Cannot resolve DNS from the windows

Hi Guys,

I have configured LAN DNS with Red Hat 9.0. Everything seems ok with
the Linux box and I am able to ping the DNS and able to browse with the
DNS in the Linux box itself but none of this is working from windows. I
can only ping with the IP address...but not with the DNS. Ipconfig
shows all the entries properly. I need to resolve the DNS so that I can
connect all my LAN windows pcs with the LAN DNS done in Linux.

I will appreciate if anyone among you can help me to sort out this
problem. I am pasting all configuration files below:

********************dhcpd.conf START***********************************
ddns-update-style interim;
subnet 192.168.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
range dynamic-bootp 192.168.0.50 192.168.0.225;
default-lease-time 86400;
max-lease-time 86400;
option routers 192.168.0.1;
option ip-forwarding off;
option broadcast-address 192.168.0.255;
option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;
option domain-name-servers 192.168.0.1;
option domain-name "crystalgallery.co.ae";
option nntp-server 192.168.0.1;
option netbios-name-servers 192.168.0.1;
}
********************dhcpd.conf END***********************************

********************named.conf START***********************************
options {
directory "/var/named";
};

acl "mylan" {
127/8; 192.168.0.0/8;
};

view "inside" {
match-clients { "mylan"; };
recursion yes;

zone "." IN {
type hint;
file "named.ca";
};

zone "0.168.192.in-addr.arpa" IN {
type master;
file "yourlan.db";
};

zone "crystalgallery.co.ae" {
type master;
file "db.crystalgallery.co.ae.inside";
allow-transfer { 192.168.0.2; };
};

};

include "/etc/rndc.key";
********************named.conf END***********************************

********************db.crystalgallery.co.ae.inside
START***********************************
$TTL 86400
@ IN SOA crystalgallery.co.ae. www.crystalgallery.co.ae. (
42 ; serial (d. adams)
3H ; refresh
15M ; retry
1W ; expiry
1D ) ; minimum

IN NS www.crystalgallery.co.ae.
IN MX 10 mail.crystalgallery.co.ae.

www IN A 192.168.0.1
********************db.crystalgallery.co.ae.inside
END***********************************

********************yourlan.db START***********************************
$TTL 86400
@ IN SOA crystalgallery.co.ae. www.crystalgallery.co.ae.
(
1997022700 ; Serial
28800 ; Refresh
14400 ; Retry
3600000 ; Expire
86400 ) ; Minimum
IN NS www.crystalgallery.co.ae.
1 IN PTR crystalgallery.co.ae.
********************yourlan.db END***********************************

********************resolv.conf
START***********************************
search crystalgallery.co.ae
nameserver 192.168.0.1
********************resolv.conf END***********************************

********************resolv.conf
START***********************************
# Do not remove the following line, or various programs
# that require network functionality will fail.
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost
192.168.0.1 www.crystalgallery.co.ae www
********************hosts END***********************************

Regards,
Wahid

On Wed, 09 Nov 2005 06:23:02 -0800, wahid shouted Hoy......

> Hi Guys,
>
> I have configured LAN DNS with Red Hat 9.0. Everything seems ok with
> the Linux box and I am able to ping the DNS and able to browse with the
> DNS in the Linux box itself but none of this is working from windows. I
> can only ping with the IP address...but not with the DNS. Ipconfig
> shows all the entries properly. I need to resolve the DNS so that I can
> connect all my LAN windows pcs with the LAN DNS done in Linux.
>
> I will appreciate if anyone among you can help me to sort out this
> problem. I am pasting all configuration files below:
>
> ********************dhcpd.conf START***********************************
> ddns-update-style interim;
> subnet 192.168.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
> range dynamic-bootp 192.168.0.50 192.168.0.225;
> default-lease-time 86400;
> max-lease-time 86400;
> option routers 192.168.0.1;
> option ip-forwarding off;
> option broadcast-address 192.168.0.255;
> option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;
> option domain-name-servers 192.168.0.1;
> option domain-name "crystalgallery.co.ae";
> option nntp-server 192.168.0.1;
> option netbios-name-servers 192.168.0.1;
> }
> ********************dhcpd.conf END***********************************
>
> ********************named.conf START***********************************
> options {
> directory "/var/named";
> };
>
> acl "mylan" {
> 127/8; 192.168.0.0/8;
> };
>
> view "inside" {
> match-clients { "mylan"; };
> recursion yes;
>
> zone "." IN {
> type hint;
> file "named.ca";
> };
>
> zone "0.168.192.in-addr.arpa" IN {
> type master;
> file "yourlan.db";
> };
>
> zone "crystalgallery.co.ae" {
> type master;
> file "db.crystalgallery.co.ae.inside";
> allow-transfer { 192.168.0.2; };
> };
>
> };
>
> include "/etc/rndc.key";
> ********************named.conf END***********************************
>

