DNS problem

[Remko Oosenbrug]

I have my UNIX box (10.1.1.10) setup as primary DNS server with the domain Mitros. I have a NT-server (10.1.1.1) that i use as secundary DNS server. When i start the DNS service at the NT-server i get a event in the event viewer. The event says:

Zone transfer request for secondary zone mitros refused by master DNS server at 10.1.1.10.

It looks like my Unix box recjects the DNS calls from the NT-server

[Kofi ARTHIABAH]

Remko, you would have to specify to the HPUX box that the NT box is a secondary. What version of bind are you running?

check your /etc/named.boot you should have entries like:

primary mitros.com db.mitros
secondary ntbox.mitros.com 10.1.1.1 db.ntbox

To better troubleshoot, you could turn on debugging by issuing a

kill -USR1 `cat /var/run/named.pid`

and inspecting the logs /var/tmp/named.run

just some pointers...

[Lasse Knudsen]

What version of Bind are you running ?

I guess your server does not allow zone-transfers

use 'xfrnets' option for Bind 4

or 'allow-transfer' option for Bind 8

[Remko Oosenbrug]

Dear Allan,

I'm sorry but I don't understand your reply. How can I see wat version of Bind i have and how can i set the options that you described?

[Lasse Knudsen]

Remko,

What is the name of your 'named' configuration file ?

If it is called named.boot -> Bind 4
If it is called named.conf -> Bind 8

As far as the exact syntax of the options are concerned take a look at the man pages for named. "man named"

If this is not enough to keep you going - do return.

And one last hint: Do not use MS DNS (unless your life depends on it :-) - it's a broken implementation in a lot of ways.