On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 10:52:32PM +0300, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 22:52:32 +0300 > From: Andrei POPESCU <andreimpope...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: need help configuring debian-6.05 with DNS > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > > On Vi, 29 iun 12, 12:40:00, Gary Kline wrote: > > > > Guys, > > > > Can someone help me get DNS installed and working on my > > Debian Squeeze? The youtubed videos that I have tried have > > both failed. I get an "NXDOMAIN" with nslookup or did. > > > > thanks for any pointers! > > 1. What are you trying to achieve? (access the internet, provide some > kind of DNS service to several clients or run your own DNS server) > 2. What steps have you performed so far?
Run my own DNS server, for starters. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZuPq_oLQNw is the latest videos I have tried. I followed every step. nslookup could not find my computers domain, and I could not ping it. I could ping my FreedBSD server, "ethic.thought.org" and my other hosts like my destop. But not the new tower case that I am trying to transition to. > > It might be a good idea for you to read > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > > Kind regards, > Andrei > -- > Offtopic discussions among Debian users and developers: > http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/d-community-offtopic -- Gary Kline kl...@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix Voice By Computer (for Universal Access): http:/www.thought.org/vbc The 8.57a release of Jottings: http://jottings.thought.org Twenty-five years of service to the Unix community. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120629203706.ga24...@thought.org