queer dns access problem

[Bill Tangren]

> have you checked named.conf and made sure its listening on the correct
> ip address/interface ?

named.conf? This box isn't running a name server. It points to two other
name servers in the enclave.


>
>
> david
>
> Bill Tangren wrote:
>>> Can you ping your DNS server from the broken box?
>>>
>>> Kris
>>>
>>
>> Well, it doesn't seem that the firewall is the problem. The firewall is
>> not recording any traffic coming from the broken server when it tries to
>> access the outside world. [Though I can ssh into another server in the
>> enclave if I use its IP number.] I have tried unplugging the working
>> server, renaming the broken one and using its network port, and DNS
>> still
>> doesn't work. I am stumped as to why. I need this server, and if I don't
>> fix it soon, I'm going to have to reinstall the OS. I've even gone so
>> far
>> as to swap out network cards. No joy. Something must be wrong with the
>> setup, and I'll be damned if I can figure out what it is.
>>
>>
>>

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Bill Tangren
U.S. Naval Observatory

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