[6779] in RedHat Linux List
Reverse DNS apparently isn't working
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Chris Powell)
Sat Nov 30 11:17:26 1996
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Date: Sat, 30 Nov 1996 11:16:29 -0500
From: Chris Powell <helios@brickandivy.com>
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Curiously, I suspected no problems with my DNS service until I tried to
download the US-only version of Netscape. I was then informed that, because
my IP # couldn't be resolved to a domain name, I couldn't get the program.
Now, I _thought_ I had set everything up well, following the DNS HOWTO's
excellent instructions. I took to my files with a magnifying glass, and I
_still_ cannot find what's wrong. I have four files:
* /etc/named.boot
* /var/named/root.cache
* /var/named/pz/207.2.232 (reverse-lookup file)
* /var/named/pz/brickandivy.com (zone file)
I won't reproduce them here unless someone asks -- I think that their size
might be unwelcome on the list. However, here is an "ls -d" on my
nameserver:
> ls -d brickandivy.com
[pentagram.brickandivy.com]
brickandivy.com. SOA brickandivy.com
hostmaster.brickandivy.com. (199611102 10800 3600 3600000 86400)
brickandivy.com. NS pentagram.brickandivy.com
brickandivy.com. NS ns1.netside.com
brickandivy.com. TXT "Brick and Ivy Corporate Consulting"
brickandivy.com. MX 10 pentagram.brickandivy.com
pentagram MX 10 pentagram.brickandivy.com
pentagram A 207.2.232.17
hexagram A 207.2.232.18
hexagram MX 10 pentagram.brickandivy.com
mail CNAME pentagram.brickandivy.com
localhost A 127.0.0.1
www CNAME pentagram.brickandivy.com
ns CNAME pentagram.brickandivy.com
ftp CNAME pentagram.brickandivy.com
brickandivy.com. SOA brickandivy.com
hostmaster.brickandivy.com. (199611102 10800 3600 3600000 86400)
Well, I'll go ahead and reproduce my reverse-lookup file, since it seems to
be the problem child:
root /var/named/pz # cat 207.2.232
@ IN SOA brickandivy.com. hostmaster.brickandivy.com.
(
4 ; Serial
10800 ; Refresh
3600 ; Retry
604800 ; Expire
86400) ; Minimum TTL
NS pentagram.brickandivy.com.
17 PTR pentagram.brickandivy.com.
18 PTR hexagram.brickandivy.com.
Can someone shed light on my reverse-lookup woes? The A records are all
there, I'm really at a loss... :0
Thanks and best regards,
Chris Powell
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