[CentOS] Configure a local DNS caching nameserver: partial success

2009-07-02 Thread Niki Kovacs
Hi, The subject says it all. On my server machine in the local LAN (192.168.1.252 in a 192.168.1.0/24 network), I setup Bind. I installed the 'caching-nameserver' package, which provides a set of configuration files for Bind so it can be used as a caching nameserver out of the box. On the

Re: [CentOS] Configure a local DNS caching nameserver: partial success

2009-07-02 Thread Per Qvindesland
Hi Do you really need to use bind perhaps dnsmasq  would be a better option for you. Per E-mail: p...@norhex.com [1] http://www.linkedin.com/in/perqvindesland [2] --- Original message follows --- SUBJECT: [CentOS] Configure a local DNS caching nameserver: partial success FROM:  Niki Kovacs

Re: [CentOS] Configure a local DNS caching nameserver: partial success

2009-07-02 Thread Tom Brown
Now I'd like all the other machines on the network to use this local DNS server instead of my ISP's DNS. First thing, I know Bind uses port 53, so I take care to open that port on the server as well as on the other machines in the network. Then, I try to use my local DNS server manually

Re: [CentOS] Configure a local DNS caching nameserver: partial success

2009-07-02 Thread Niki Kovacs
Tom Brown a écrit : 53 udp and tcp ? No, that's not it. I disabled the (internal) firewall just for testing's sake, and still nothing. I can only use Bind on localhost (e. g. on the machine where I installed it), but not from any other machine on the network.

Re: [CentOS] Configure a local DNS caching nameserver: partial success

2009-07-02 Thread John Doe
From: Niki Kovacs cont...@kikinovak.net No, that's not it. I disabled the (internal) firewall just for testing's sake, and still nothing. I can only use Bind on localhost (e. g. on the machine where I installed it), but not from any other machine on the network. what does the following

Re: [CentOS] Configure a local DNS caching nameserver: partial success

2009-07-02 Thread Tom Brown
No, that's not it. I disabled the (internal) firewall just for testing's sake, and still nothing. I can only use Bind on localhost (e. g. on the machine where I installed it), but not from any other machine on the network. what does you named.conf look like? i am guessing you have it

Re: [CentOS] Configure a local DNS caching nameserver: partial success

2009-07-02 Thread Niki Kovacs
Tom Brown a écrit : what does you named.conf look like? i am guessing you have it set to only listen on localhost make sure you have a line similar to listen-on port 53 { 192.168.10.1; }; and bounce named I just got it to work. In fact, I deleted the stock caching-nameserver package

Re: [CentOS] Configure a local DNS caching nameserver: partial success

2009-07-02 Thread luc...@lastdot.org
On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 11:35 AM, Niki Kovacscont...@kikinovak.net wrote: Tom Brown a écrit : what does you named.conf look like? i am guessing you have it set to only listen on localhost make sure you have a line similar to listen-on port 53 { 192.168.10.1; }; and bounce named I just

Re: [CentOS] Configure a local DNS caching nameserver: partial success

2009-07-02 Thread Tom Brown
I just got it to work. In fact, I deleted the stock caching-nameserver package and followed this excellent tutorial: http://www.madboa.com/geek/soho-bind/ i dont see what was wrong with the stock one - seems you did not fully configure it

Re: [CentOS] Configure a local DNS caching nameserver: partial success

2009-07-02 Thread Chris Boyd
On Jul 2, 2009, at 2:48 AM, Niki Kovacs wrote: The subject says it all. On my server machine in the local LAN (192.168.1.252 in a 192.168.1.0/24 network), I setup Bind. I installed the 'caching-nameserver' package, which provides a set of configuration files for Bind so it can be used as