Bind9 as a DNS Server

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SYSTEM INFORMATION VERSION
OS Version 22.04.5 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)
Webmin Version 2.202

I have been testing (Bind9 / DNS) to use it as my netowrk wide DNS Server: When I create an IP address it does not put the ip in the reverse zone/lookup. Yes I clicked on the Update reverse radio button.

I am not sure how to research this issue, I have looked in the logs, both webmin & journals. Not sure where else to look.

I also noticed even though I started bind and configured it properly, also I put in some addresses for devices in my domain/environment. I still can’t resolve FQDNs to addresses. I pointed my workstation to the DNS Server (Only one for now) address and nothing. Not sure what;s going on with it either.

Any help would be appreciated,
Thank you,
Michael

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BIND is not configured to be a local DNS resolver. It can do this function but I dont think it can be done through Virtualmin.

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Thank you very much I will see what I can get done.

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Thank you for your response, I am not trying to do it with Virtualmin, However Virtualmin is on the Webmin Server I am trying to it on so that maybe the issue thank you.

Michael

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If you have a local network, use pfsense.

Bind will be very limited in what you can do with it even if you do get it working as a recursive DNS server.

I use pfsense and it is amazing what it can do. Also what is doing you DHCP, pfsense does this as well.

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I have pfSense and I using it already but I do not know how to setup DNS on it.

Thanks I will do that awesome idea

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It is already setup. It will work out of the box.

Also this is your lucky day, what would you say I if told your I had written a full tutorial on setting up pfSense with an advanced DNS section? :smile:

I covered everything:

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Very very nice Thank you very much.

What a struck of luck for me lol!

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But… it is though… Ok, only for localhost by default but it’s easy through Webmin to set it up to serve any other network/IP as well.

;; ANSWER SECTION:
virtualmin.com. 300 IN A 45.76.57.243

;; Query time: 207 msec
;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1) (UDP)

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Thank you very much.

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