I have a DNS server that I'm wanting to replace with an older system. I configured this system exactly the same way as an older system running FreeBSD 6.3.
Here's the problem. Within the network, its working perfectly: performing queries, all the zones are working properly, just like the old system. When I try to do all the same things through the firewall, using its WAN IP, I get nothing. I even tried installing a new NIC card, but I get the same results.
I tried googling for the answer but I can't seem to find anything.
I felt you may want to see what I have in my config file. So here it is....fairly simple. I have taken out the zones because my company may not wish to have that floating around.
Thanks again...
// $FreeBSD: src/etc/namedb/named.conf,v 1.26.4.1 2008/01/13 20:48:23 dougb Exp $
//
// Refer to the named.conf(5) and named(8) man pages, and the documentation
// in /usr/share/doc/bind9 for more details.
//
// If you are going to set up an authoritative server, make sure you
// understand the hairy details of how DNS works. Even with
// simple mistakes, you can break connectivity for affected parties,
// or cause huge amounts of useless Internet traffic.
options {
// Relative to the chroot directory, if any
directory "/etc/namedb";
pid-file "/var/run/named/pid";
dump-file "/var/dump/named_dump.db";
statistics-file "/var/stats/named.stats";
// If named is being used only as a local resolver, this is a safe default.
// For named to be accessible to the network, comment this option, specify
// the proper IP address, or delete this option.
listen-on { 192.33.20.43; }; //LAN IP address
// If you have IPv6 enabled on this system, uncomment this option for
// use as a local resolver. To give access to the network, specify
// an IPv6 address, or the keyword "any".
// listen-on-v6 { ::1; };
// These zones are already covered by the empty zones listed below.
// If you remove the related empty zones below, comment these lines out.
/* disable-empty-zone "255.255.255.255.IN-ADDR.ARPA";
disable-empty-zone "0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.IP6.ARPA";
disable-empty-zone "1.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.IP6.ARPA";
*/
// In addition to the "forwarders" clause, you can force your name
// server to never initiate queries of its own, but always ask its
// forwarders only, by enabling the following line:
//
// forward only;
// If you've got a DNS server around at your upstream provider, enter
// its IP address here, and enable the line below. This will make you
// benefit from its cache, thus reduce overall DNS traffic in the Internet.
/*
forwarders {
127.0.0.1;
};
*/
/*
* If there is a firewall between you and nameservers you want
* to talk to, you might need to uncomment the query-source
* directive below. Previous versions of BIND always asked
* questions using port 53, but BIND versions 8 and later
* use a pseudo-random unprivileged UDP port by default.
*/
query-source address * port 53;
};
// If you enable a local name server, don't forget to enter 127.0.0.1
// first in your /etc/resolv.conf so this server will be queried.
// Also, make sure to enable it in /etc/rc.conf.
// The traditional root hints mechanism. Use this, OR the slave zones below.
zone "." { type hint; file "named.root"; };
/* Slaving the following zones from the root name servers has some
significant advantages:
1. Faster local resolution for your users
2. No spurious traffic will be sent from your network to the roots
3. Greater resilience to any potential root server failure/DDoS
On the other hand, this method requires more monitoring than the
hints file to be sure that an unexpected failure mode has not
incapacitated your server. Name servers that are serving a lot
of clients will benefit more from this approach than individual
hosts. Use with caution.
To use this mechanism, uncomment the entries below, and comment
the hint zone above.
