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Re: Can you use 4.6 with 3.5

From: Paul Willis
Date: Friday, March 19, 2004
Time: 6:56:30 pm

Sorry our messages are a bit out of sync here,

You say "copied it to the OSX and ran restore". How exactly did you do
this? Did you connect to the OS X QuickDNS server with QuickDNS manager
(via QuickDNS central) ok?

Paul

On 20 Mar 2004, at 02:39, Ross F. Markbreiter wrote:

> Ok, Sorry just panicked. I connected to server from an OS9 3.5 and ran
> the export apple script, The copied it to the OSX and ran restore, but
> I keep getting apple script error saying no name server configured?
> Also I cannot go to add a zone or most of the commands are grayed out?
> Thank you.
> Ross
>
>
>> Hi
>>
>> Your message doesn't tell us anything
>>
>> What did you do?
>> What does "it did not find it" refer to?
>>
>> Please spend a bit of time explaining exactly what you are trying to
>> do and what exactly you have done and exactly what the problem is.
>>
>> Paul
>>
>> On 20 Mar 2004, at 02:12, Ross F. Markbreiter wrote:
>>
>>> I did that and it did not find it?
>>>
>>>
>>>> I must admit I am not 100% sure what you are trying to do but...
>>>>
>>>> If you have QuickDNS 3.5 on OS X and want to go to 4.6 on OS X then
>>>> you just need to run the installer. The QuickDNS 4 installer looks
>>>> for an existing copy of QuickDNS 3.5.x and acts appropriately.
>>>>
>>>> If you have QuickDNS on OS 9 and want to go to 4.6 on OS X then you
>>>> need to follow these instructions
>>>> <http://kbase.menandmice.com/view.html?rec=18>
>>>> Connect to the QuickDNS 3.5 server using QuickDNS Manager 3.5 (also
>>>> needs to be running on OS 9) and run the "Export Server
>>>> Configuration" script.
>>>> Then copy the resulting folder to the OS X machine.
>>>> Use QuickDNS manager 4.6 running on OS X to connect to QuickDNS 4.6
>>>> server on OS X and run the "Restore Zones" script.
>>>>
>>>> Regards
>>>>
>>>> Paul
>>>>
>>>> On 20 Mar 2004, at 00:53, Jody McAlister wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> did you start by importing them in? I'm not sure, but you may be
>>>>> running into file permission issues if you just copied the files.
>>>>> Plus, importing them will guarantee their format is compatible.
>>>>>
>>>>> I didn't run into that issue, so I'm just hypothesizing here.
>>>>> Also, did you enter the license(s)?
>>>>>
>>>>> Or, if you are accessing the slave server, you can edit the slave
>>>>> files. You edit the master files, and then have it zone transfer
>>>>> to the slave. If this is the case , then it's normal.
>>>>>
>>>>> Also, you are using version 4 on os x, not 3.5. You must have the
>>>>> admin be the proper one. Admin 4.5 will not connect to QDNS 4.6,
>>>>> you must use the same version of 4.6 Admin.
>>>>>
>>>>> Hope that helps, I'll be gone in just a few minutes.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mar 19, 2004, at 4:41 PM, Ross F. Markbreiter wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Ok, the thing is I connect ok to 3.5 QDNS running on OSX with
>>>>>> QDNS MANAGER but cannot change data or add zones at all, I cannot
>>>>>> do anything? any way to?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You have to use each versions respective admin program. You
>>>>>>> cannot connect to both at the same time with one admin program,
>>>>>>> but you can have both versions open on your computer and be
>>>>>>> connected.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Your situation is reversed, so your slave zones may update from
>>>>>>> the os x server. Mine did not as my primary was on OS 9. My
>>>>>>> steps were to alter the master server. then go into the slave
>>>>>>> server, click on the domain name, and then go to file->reload.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Now that I have both at 4.6, they work as one again.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Mar 19, 2004, at 4:19 PM, Ross F. Markbreiter wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thank you Jody,
>>>>>>>> So HOW DO YOU CONNECT ? if we move the master to OSX and slave
>>>>>>>> is OS9? YOU CANNOT CONNECT OT BOTH AT THE SAME TIME RIGHT?
