RE: [cobalt-users] Sorry "take 2" DNS SERVER

["Brian Dowding" <brian@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
> Andre Levasseur
> Sent: 10 March 2003 10:14
> To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [cobalt-users] Sorry "take 2" DNS SERVER
> 
> 
> Hello cobalt-users,
> 
> Sorry guys, i pasted only a fraction of my message so here it is again
> (ooooopppsssss)
> 
> My DNS server is not working
> 
> here is what i have done:
> 
> 
> I bought mynameserver.com and my registrar set this up: 
> ns1.mynameserver.com 123.12.123.1 ns2.mynameserver.com 
> 123.12.123.2 Also mynameserver.com points to ns1.mynameserver.com
> 
> 1) Went to "Site Management", then "Add virtual Site" 
> 
> 2) IP Address : 123.12.123.1
>    Host Name : NS1 
>    Domain Name : mynameserver.com 
>    Confirmed New User 
> 
> 3) IP Address : 123.12.123.2
>    Host Name : NS2 
>    Domain Name : mynameserver.com 
>    Confirmed New User 
> 
> 
> 4) Under "Control Panel", then "Domain name system";
>    
>     A) at the top selected add (A) record 
>     B) Host Name =   NS1
>        Domain Name = mynameserver.com 
>        IP Address =  123.12.123.1
> 
>     C) Clicked add, add another (A) record 
>     D) Host Name =   NS2  
>     E) Domain name = mynameserver.com
>     F) IP Address =  123.12.123.2
>     E) Selected "Add Reverse Address (PTR) Record " 
>                     IP Address : 123.12.123.2
>                     (24 by default) 
>                     Host Name : NS1 
>                     Domain Name : mynameserver.com 
>     G) Added Another reverese Address PTR:
>                    IP Address : 123.12.123.2 
>                    (24 by default) 
>                    Host Name : NS2 
>                    Domain Name : mynameserver.com
> 
>   
>  ************** Then i got this when i clicked on "update 
> list" ********************
> 
> "WARNING!  
> 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"
> Reboot the system anyways.............
> 
>  (By the way "main IP Network Mask " and "Second IP Network 
> Mask " ) What's this ?
> 
> 
> Also i have created "users" under "Site management" for 
> Virtual site: ns1.mynameserver.com and ns2.mynameserver.com
> 
> 
> In "Network" 
> Sun Cobalt Server Name: Ns1   
>    Domain Name: mynameserver.com   
>    Primary DNS Server Address : 123.12.123.1  
>    Secondary DNS Server Address: 123.12.123.2
>   (optional)   
>    Default Gateway  (left what was already there)
> 
> Below:
> "Interface Settings - Network 1" 
>   IP Address: 123.12.123.1   
>    Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0   
>    MAC Address; (left what was already there)
> 
> "Interface Settings - Network 2"
> Nothing filled 
> 
> The old rackshack domain name has been modified also to 
> reflect ns1.mynameserver.com 
> and it shows as ns1.localhost.com ????? in my raq4 (and it's 
> not showing up now) I got another domain pointing to the new 
> DNS and it's not working and i got third one pointing to 
> ns1.rackshak.net and it's working fine !
> 
> 
> Do i have to change something under:
> "Start of Authority (SOA) Configuration" ????
> Or
> "Set Virtual site defaults" ?
> 
> Anything thing you could think of even if you think it's 
> stupid might help me out Thanks !!!
> 
> 
>   
> 
>   
> 
> -- 
> Best regards,
>  Andre                          mailto:leon24@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
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> 

Hi

You appear to have added a Reverse Address (PTR) Record for NS1 at
123.12.123.2

Surely this should be at 123.12.123.1


Best regards

Brian Dowding
[mailto:webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]