>> Does anyone see anything wrong with this? Thanks for all your help! > >> > >> Can you resolve other domains (e.g.: freebsd.org)? Can't think of > >> anything else right now. > > > > > > Yes, as I noted, when I remove the CNAME entry everything works fine. > Very > > strange... > > > Not sure about that either. I guess you shouldn't use it then. Anyway, > at least your domain is responding now: > > > $ host -t a daemonbox.net chadwick.daemonbox.net > Using domain server: > Name: chadwick.daemonbox.net > Address: 66.246.140.170#53 > Aliases: > > daemonbox.net has address 66.246.140.170 > > $ host -t a www.daemonbox.net chadwick.daemonbox.net > Using domain server: > Name: chadwick.daemonbox.net > Address: 66.246.140.170#53 > Aliases: > > www.daemonbox.net has address 66.246.140.170 Wow, I'm surprised you were able to get that as I've also been making firewall adjustments all night. :) http://www.dnsreport.com/tools/dnsreport.ch?domain=daemonbox.net > > > www.dnsreport.com is a great tool for all your DNS needs. Absolutely. I'd be lost at work without it (or dnsstuff.com). :) Thanks again for all your help! -David -- [root@fbsd ~]# fortune Happiness is just an illusion, filled with sadness and confusion.
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