Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.tcp-ip.cmu-tek
Subject: Domain Name Server
From: "Tim McKee, 803-366-2620" <mckeetr@cvse.cortex.prospect.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 20:26:01 EST
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Is there anyone out there familiar enough with the DOMAIN-A/B/C
package to give me a hand?

I need to set up a 'root level' name server for a medium sized network
of machines that are NOT connected to the Internet.  I am trying to
get it working with three machines that I have addressed as follows:

  trm.caro	250.1.1.1
  ssidev.caro	250.1.1.2 (DOMAIN Name Server installed on this node)
  ssitst.caro	250.1.1.3

The software comes up and a NETSTAT command shows that UDP port as
active, but a HOSTNM or a DOMAIN/LOOKUP command fails every time.

The LOOKUP counters show one query and no responses.

Any help will be appreciated... I am a relative newcomer to this...

Tim Mckee
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Timothy R. McKee                        |  Senior Consultant - VAX/VMS Internals
Cortex Corp. - SouthEast Field Office   |       mckeetr@cvse.cortex.prospect.com
Phone: (803) 366-2620                   |                    FAX: (803) 366-5417
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The files are set up as follows:

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START.DAT
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; Startup file for domain server
primary ssidev.caro domdat:caro.zone_master
primary 250.1.1.in-addr.arpa domdat:250_1_1.zone_master
;secondary wisc.edu cs.wisc.edu pokey.cs.wisc.edu mailrus.cc.umich.edu
;forwarder dogie.macc.wisc.edu
;forwarder cs.wisc.edu
;forwarder pokey.cs.wisc.edu
initial domdat:initial.dat
keepcurrent domdat:keep_current.dat
preferredaddress domdat:network_preference.dat

-------------------------
CARO.ZONE_MASTER
-------------------------
;
;  Zone master file for caro
;
; Modified:
;
@               in      soa     ssidev.caro. ( ; source
                                mckeetr.caro. ; responsible person
                                1 ; serial
                                43200 ; refresh period (12 hours)
                                3600 ; retry time (1 hour)
                                5184000 ; expire time (60 days)
                                172800 ) ; minimum (2 days)
                in      a       250.1.1.2
                in      wks     250.1.1.3 tcp telnet ftp smtp
caro.           in      ns      ssidev.caro.
trm             in      a       250.1.1.1
                in      wks     250.1.1.1 tcp telnet ftp smtp
ssitst          in      a       250.1.1.3
                in      wks     250.1.1.3 tcp telnet ftp smtp

-------------------------
250_1_1.ZONE_MASTER
-------------------------

;
;  Zone master file for 138.104.128.in-addr.arpa
;
; Modified:
;
@               in      soa     ssidev.caro. ( ; source
                                mckeetr.caro. ; responsible person
                                1 ; serial
                                43200 ; refresh period (12 hours)
                                3600 ; retry time (1 hour)
                                5184000 ; expire time (60 days)
                                172800 ) ; minimum (2 days)
                in      ns      ssidev
2		in	ptr	ssidev.caro
1		in	ptr	trm.caro
3		in	ptr	ssitst.caro


-------------------------
KEEP_CURRENT.DAT
-------------------------

; RR's to keep current
ns .

-------------------------
NETWORK_PREFERENCE.DAT
-------------------------

; Preferred addresses
; <network address> <network mask> <preference (low is better)>
250.1.1.0 255.255.255.0 10

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PROTOCOLS.DAT
-------------------------

ip       0
tcp      6
udp      17