RE: [cobalt-users] Newbie DNS ? for own network

["Dan Kriwitsky" <list1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> The Raq is behind a firewall (which could be the problem but 
> thought I 
> better get a handle on DNS first). The email/web raq is on the DMZ of 
> the firewall. I've registered a test domain name of www.nomecity.org 
> with www.register.com before I switch over our 'real' domain from a 
> local ISP. We are using a cable modem for our internet. I named the 
> server host[www] domain [nomecity.org].

www.nomecity.org	CNAME	nomecity.org

You want www.nomecity.org to be an A record not a CNAME.

nomecity.org	MX	10  mail.nomecity.org

mail.nomecity.org	CNAME	nomecity.org
Ditto with mail.nomecity.org instead of a CNAME.

My guess is your cable provider doesn't allow a server on their network
as well and may block some of the ports you want to use. But,
considering their Terms & Conditions link is broken and they still have
a Y2K Statement link on the site, I doubt they're paying attention.

> 
> So register.com has DNS servers. On my GUI, under Server Management / 
> Control Panel / Network I have tried adding in their DNS IP address. 
> Actually it is dns17.register.com but I got the IP number by using 
> Neotrace.  Apparently it must be an IP number entered here. 
> That number 
> was 216.21.234.79. At the command line of the raq, if I type
> [admin admin]$ dig nomecity.org  any    (or any known domain on the 
> internet)
> I get
>  ; <<>> DiG 8.3 <<>> nomecity.org any
> ;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
> ;; res_nsend to server default -- 216.21.234.79: Connection timed out
> 
> I've also tried the cable company's supplied dns server address with 
> same results.
> 
> (I've made sure that port 53 is not being blocked.)
> 
> Under Control Panel / Services / DNS server / parameters I have added 
> records using the local network IP number of the raq. At 
> register.com I 
> have the records there pointing towards the cable co's 
> supplied static 
> IP number (the external network address of the firewall) and am using 
> the firewall's nat to translate that to the local raq address. As I 
> said, it all seemed to work yesterday.

Well, 24.237.254.24 isn't responding now.

-- 
Dan Kriwitsky

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