>>>>>>>> How do you add or change data?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Use the applescript to back up the master server and slave
>>>>>>>>> servers.
>>>>>>>>> Then install the new QDNS and then restore the zones from your
>>>>>>>>> backups. At least this way everythings done automatically for
>>>>>>>>> you.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Mar 19, 2004, at 3:03 PM, Ross F. Markbreiter wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Ok, but we moved the 3.5 folder to OSX and keeps opening it
>>>>>>>>>> in OS9 and we cannot change data, won't allow us?
>>>>>>>>>> Any suggestions?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I did this for half a year already. Just finished last week
>>>>>>>>>>> bringing both dns servers up to date.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I had my master at 3.5 and the slave at 4.5.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> You will need to use different admin programs for each
>>>>>>>>>>> version as they don't work for both.
>>>>>>>>>>> In my case, I would make changes to the primary and then
>>>>>>>>>>> have to go to the slave and click on the domain and then
>>>>>>>>>>> make it reload.
>>>>>>>>>>> Otherwise it wouldn't automatically update anymore.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Mar 19, 2004, at 2:48 PM, Ross Markbreiter wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi WE ARE USING 3.5 QDNS and are switching to OSX , before
>>>>>>>>>>>> we switch to OSX FOR ALL MACHINES CAN WE
>>>>>>>>>>>> Open data using 4.6 to open 3.5 data?
>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>>>>>>> Director Sales
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Ross F. Markbreiter
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Thewwwstores, Corp Dba
>>>>>>>>>>>> The World Wide Web Store
>>>>>>>>>>>> 31826D Village Center Dr.
>>>>>>>>>>>> Westlake Village, Ca 91361
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> worldwidewebstore.com
>>>>>>>>>>> Jody McAlister
>>>>>>>>>>> President
>>>>>>>>>>> In-Site Communications
>>>>>>>>>>> 707-765-9993/800-998-1711
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Director Sales
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Ross F. Markbreiter
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Thewwwstores, Corp Dba
>>>>>>>>>> The World Wide Web Store
>>>>>>>>>> 31826D Village Center Dr.
>>>>>>>>>> Westlake Village, Ca 91361
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> worldwidewebstore.com
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Jody McAlister
>>>>>>>>> President
>>>>>>>>> In-Site Communications
>>>>>>>>> 707-765-9993/800-998-1711
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Director Sales
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Ross F. Markbreiter
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thewwwstores, Corp Dba
>>>>>>>> The World Wide Web Store
>>>>>>>> 31826D Village Center Dr.
>>>>>>>> Westlake Village, Ca 91361
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> worldwidewebstore.com
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Jody McAlister
>>>>>>> President
>>>>>>> In-Site Communications
>>>>>>> 707-765-9993/800-998-1711
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Director Sales
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ross F. Markbreiter
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thewwwstores, Corp Dba
>>>>>> The World Wide Web Store
>>>>>> 31826D Village Center Dr.
>>>>>> Westlake Village, Ca 91361
>>>>>>
>>>>>> worldwidewebstore.com
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> Jody McAlister
>>>>> President
>>>>> In-Site Communications
>>>>> 707-765-9993/800-998-1711
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Director Sales
>>>
>>> Ross F. Markbreiter
>>>
>>> Thewwwstores, Corp Dba
>>> The World Wide Web Store
>>> 31826D Village Center Dr.
>>> Westlake Village, Ca 91361
>>>
>>> worldwidewebstore.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> Director Sales
>
> Ross F. Markbreiter
>
> Thewwwstores, Corp Dba
> The World Wide Web Store
> 31826D Village Center Dr.
> Westlake Village, Ca 91361
>
> worldwidewebstore.com
>
>
>
>
>




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