On 2021-06-07 15:34, Michael Butash wrote: > It sounds like bind doesn't like or is loading your zone file for > keiththewebguy.com [1], you should be able to nslookup/host/dig > pointing at the local server first to make sure it works, and then see > it externally from anywhere outside via the same. Next is to make > sure you point your registrar's glue records to point over to your > server with proper name server and soa records. They need to know how > to phone home via the glue's to find where to reference the domain > from. Until you can resolve your domain even from the same box, don't > worry about outside. Debug bind logs first, plenty of how-to's out > there to follow. > Got the DNS to work, thanks!! > Honestly, hosting DNS is far more hassle than worth I found long ago - > better off using your registrar dns, where I used to use godaddy for > DNS, and now google. I'm not too proud to let them have an easy > button ui for me these days. Also, DNS can be highly abused to > generate a lot of traffic at times, so as much as even cox might say > "unlimited", it's all fun and games until you run over their > perception of "expected use", which you never know, particularly with > bind vulnerabilities. Lots of small udp packets cause issues for > firewalls and routers (particularly soho hardware kit), best to leave > this sort of thing to a real isp imho. I've seen folks self-host dns > as an experiment and get massive bills for doing so over the years > several times. > I'm 100% with you. Appreciate your feedback. I checked with Cox and there would never be any additional changes since I'm on a commercial account. I do have a limited in bandwidth so anything over my bandwidth will be denied. I'm doing this to learn. I have a friend that owns a data center and I suspect his DNS machines have a user interface and it is all point, click, type in a value or string... etc. I would never do anything like this for a production website. In a day or two I will be moving onto setting up and configuring Postfix and Dovecot. Thank You For Your Feedback!! Keith > -mb > > On Mon, Jun 7, 2021 at 12:38 PM Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss > wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I need some help with Bind. >> >> I have a Cox Business account that allows me to run servers with no >> blocked ports. >> >> I have an old laptop configure running BIND 9 and Apache. >> >> I can see the default Apache page if I enter my IP into a browser. >> So >> Apache seems to be working. >> >> My domain is KeithTheWebGuy.com. >> My public IP is 98.191.108.149 >> I've port forwarded both 80 and 53. >> I have a VPS that was serving KeithTheWebGuy.com and so I took the >> zone >> file from there and modified it with my public IP. >> Apache is configured for KeithTheWebGuy.com so I think. >> >> When I try to go to KeithTheWebGuy.com I get a message the site >> cannot >> be reached. >> >> I'm thinking I have a BIND issue. >> >> If I issue dig keiththewebguy.com [1] at the command line I get: >> >> -- >> ; <<>> DiG 9.16.1-Ubuntu <<>> keiththewebguy.com [1] >> ;; global options: +cmd >> ;; Got answer: >> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: SERVFAIL, id: 16506 >> ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1 >> >> ;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION: >> ; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 65494 >> ;; QUESTION SECTION: >> ;keiththewebguy.com [1]. IN A >> >> ;; Query time: 32 msec >> ;; SERVER: 127.0.0.53#53(127.0.0.53) >> ;; WHEN: Mon Jun 07 19:30:59 UTC 2021 >> ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 47 >> -- >> >> No IP is returned. >> >> If I "dig google.com [2]" An IP is returned. >> >> ; <<>> DiG 9.16.1-Ubuntu <<>> google.com [2] >> ;; global options: +cmd >> ;; Got answer: >> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 56676 >> ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1 >> >> ;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION: >> ; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 65494 >> ;; QUESTION SECTION: >> ;google.com [2]. IN A >> >> ;; ANSWER SECTION: >> google.com [2]. 63 IN A 172.217.11.174 >> >> ;; Query time: 8 msec >> ;; SERVER: 127.0.0.53#53(127.0.0.53) >> ;; WHEN: Mon Jun 07 19:32:12 UTC 2021 >> ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 55 >> >> - - - - >> >> Any help much appreciated. >> >> Keith >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > Links: > ------ > [1] http://keiththewebguy.com > [2] http://google.com --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss