Hmmmm! So NT breaks occasionally, heh? Oh well...back to BIND.
Howard
Danny Sinang wrote:
> Howard,
>
> What do I think ? Hmmm, I would really love to make NT's DNS
> server
> work, but as it is, none of my tech friends know anything about it.
> They
> all know Unix. Whenever something goes wrong with NT's DNS server,
> no one
> can help me out.
>
> So, I haven't any choice left but to use BIND for NT since its
> configuration files are the same as Unix's.
>
> IamNet ? Are you a Christian too ?
>
> - Danny Sinang
>
> ----------
> > From: Howard A. Brooks <iam@iamnow.com>
> > To: ntisp@emerald.iea.com
> > Subject: Re: Port of Bind With NT4-Unknowns
> > Date: Tuesday, June 24, 1997 9:04 AM
> >
> > Danny:
> >
> > Thanks Danny for taking to time to respond. I appreciate that very
> much.
> > I'll take your advice and check one of my 4 UNIX books. I'm using
> NT now
> > (haven't launched yet) after working with BSDI for a few weeks. I
> > attempted to install and setup BIND but reloaded NT after getting
> > confused with that ZONEINFO file and the BOG. I figured the
> graphics
> > offered with NT would be a good place to go to school on DNS. Dial
> in
> > test now work and find things.
> >
> > I've heard that NT is not the best DNS and that BIND should be
> used, but
> > they both seem to be about the same basic stuff. What do you
> think? Is
> > this a thingy regarding ISP size or what? As far as I can tell NT
> is not
> > to be sniffed at like some folk do.
> >
> > Thanks again...Howard Brooks, IamNet, Inc.
> >
> > Danny Sinang wrote:
> >
> > > Hi.
> > >
> > > People would usually recommend the book "DNS and BIND" by Paul
> Albitz.
> > > They
> > > say it's the authoritative book on this subject. I haven't got a
> copy
> > > yet,
> > > so I had to make do with my Linux book. There is a section there
>
> > > detailing
> > > how t set up the DNS server properly. I used to to configure my
> BIND
> > > NT.
> > >
> > > It didn't work at first because I didn't put
> > >
> > > myserver IN A 172.31.1.1 ( or whatever your IP
> address
> > > is )
> > >
> > > in the DB.ZONEINFO file.
> > >
> > > But after that, it worked already. You could and should also
> read the
> > > BOG.WRI file included with BIND NT.
> > >
> > > - Danny Sinang
> > >
> > > ----------
> > > > From: Howard A. Brooks <iam@iamnow.com>
> > > > To: ntisp@emerald.iea.com
> > > > Subject: Port of Bind With NT4-Unknowns
> > > > Date: Wednesday, June 18, 1997 5:16 AM
> > > >
> > > > Hi Group...
> > > >
> > > > I can authenticate and log on OK. But the Port of BIND is NG.
> Those
> > > > script files have got me pulling my nice white hair out? Can
> anyone
> > > > recommend a good book, or can anyone attach some sample
> scripts. I
> > > > simply have two NT 4.0 Servers, Mail is on the second one.
> From my
> > > > third machine I can dial-in and authenticate, but Netscape
> only
> > > pulls
> > > > up the Web page via the numbers...not the machine name. DNS
> just is
> > > not
> > > > working!
> > > >
> > > > Any help or just point me in the right direction would be
> greatly
> > > > appreciated.
>