Re: [cobalt-users] DNS assistance requested

[pwc <pwc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 18:18 15/02/00 -0500, you wrote:
>I am having a really tough time figuring out why my DNS is not working
>properly.
>
>It has been about a week since the last of the name changes went through
>with NS, so it should be propagated.
>
>I have my raq set up as host name ns0 and domain name aztecone.net. I also
>have a virtual host named ns0.aztecone.net that set itself up when I set up
>the network. and a virtual host named www.aztecone.net.
>
>My SOA is ns0.aztecone.net
>
>And then I have it set up so that aztecone.net points to the IP and
>www.aztecone.net points to the IP and the IP/19 points to www.aztecone.net
>
>I am not sure about the IP/19 because the admin file says that
>
>"Reverse address records with uneven octet network masks (i.e. not 8, 16, or
>24) require the use of the reverse delegation method described in RFC2317 to
>be functional."
>
>and I can find no reference to RF 2317, but according to the  book, it
>should be 19 because my subnet mask is 255.255.224.0
>
>You can physically go to ns0.aztecone.net, but not anything other than that.
>
>You can ping ns0.aztecone.net, but it says host unknown when I ping
>www.aztecone.net or aztecone.net.
>
>I have been to all the usual sites and read the manual to death. 

Can you really call it a manual? It is a disgrace. Totally unhelpful

Any help
>would be very appreciated. I have called Cobalt, but have not heard back
>yet. :(

If you are in europe ring 0031 715657000 Cobalt Europe.

It all seems much too complicated for me. As a digital electronics engineer
(not software) I have been running raq2 for some 8 months now, and
certainly some of the issues you raise we have met.

One thing is certain, if you have set the system up OK, whenthe name is
propagated to the net, it will become immediately active.

There are various tricks to see if the "outside world" is seeing you.

If you have registered your name with nominetuk try

dig @dns1.nic.uk soa domain (eg somecompany.co.uk)

if the server ns1 knows about it you are in with a chance, otherwise, there
is a problem.

if you are with some other "nic" similar procedures should work with a
modified instruction.

Another trick is to get an "ouside" agency in another country to try to
access your site. After all you must be able to see your own site yourself
on your own internal system whether or not you are visible to the outside
world.

If you ring Andrew Crane on +44 (0)14784494400 either he or his staff will
let you have the syntax for a French ISP which we use to see if the "world"
can see us.He may ask for a small support fee ($50 ish)

regards

Peter crane
Managing Director
Moorland Internet Ltd



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>TIA
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>Christy
>AztecOne Internet Services
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