Re: bind9 problems
Panayiotis Karabassis wrote:
I have setup a local DNS server on my home network (bind9 on debian
lenny).
The DNS server seems to be working fine when accessed directly (i.e.
through nslookup or by setting it as the primary nameserver for the
computer manually throught /etc/resolv.conf).
So I tried setting it as the primary nameserver for the router (and
rebooting the router).
However this does not work. On querying the router with nslookup the
request times out.
Perhaps a silly thought, but home routers are usually configured to
access an external nameserver not one on the local network. Perhaps it
can't reach the nameserver.
Two thoughts come to mind:
1. see if you can traceroute the nameserver from somewhere off your
local network (make sure to traceroute to port 53)
2. look at your router config - see if its blocking port 53 - if so, try
unblocking it (note that this will open your nameserver to the world -
so you'd need to lock that down a bit)
Miles Fidelman
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