[CentOS] Re: centos 4.4 dns problem -

[Ty R. McMichael]

You should already have a key in /etc.  Make sure named.conf and
rndc.conf have the correct path.  I haven't used system-config-network
to configure anything before, so I can't speak towards its accuracy.
Google for chroot dns (or bind) howto and do it by command line.


On Tue, 2007-03-20 at 20:05 -0400, Bob Goodwin wrote:
> Ty R. McMichael wrote:
> > Check your named.conf file for the rndc.key entry.  Is the path correct?
> > Did you generate one or use the already built one?
> >
> >   
> 
> That must be the problem.
> 
> /etc/resolv.conf  has one line -
> 
> nameserver 12.189.32.61
> 
> I don't know how to get the key?
> 
> I initially set this up with system-config-network and assumed 
> everything would just work?
> 
> Did I do the wrong thing?
> 
> Bob
> > On Tue, 2007-03-20 at 19:51 -0400, Bob Goodwin wrote:
> >   
> >> Les Mikesell wrote:
> >>     
> >>> Scott Silva wrote:
> >>>       
> >>>> Bob Goodwin spake the following on 3/20/2007 3:22 PM:
> >>>>         
> >>>>> I've just installed Centos 4.4 on a computer, replacing FC6, and the
> >>>>> first thing I find is that DNS does not work no matter what I have in
> >>>>> /etc/resolv.conf.  It should at least work with my ISP's assigned 
> >>>>> server
> >>>>> but doesn't.  Numerical URL's work via the browser and ping.  Is there
> >>>>> something else I need to attend to?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I hope this is the right list for such questions.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Thanks.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Bob Goodwin
> >>>>>           
> >>>> Named isn't started by default, even if you install caching-nameserver.
> >>>>         
> >>> Named doesn't need to be running if your /etc/resolv.conf points 
> >>> elsewhere.  Do you have firewalls blocking port 53?
> >>>
> >>> 'dig' is usually a reasonable diagnostic tool.
> >>>
> >>>       
> >> I tried disabling the firewall, still nothing.
> >>
> >> dig just reports "connection timed out; no servers could be reached"
> >>
> >> Bob
> 
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