Also interestingly enough, it works if I do a:

webis:/opt/local/apache2/conf/vhosts root# nslookup       
> server 127.0.0.1        
Default server: 127.0.0.1
Address: 127.0.0.1#53
> webis.net
Server:         127.0.0.1
Address:        127.0.0.1#53

Name:   webis.net
Address: 66.118.228.13
> cnet.com
Server:         127.0.0.1
Address:        127.0.0.1#53

Non-authoritative answer:
Name:   cnet.com
Address: 216.239.113.101
> bugz.webis.net
Server:         127.0.0.1
Address:        127.0.0.1#53

bugz.webis.net  canonical name = austin1-public.webis.net.
Name:   austin1-public.webis.net
Address: 66.118.228.13

but once I tell it to use the public IP address, it times out again. Weird.

Now if I restart bind - it works on the public address just fine. It just won't work on the public address on startup. How can I setup launchctl with the org.macports.bind9 to only start it after the address is up?


> server webis.net
Default server: webis.net
Address: 66.118.228.13#53
> bugz.webis.net

On Apr 8, 2007, at 7:32 PM, Alex Kac wrote:

So this is an OS X Server issue I'm sure...but let me see if I can get some experienced help on this.

I'm using Bind9.4 from Macports. When the server was home as I was setting it up, BIND9 was the first thing I setup. It was working perfectly throughout the time I used it. I know because, well, it just worked :)

Then I moved the server to its proper location and gave it a public IP. I ran the changeip script that OS X server requires (stupid thing that is). Now BIND9 runs, but does not work. I cannot get it to respond to anything.

Here is the only thing I see in the logs:

Apr  8 19:25:29 localhost named[82]: starting BIND 9.4.0
Apr  8 19:25:29 localhost named[82]: command channel listening on 127.0.0.1#953
Apr  8 19:25:30 localhost named[82]: running

but doing an NSLookup to the server simply does not work.
wisops@[/opt/local/apache2/conf/vhosts]: nslookup
> server webis.net
Default server: webis.net
Address: 66.118.228.13#53
> ironcoffee.com

;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached
> > webis.net


So - any ideas?

Alex Kac - President and Founder
Web Information Solutions, Inc. - Microsoft Certified Partner

"The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true."
-- James Clabell


Alex Kac - President and Founder

Web Information Solutions, Inc. - Microsoft Certified Partner

"Patience is the companion of wisdom."

--Anonymous