I installed bind 9.3.5 on my new FreeBSD 6.3 server. I copied named.conf directly from my old server (originally from the Internet), it seems working fine but with some startup errors. I hope someone can explain or tune the configuration a little bit for me, any input would be greatly appreciated.
Q1. Bind gave me errors on the following lines due to missing files, I have only empty.db, localhost-forward.db and localhost-reverse.db. Should I modify all localhost.rev to localhost-reverse.db? Is it safe to remove all lines about localhost-v6.rev? ------------------------------------------- zone "0.0.127.IN-ADDR.ARPA" { type master; file "master/localhost.rev"; }; // RFC 3152 zone "1.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.IP6.ARPA" { type master; file "master/localhost-v6.rev"; }; // RFC 1886 -- deprecated zone "1.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.IP6.INT" { type master; file "master/localhost-v6.rev"; }; zone "localhost" IN { type master; file "master/localhost.rev"; allow-update { none; }; }; --------------------------------------------------- Q2. Regarding the following lines, it seems that I should uncomment the forwarders, is it the the same IP in /etc/resolv.conf? Or I need to ask my ISP? --------------------------------------------------- // If you've got a DNS server around at your upstream provider, enter // its IP address here, and enable the line below. This will make you // benefit from its cache, thus reduce overall DNS traffic in the Internet. /* forwarders { 127.0.0.1; }; */ Q3. About the following comments, should I enable a local name server? and how to do it exactly? I have added 127.0.0.1 in resolv.conf, but how to enable it in /etc/rc.conf? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ // If you enable a local name server, don't forget to enter 127.0.0.1 // first in your /etc/resolv.conf so this server will be queried. // Also, make sure to enable it in /etc/rc.conf. I have used this configuration for several years and always quite confused. I have put my named.conf at http://www.msofficeforums.com/named.conf . Please give me some suggestions. Thanks! Kevin _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"