IP works servername doesnt? (debian 5 tutorial help)

[ggohdin]

Hi, great tutorial btw.

Everything installed pretty well. only issue I have is when I type my Local IP (192.168.1.4) for my server into my browser it shows "it works" however if i use the servers name nothing happens.

"localhost" and "localhost -f" show correct responces for the server name.

When I looked at the /etc/resolv.conf file it had "nameserver 192.168.1.1" should that be "192.168.1.4" for my server address?

netstat -tap is displaying this:

Active Internet connections (servers and established)
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State PID/Program name
tcp 0 0 localhost.localdo:10024 *:* LISTEN 20481/amavisd (mast
tcp 0 0 localhost.localdo:10025 *:* LISTEN 20407/master
tcp 0 0 *:mysql *:* LISTEN 20231/mysqld
tcp 0 0 *:sunrpc *:* LISTEN 1907/portmap
tcp 0 0 server1.agama.co:domain *:* LISTEN 21205/mydns
tcp 0 0 localhost.locald:domain *:* LISTEN 21205/mydns
tcp 0 0 *:ftp *:* LISTEN 21199/pure-ftpd (SE
tcp 0 0 *:ssh *:* LISTEN 21612/sshd
tcp 0 0 localhost.localdoma:918 *:* LISTEN 2438/famd
tcp 0 0 *:39671 *:* LISTEN 1918/rpc.statd
tcp 0 0 *:smtp *:* LISTEN 20407/master
tcp 0 148 server1.agama.com:ssh 192.168.2.2:3979 ESTABLISHED 2528/sshd: administ
tcp6 0 0 [::]:imaps [::]:* LISTEN 21122/couriertcpd
tcp6 0 0 [::]:pop3s [::]:* LISTEN 21150/couriertcpd
tcp6 0 0 [::]:pop3 [::]:* LISTEN 21133/couriertcpd
tcp6 0 0 [::]:imap2 [::]:* LISTEN 21100/couriertcpd
tcp6 0 0 [::]:http-alt [::]:* LISTEN 21182/apache2
tcp6 0 0 [::]:www [::]:* LISTEN 21182/apache2
tcp6 0 0 localhost:domain [::]:* LISTEN 21205/mydns
tcp6 0 0 [::]:ftp [::]:* LISTEN 21199/pure-ftpd (SE
tcp6 0 0 [::]:ssh [::]:* LISTEN 21612/sshd
tcp6 0 0 [::]:https [::]:* LISTEN 21182/apache2

Is the part "localhost.localdo:10024 ", "localhost.localdo:10025" correct? or should I swap localhost around with localhost.localdomain in the /etc/hosts file? which would result in:

tcp 0 0 localhost:10024 *:* LISTEN 2201/amavisd (maste
tcp 0 0 localhost:10025 *:* LISTEN 2832/master

Also this is the output of "dig `hostname`"

; <<>> DiG 9.5.1-P1 <<>> server1.agama.com
;; global options: printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NXDOMAIN, id: 50997
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;server1.agama.com. IN A

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
agama.com. 8401 IN SOA ns1.gldn.net. dnsmaster.gldn.net. 2005122700 10800 3600 3600000 86400

;; Query time: 52 msec
;; SERVER: 192.168.1.1#53(192.168.1.1)
;; WHEN: Sun Mar 15 15:27:39 2009
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 93


output of "nslookup server1.agama.com"
Server: 192.168.1.1
Address: 192.168.1.1#53

** server can't find server1.agama.com: NXDOMAIN

so my questions are:

Is there something wrong with the /etc/resolv.conf ip address?

something wrong with the /etc/hosts file, should I swap it back or leave it?

Is it possibly my modem/router (port forwarding is on)?

If so should I use DNS in my modem/router?

Thank you for your time

-Shayne

[till]

You will have to add a line for your server hostname in the hosts file of the workstation that you use to access the server too. This works also on windows.

[ggohdin]

so there wasnt anything wrong after all?:rolleyes:

Well I hope not, I get "SERVER: 192.168.1.1#53(192.168.1.1)" when I dig "hostname" though, shouldnt it be my servers ip address that I have assigned (192.1681.14) in my /etc/network/interfaces and /etc/hosts file?

Also should my localhost be displaying the ip 192.168.1.1 (which is my gateway)

Server: 192.168.1.1
Address: 192.168.1.1#53

Name: localhost
Address: 127.0.0.1


I also get a message like this when I dig `server1`

Server: 192.168.1.1
Address: 192.168.1.1#53

** server can't find server1: NXDOMAIN


Is any of that to worrie about?

[falko]

Well I hope not, I get "SERVER: 192.168.1.1#53(192.168.1.1)" when I dig "hostname"

192.168.1.1 is the nameserver that you are querying. It should be listed in /etc/resolv.conf.

[ggohdin]

Thanks I started a new topic on another problem I am having