i did the "dig . soa" and this was the response:
; <<>> DiG 8.2 <<>> . soa
;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
;; res_nsend to server default -- 127.0.0.1 connection timed out
does this mean that my local dns server is unable to query the root dns
servers ?
-----Original Message-----
From: Gordon Rowell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2000 8:29 PM
To: Jason Watson
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Test internet connection - fails
On Wed, Dec 20, 2000 at 03:56:39PM -0600, Jason Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> I am having a problem with e-smith 4.1 b2. I have the server setup
> in server-gateway mode. One nic is in my local 10.x.x.x network and
> the external nic is in a 172.16.x.x network that has an ip that is
> NAT'd out to the internet as 208.x.x.x
Sounds fair so far.
> Now I am able to ping the box from the internet(but not brows to it), but
> when I run the "Test internet connection" it fails. I think that this is
> because it does not know what my dns servers are.
Well, the caching DNS server knows about the root servers and that
should be sufficient for it to start and resolve names.
> is this correct or am I missing something else like being a NAT'd
> address ?
As long as your NAT is properly configured to NAT the UDP packets from
DNS queries, you should be fine.
> and what should I do to fix this ?
Please try
dig . soa
and see what you get.
> should i be running in server only mode since i am not trying to
> protect my network ?
That should not make a difference to this. I would suggest
server-gateway and have your LAN clients on your "internal" interface.
Gordon
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