Page 2 - Need help on DNS

if your router blocks pings then pinging doesn't mean anything. Don't think of ping as a server accessibility test. Instead, try to connect to the server from an outside source. www.creaper.com now goes to the fedora test page. According to your dig, resolv.conf and BIND is properly configured. All appears to be fine internally and externally.

simple dns can bite my big toe.

any other problems?

you're right.. but when i changed the resolv.conf from 192.168.20.1 to 192.168.20.3 i can't access any site, like yahoo.com so i have to change it back to 192.168.20.1 (my router's ip) just to access the net and when i ask some friends to check the site.. some of them can view it some can't

I`ll fix up a config for you that'll act as your caching server. Question, why are you using /etc/ directory for your zone files? That folder is filled with all kinds of configuration files and it may be better to consolidate things in the /var/named/ directory. When I create this config for you, where should I assume the zones are stored?

GOOD NEWS... it work now thanks a lot except that I cant access my own server but hey at least others can. do you have any fix for this?

yes, that's why I'm going to make the config for you. please answer my question.

im using /var/named/chroot/etc directory not the other /etc directory
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zones are stored in /var/named/chroot/etc

oh one more thing the named.conf is located in /var/named/chroot/etc

Change the IP in your resolv.conf to "127.0.0.1". That IP will become the IP address of your caching server or "resolver". When people from the internet query your computer they'll go to your private IP "192.168.20.3" which is your authoritative server.

Copy all of your *.hosts files to make a duplicate called *.local. The hosts files will be returned to internet queries, and the local files will be returned to local queries. Edit the *.local files to replace the public IP with the private IP.

And one final note about this config. All files are being placed in the chroot etc directory. Since this is an edit of my own personal server config, it logs to many different log files, if you wish them to be in a different directory you'll need to change the path. If you rather have your pid-file in another directory, you need to change the path. If you have a "named.custom" file you can delete it. This config also enables statistic monitoring on your zones. To view this information enter the command "rndc stats". It is also unlikely that cpanels can correctly add zones to this config, so don't use them to manage BIND.

The config file has been attached. You'll need to remove the .txt extension when you download it.

thank you so much, you're a great help