Zone Transfer / SOA Problem

Re: Zone Transfer / SOA Problem

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Your slave server isn't responding to DNS queries at all at the
moment. Fix that first.

If you're connecting to the servers' public IP addresses, make sure
IPNetRouter's "local NAT" feature is enabled. Otherwise, the slave
server isn't going to be able to contact the master server, since it
will be trying to connect through the public IP address.

As a test, just to make sure everything works, put a copy of DNS
Expert on the slave server machine. In DNS Expert, open a DNS Query
window (from the Tools menu) and request a zone transfer from your
master server's public IP address for one of your zones.
____________________________________________________________________
Chris Buxton Men & Mice
support@menandmice.com Making DNS Easy

At 9:55 AM -0700 12/6/01, Dan Tappin wrote:
>My DNS is really screwed up now.
>
>I checked that and I had an old IP address for some of the domains.
>
>I went onto the local system NS2, and re-installed QDNS. Deleted all my
>slave servers and tried to manually re-add them. I am still gettgin the
>"Unable to open file..." and "Failed to lookup SOA..." errors on NS2.
>
>Am I missing something here?
>
>Dan
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: quickdns-talk@lists.menandmice.com
> > [mailto:quickdns-talk@lists.menandmice.com]On Behalf Of Men & Mice
> > Support
> > Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 8:44 AM
> > To: QuickDNS Talk
> > Subject: RE: Zone Transfer / SOA Problem
> >
> >
> > Open the zone options for "lemmings.ca" - option-double-click on the
> > zone. In the resulting dialog, click on the pop-up menu listing your
> > servers and select the slave server. Now look at the IP address
> > shown: Is it the internal address or the public address?
> > ____________________________________________________________________
> > Chris Buxton Men & Mice
> > support@menandmice.com Making DNS Easy
> >
> > At 8:27 AM -0700 12/6/01, Dan Tappin wrote:
> > >NS1.WAVEFRONT.CA [209.91.118.146]
> > >
> > > - G4 Power Mac running OS 9.2.1
> > > - QDNS 3.5.2
> > > - WebStar 4.4
> > > - Lasso 3.6.x
> > > - no firewall or NAT software
> > >
> > >NS2.WAVEFRONT.CA [207.228.121.48]
> > >
> > > - G4 Power Mac running OS 9.2.1
> > > - QDNS 3.5.2
> > > - WebStar 4.4
> > > - IPNetRouter 1.6 (NAT and DHCP)
> > >
> > >Here is a excerpt from my log on NS2.WAVEFRONT.CA:
> > >
> > >Dec 6 07:39:59 Done checking SOA for domain
> > "idiskjockey.ca.", no update
> > >needed
> > >Dec 6 07:39:59 Done checking SOA for domain "imailbox.ca.", no update
> > >needed
> > >Dec 6 07:39:59 Done checking SOA for domain "kinnonservices.ca.", no
> > >update needed
> > >Dec 6 07:39:59 Done checking SOA for domain "oilfielddepot.com.", no
> > >update needed
> > >Dec 6 07:39:59 Done checking SOA for domain
> > "orourke-eng.com.", no update
> > >needed
> > >Dec 6 07:39:59 Done checking SOA for domain "orourke.ca.", no update
> > >needed
> > >Dec 6 07:39:59 Done checking SOA for domain "tappin.ca.", no update
> > >needed
> > >Dec 6 07:39:59 Done checking SOA for domain
> > "wavefront.ab.ca.", no update
> > >needed
> > >Dec 6 07:39:59 Done checking SOA for domain "wavefront.ca.", no update
> > >needed
> > >Dec 6 07:40:34 Failed to lookup SOA info for domain
> > "kinnonservices.com."
> > >Dec 6 07:40:34 Failed to lookup SOA info for domain "lemmings.ca."
> > >Dec 6 07:40:34 Failed to lookup SOA info for domain
> > >"moonwalkerfuncenters.com."