If it were me I wouldn't use that named.conf
Assumes Bind 9.3.0

Try like this

options {
directory "/etc/namedb";
pid-file "/var/run/named.pid";
statistics-file "/var/run/named.stats";
allow-transfer { none; };
};
controls {
#
};

zone "." {
type hint;
file "root.hints";
};

zone "0.0.127.in-addr.arpa" {
type master;
file "db.127.0.0";
};

zone "crystalgallery.co.ae" {
type master;
notify no;
file "db.crystalgallery.co.ae";
allow-query { any; };
allow-update { none; };
};

zone "15.168.192.in-addr.arpa" {
type master;
notify no;
file "db.192.168.15";
allow-query { any; };
allow-update { none; };
};


> ********************db.crystalgallery.co.ae.inside
> START***********************************
> $TTL 86400
> @ IN SOA crystalgallery.co.ae. www.crystalgallery.co.ae. (

Is www your email address?
That should be the admin email address

> 42 ; serial (d. adams)
> 3H ; refresh
> 15M ; retry
> 1W ; expiry
> 1D ) ; minimum
>
> IN NS www.crystalgallery.co.ae.
> IN MX 10 mail.crystalgallery.co.ae.
>

localhost IN A 127.0.0.1

> www IN A 192.168.0.1

mail IN CNAME www.crystalgallery.co.ae.

> ********************db.crystalgallery.co.ae.inside
> END***********************************
>
> ********************yourlan.db START***********************************
> $TTL 86400
> @ IN SOA crystalgallery.co.ae. www.crystalgallery.co.ae.
> (

see above

> 1997022700 ; Serial
> 28800 ; Refresh
> 14400 ; Retry
> 3600000 ; Expire
> 86400 ) ; Minimum
> IN NS www.crystalgallery.co.ae.
> 1 IN PTR crystalgallery.co.ae.

should be
1 IN PTR www.crystalgallery.co.ae.

> ********************yourlan.db END***********************************
>
> ********************resolv.conf
> START***********************************
> search crystalgallery.co.ae
> nameserver 192.168.0.1
> ********************resolv.conf END***********************************
>

Try this for resolv.conf on the DNS boxen

domain crystalgallery.co.ae
nameserver 127.0.0.1

On the client try just

nameserver 192.168.15.02


> ********************resolv.conf
> START***********************************
> # Do not remove the following line, or various programs
> # that require network functionality will fail.
> 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost
> 192.168.0.1 www.crystalgallery.co.ae www
> ********************hosts END***********************************

For your /etc/hosts
127.0.0.1 localhost
192.168.0.1 www www.crystalgallery.co.ae

>
> Regards,
> Wahid

No problem

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In comp.os.linux.networking wahid <(E-Mail Removed)>:
> Hi Guys,

> I have configured LAN DNS with Red Hat 9.0. Everything seems ok with
> the Linux box and I am able to ping the DNS and able to browse with the
> DNS in the Linux box itself but none of this is working from windows. I
> can only ping with the IP address...but not with the DNS. Ipconfig

Random guess, you have fire-walling enabled on the RH box, which
is btw EOL. Try firing up 'lokkit' from some xterm and disable
it.

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