Re: [cobalt-users] DNS problem - please help! {Scanned}

[phoenix hawk <phawk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

SW wrote:

> I have about 8 sites running on a Raq4 linux box and everything was working
> fine w/ bind until a few days ago when some of the domains can't be reached:
>
> # nslookup mcbc-dc.org
> Server:  h-68-166-149-45.MCLNVA23.covad.net
> Address:  68.166.149.45
> *** h-68-166-149-45.MCLNVA23.covad.net can't find mcbc-dc.org: Non-existent
> host/domain

  Hmm... according to:
  http://www.checkdns.net/
  http://www.dnsreport.com/tools/dnsreport.ch?domain=mcbc-dc.org

  Your DNS servers can't be reached at all.

> I've checked to make sure everthing is correctly but can't seem to find what
> is wrong. Can someone help?
>
> /etc/named.conf, I have the following:
>
> zone "mcbc-dc.org" { type master; file "pri.mcbc-dc.org"; allow-query {
> any; };
>
> In /etc/named/pri.mcbc-dc.org, I have the following:
>
> $TTL 86400
> mcbc-dc.org. IN SOA ns1.wppi.net. admin.wppi.net. (
>         2003122006
>         10800
>         3600
>         604800
>         86400
>         )
> mcbc-dc.org.    IN      NS      ns1.wppi.net.
> mcbc-dc.org.    IN      NS      ns2.wppi.net.
>
> mcbc-dc.org.    in      a       68.166.149.35
> www.mcbc-dc.org.        in      a       68.166.149.35
> mcbc-dc.org.    in      mx      30 www.mcbc-dc.org.
>
> -----------------
> Also, when I reboot the box (Raq4) it sits for about 15 minutes saying
> 'Loading DNS Server' which it never used to do.

  Well, if your named doesn't start, you should check the logs at
  /var/log/messages and see what errors it throws out before it
  dies and post it here so we can help you.


  Regards.