*/
(ZONES TAKEN OUT FOR PRIVACY REASONS)
/*
zone "." {
type slave;
file "slave/root.slave";
masters {
192.5.5.241; // F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
};
notify no;
};
zone "arpa" {
type slave;
file "slave/arpa.slave";
masters {
192.5.5.241; // F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
};
notify no;
};
zone "in-addr.arpa" {
type slave;
file "slave/in-addr.arpa.slave";
masters {
192.5.5.241; // F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
};
notify no;
};
*/
/* Serving the following zones locally will prevent any queries
for these zones leaving your network and going to the root
name servers. This has two significant advantages:
1. Faster local resolution for your users
2. No spurious traffic will be sent from your network to the roots
*/
// RFC 1912
/*
zone "localhost" { type master; file "master/localhost-forward.db"; };
zone "127.in-addr.arpa" { type master; file "master/localhost-reverse.db"; };
zone "255.in-addr.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
// RFC 1912-style zone for IPv6 localhost address
zone "0.ip6.arpa" { type master; file "master/localhost-reverse.db"; };
// "This" Network (RFCs 1912 and 3330)
zone "0.in-addr.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
// Private Use Networks (RFC 1918)
zone "10.in-addr.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "16.172.in-addr.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "17.172.in-addr.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "18.172.in-addr.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "19.172.in-addr.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "20.172.in-addr.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "21.172.in-addr.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "22.172.in-addr.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "23.172.in-addr.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "24.172.in-addr.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "25.172.in-addr.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "26.172.in-addr.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "27.172.in-addr.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "28.172.in-addr.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "29.172.in-addr.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "30.172.in-addr.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "31.172.in-addr.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "168.192.in-addr.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
// Link-local/APIPA (RFCs 3330 and 3927)
zone "254.169.in-addr.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
// TEST-NET for Documentation (RFC 3330)
zone "2.0.192.in-addr.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
// Router Benchmark Testing (RFC 3330)
zone "18.198.in-addr.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "19.198.in-addr.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
// IANA Reserved - Old Class E Space
zone "240.in-addr.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "241.in-addr.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "242.in-addr.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "243.in-addr.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "244.in-addr.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "245.in-addr.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "246.in-addr.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "247.in-addr.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "248.in-addr.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "249.in-addr.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "250.in-addr.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "251.in-addr.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "252.in-addr.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "253.in-addr.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "254.in-addr.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
// IPv6 Unassigned Addresses (RFC 4291)
zone "1.ip6.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "3.ip6.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "4.ip6.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "5.ip6.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "6.ip6.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "7.ip6.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "8.ip6.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "9.ip6.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "a.ip6.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "b.ip6.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "c.ip6.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "d.ip6.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "e.ip6.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "0.f.ip6.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "1.f.ip6.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "2.f.ip6.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "3.f.ip6.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "4.f.ip6.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "5.f.ip6.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "6.f.ip6.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "7.f.ip6.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "8.f.ip6.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "9.f.ip6.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "a.f.ip6.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "b.f.ip6.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "0.e.f.ip6.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "1.e.f.ip6.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "2.e.f.ip6.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "3.e.f.ip6.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "4.e.f.ip6.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "5.e.f.ip6.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "6.e.f.ip6.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "7.e.f.ip6.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
// IPv6 ULA (RFC 4193)
zone "c.f.ip6.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "d.f.ip6.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
// IPv6 Link Local (RFC 4291)
zone "8.e.f.ip6.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "9.e.f.ip6.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "a.e.f.ip6.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "b.e.f.ip6.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
// IPv6 Deprecated Site-Local Addresses (RFC 3879)
zone "c.e.f.ip6.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "d.e.f.ip6.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "e.e.f.ip6.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
zone "f.e.f.ip6.arpa" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
// IP6.INT is Deprecated (RFC 4159)
zone "ip6.int" { type master; file "master/empty.db"; };
*/
// NB: Do not use the IP addresses below, they are faked, and only
// serve demonstration/documentation purposes!
//
// Example slave zone config entries. It can be convenient to become
// a slave at least for the zone your own domain is in. Ask
// your network administrator for the IP address of the responsible
// master name server.
//
// Do not forget to include the reverse lookup zone!
// This is named after the first bytes of the IP address, in reverse
// order, with ".IN-ADDR.ARPA" appended, or ".IP6.ARPA" for IPv6.
//
// Before starting to set up a master zone, make sure you fully
// understand how DNS and BIND work. There are sometimes
// non-obvious pitfalls. Setting up a slave zone is usually simpler.
//
// NB: Don't blindly enable the examples below. :-) Use actual names
// and addresses instead.
/* An example dynamic zone
key "exampleorgkey" {
algorithm hmac-md5;
secret "sf87HJqjkqh8ac87a02lla==";
};
zone "example.org" {
type master;
allow-update {
key "exampleorgkey";
};
file "dynamic/example.org";
};
*/
/* Example of a slave reverse zone
zone "1.168.192.in-addr.arpa" {
type slave;
file "slave/1.168.192.in-addr.arpa";
masters {
192.168.1.1;
};
};
*/
One obvious choke point is the firewall. Does the system have a firewall of its own? Do you get log messages somewhere useful (I'd be looking at /var/log/messages but FreeBSD might be different than Linux in that regard) when attempting to connect from an outside IP?