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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.jb.com!monalisa.primelogic.com!user From: michelle@primelogic.com (Michelle Brownsworth) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: DNS on 2.1.7 Question Date: Tue, 03 Jun 1997 18:11:48 -0700 Organization: PrimeLogic Communications Corp. Lines: 42 Message-ID: <michelle-0306971811480001@monalisa.primelogic.com> References: <338cf211.7815569@167.152.149.11> NNTP-Posting-Host: monalisa.primelogic.com Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:42249 In article <338cf211.7815569@167.152.149.11>, joe@genesis.netsitesys.com wrote: > I am trying to set up DNS on our FreeBsd Box (2.1.7), and have 2 > questions: > > (1) Our provider will only provide us with (for now) a 1/4 Class C > address block. How do I set the lines in named.boot to reflect this, > especially IN-ADDR-ARPA? Your named.boot file will not reflect anything special beyond listing the hosts that have been assigned IP numbers you were allocated from the partial C-block, and pointing named to the zone files for these hosts, as usual. Regarding the reverse, or IN-ADDR-ARPA, for your partial C-block, forget it. The reverse for your numbers needs to be done, certainly, but you will not be the one to do it; your provider owns the C-block and is responsible for doing the reverse for your IP addresses. Therefore, in named.boot the only reverse line will be for localhost; the line specifying the reverse for your C-block should be either commented out or deleted, since the reverse file resides on your provider's server, not yours. > (2) Can anyone tell what is required to run PPP as a server on this > box, as well? I will be installing a Cyclades Multi-port card(s) in > the box, and have the setup for the IO devices, but that is all I can > figure out so far. Do I need psuedo devices? How do I assign IP > addresses to each of these ports for dial-in users? Yes, kernel PPP or pppd, does require psuedo devices, so you'll have to compile a new kernel with 10 pseudo devices specified in your kernel config file. IP addresses for them can be assigned in /etc/hosts and the server's DNS forward file (and updated in your provider's reverse file for the C-block). Surely Cyclades supplied you with complete configuration documentation...? .\\ichelle -------------------- Michelle Brownsworth System Administrator IMS, Inc.