> > >Dec 6 07:40:34 Failed to lookup SOA info for domain "networkoil.ca."
> > >Dec 6 07:40:34 Failed to lookup SOA info for domain
> > "oilfielddepot.ca."
> > >Dec 6 07:40:34 Failed to lookup SOA info for domain
> > "oilfielddepot.net."
> > >Dec 6 07:40:34 Failed to lookup SOA info for domain
> > "oilfielddepot.org."
> > >Dec 6 07:40:34 Failed to lookup SOA info for domain "oilfieldepot.ca."
> > >Dec 6 07:46:27 Loading domain "tappin.ca."
> > >Dec 6 07:46:27 Serial "2001120502"
> > >Dec 6 07:46:27 Domain "tappin.ca." loaded
> > >Dec 6 07:46:27 Starting check for domain "tappin.ca."
> > >Dec 6 07:46:57 Unable to open file "lemmings.ca."
> > >Dec 6 07:46:57 Starting check for domain "lemmings.ca."
> > >Dec 6 07:47:02 Failed to lookup SOA info for domain "tappin.ca."
> > >Dec 6 07:47:32 Failed to lookup SOA info for domain "lemmings.ca."
> > >Dec 6 07:48:17 Zone "wavefront.ca." - transfer started to
> > >"192.168.0.74:60111"
> > >Dec 6 07:48:17 Zone "wavefront.ca." transferred successfully to
> > >"192.168.0.74:60111"
> > >Dec 6 07:49:31 Loading domain "orourke-eng.com."
> > >Dec 6 07:49:31 Serial "2001120502"
> > >Dec 6 07:49:31 Domain "orourke-eng.com." loaded
> > >Dec 6 07:49:31 Starting check for domain "orourke-eng.com."
> > >Dec 6 07:50:06 Failed to lookup SOA info for domain "orourke-eng.com."
> > >Dec 6 07:50:10 Zone "wavefront.ab.ca." - transfer started to
> > >"192.168.0.74:60136"
> > >Dec 6 07:50:10 Zone "wavefront.ab.ca." transferred successfully to
> > >"192.168.0.74:60136"
> > >Dec 6 07:51:50 Loading domain "48-32.121.228.207.in-addr.arpa."
> > >Dec 6 07:51:50 Serial "2001120402"
> > >Dec 6 07:51:50 Domain "48-32.121.228.207.in-addr.arpa." loaded Dec 6
> > >07:51:50 Starting check for domain "48-32.121.228.207.in-addr.arpa."
> > >Dec 6 07:52:25 Failed to lookup SOA info for domain
> > >"48-32.121.228.207.in-addr.arpa."
> > >
> > >The zone transfers to 192.168.0.74 are from DNS Expert on my
> > laptop on the
> > >LAN.
> > >
> > >IPNet Router is not set up with any restrictions. Is there an issue with
> > >QDNS and NAT? The wierd thing is that some of the domains
> > update and some
> > >don't.
> > >
> > >Any ideas??
> > >
> > >Dan
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: quickdns-talk@lists.menandmice.com
> > > > [mailto:quickdns-talk@lists.menandmice.com]On Behalf Of Men & Mice
> > > > Support
> > > > Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 7:33 AM
> > > > To: QuickDNS Talk
> > > > Subject: Re: Zone Transfer / SOA Problem
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Please describe the basics of the network setup. Is there a NAT
> > > > server involved?
> > > >
> > > > Check the IP address listed in the zone options on the slave server.
> > > > ____________________________________________________________________
> > > > Chris Buxton Men & Mice
> > > > support@menandmice.com Making DNS Easy
> > > >
> > > > At 1:37 PM -0700 12/5/01, Dan Tappin wrote:
> > > > >I have primary QDNS server up and running but now my secondary
> > > > won't update
> > > > >it's self.
> > > > >
> > > > >NS1.WAVEFRONT.CA
> > > > >NS2.WAVEFRONT.CA
> > > > >
> > > > >I am getting multiple errors back saying that it can't
> > locate SOA or it
> > > > >can't open the domain file on the secondary server.
> > > > >
> > > > >I have tried restarting the server and I have tried
> > exporting the zone,
> > > > >deleting it and re-imorting it.
> > > > >
> > > > >Any ideas??
> > > > >
> > > > >Dan
> > > >
> >

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