Re: Need Help W/ DNS Server
On Wednesday 23 February 2005 03:21 pm, John wrote:
> Hal Vaughan wrote:
> > I REALLY need some help with setting up a DNS server on Mepis. I've been
> > working hard on this since Monday, I'm short on sleep, so I really feel
> > like I'm not thinking clearly, but I need to get this (and NIS, which is
> > fubar, too) working as quickly as possible, so I'd really appreciate help
> > with this (since nobody on the Mepis IRC channels or forums seems to know
> > what to do). I've tried other mailing lists, but I'm not getting any
> > suggestions. Please don't hesitate to tell me if I'm missing the obvious,
> > since, at this point, my brain feels like it's mud.
> >
> > I've been using the Debian reference manuals online, but even when I
> > follow their instructions, it doesn't seem to be enough. I tried using
> > Webmin to set this up, figuring that would ensure the config files were
> > in proper shape, but it didn't help.
> >
> > I think there are several issues. The first is that everytime I try to
> > start the dns with /etc/init.d/bind9, I get this:
>
> Hal,
> Is the Mepis distribution based on Debian? I just jumped over to their
> site and didn't see (quick look grant you) any references to Debian. If
> it is not based on the 'Debian way' of doing things, using the Debian
> reference manuals might some of the problem.
It's Debian -- I've been using apt-get a lot! ;)
(I started out with Suse, then Redhat, switched to Mandrake, and used RPM
based systems for about 5 years before trying Libranet -- which I'm not using
for reasons I won't go into here -- and I will *NEVER* go back to RPM based
distros! While there are some things about setup that can be harder on
Debian, I'm definitely sticking with it.)
> Then again not using Debian might be the problem ;)
It seems to be pretty much inline with Debian. I have a hard drive rack in
that system, so I may swap out the drive and try an install with Knoppix, so
I've got a fresh setup, and see if that is any easier.
Hal
> --
>
> Have a great day...
>
> John Cichy
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