. . .well, I've received a lot of comment from several people, *most quite helpful and appreciated*; . . .some rather critical and condescending. Regardless, I'll just pursue this resolve while using other resources . (BTW, under consideration, " https://www.iana.org/help/name server-requirements".)
Thanks again, RW On Wed, Nov 22, 2017 at 6:00 AM, <bind-users-requ...@lists.isc.org> wrote: > Send bind-users mailing list submissions to > bind-users@lists.isc.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > bind-users-requ...@lists.isc.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > bind-users-ow...@lists.isc.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of bind-users digest..." > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: bind-users Digest, Vol 2770, Issue 2 (Alan Clegg) > 2. Re: Domain Not Resolving (Matus UHLAR - fantomas) > 3. Re: Domain Not Resolving (Reindl Harald) > 4. Re: Domain Not Resolving (wbr...@e1b.org) > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Alan Clegg <a...@clegg.com> > To: bind-users@lists.isc.org > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 12:13:17 -0500 > Subject: Re: bind-users Digest, Vol 2770, Issue 2 > > > On 11/21/17 12:05 PM, Ron Wingfield wrote: > > . . .well, I never expected to get "flamed" as by GED, "/As a general > > observation, not knowing what you're doing is dangerous > > on the Internet. Please take some time out of your undoubtedly busy > > life to try to ensure that you aren't a menace to the rest of us. A > > good start might be to read the famous DNS and BIND/." > > > > Actually I have two copies of Cricket Liu's book, both 4th and 5th > > edition. (4th ed. autographed.) > I worked with Cricket and owning books is worthless without understanding. > > > Regardless, the reason for two name servers pointing to the same IP > > address is because the domain registrar requires two designated name > > servers; so since we only have the one platform running DNS with BIND > > Version: 9.10.2 Perhaps in the future a second installation may be > > incorporated. > > Buy a $5/month VPS from Linode, Digital Ocean, or whatever. > > The reason for the "two servers" is a valid one. > > AlanC > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Matus UHLAR - fantomas <uh...@fantomas.sk> > To: bind-users@lists.isc.org > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 18:25:44 +0100 > Subject: Re: Domain Not Resolving > >> Am 21.11.2017 um 14:42 schrieb G.W. Haywood via bind-users: >> >>> The address for localhost (127.0.0.1) should be in /etc/hosts, >>> not in your zone file, and very probably it already is >>> >> > On 21.11.17 15:10, Reindl Harald wrote: > >> that part is not true >> >> https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1537 says: >> Note that all domains that contain hosts should have a "localhost" A >> record in them >> > > note that rfc 1537 has been obsoleted (>20 years ago) by rfc 1912 that does > not contain this test. > > -- > Matus UHLAR - fantomas, uh...@fantomas.sk ; http://www.fantomas.sk/ > Warning: I wish NOT to receive e-mail advertising to this address. > Varovanie: na tuto adresu chcem NEDOSTAVAT akukolvek reklamnu postu. > "To Boot or not to Boot, that's the question." [WD1270 Caviar] > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Reindl Harald <h.rei...@thelounge.net> > To: bind-users@lists.isc.org > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 18:30:46 +0100 > Subject: Re: Domain Not Resolving > > > Am 21.11.2017 um 18:05 schrieb Ron Wingfield: > >> . . .well, I never expected to get "flamed" as by GED, "/As a general >> observation, not knowing what you're doing is dangerous >> on the Internet. Please take some time out of your undoubtedly busy life >> to try to ensure that you aren't a menace to the rest of us. A >> good start might be to read the famous DNS and BIND/." >> > > what else did you expect by a configuration plain wrong in that many > aspects? > > Actually I have two copies of Cricket Liu's book, both 4th and 5th >> edition. (4th ed. autographed.) >> > > https://www.iana.org/help/nameserver-requirements are the required docs > > Regardless, the reason for two name servers pointing to the same IP >> address is because the domain registrar requires two designated name servers >> > > because of https://www.iana.org/help/nameserver-requirements and he > should not have allowed this setup at all because "Minimum number of name > servers - There must be at least two NS records listed in a delegation, and > the hosts must not resolve to the same IP address" > > and the next paragraph makes it clear that even a second machine in the > same subnet is not enough for obvious reasons > > Network diversity > The name servers must be in at least two topologically separate networks. > A network is defined as an origin autonomous system in the BGP routing > table. The requirement is assessed through inspection of views of the BGP > routing table > > so since we only have the one platform running DNS with BIND Version: >> 9.10.2 Perhaps in the future a second installation may be incorporated. >> > > then you can't host your own DNS severS - it's that easy > > Regardless this system has worked well since 2002. Only as of 3 NOV 2017 >> has it started failing >> > by luck > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: wbr...@e1b.org > To: bind-users@lists.isc.org > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 13:13:26 -0500 > Subject: Re: Domain Not Resolving > Does the lone DNS server even respond on the local network? Do you see > DNS traffic flowing to that server? > > Time for the divide and conquer method of troubleshooting to find where > the failure is occurring. > > Good luck. > > > > Confidentiality Notice: > This electronic message and any attachments may contain confidential or > privileged information, and is intended only for the individual or entity > identified above as the addressee. If you are not the addressee (or the > employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the addressee), or if this > message has been addressed to you in error, you are hereby notified that > you may not copy, forward, disclose or use any part of this message or any > attachments. Please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail or > telephone and delete this message from your system. > > > _______________________________________________ > bind-users mailing list > bind-users@lists.isc.org > https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users >
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