Recieved many answers, thanks to Dan Anderson for the answer and Explanation:
lose these 2:
domianname IN A
www.domainname IN A
Replace with:
@ IN A xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
In the db files the @ sign represents the domain as defined in the
named.boot/conf file, and any entry in the db file on the left that is not
followed by a period the @ is added by bind. (Most likely the example
which gave you this idea was for 1 server that handled numerous subdomains
like ucb.edu (as the domain in the named.boot/conf), the first one would
define a host domainname.ucb.edu and the second would define another as
www.domainname.ucb.edu)
Thus....
domainname would become domainname.domainname.com
www.domainname would become www.domainname.domainname.com
The way your files seem to be setup you really just need:
@ IN A xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (The @ is just expanded to
domainname.com)
www IN A xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (since there is no period after www
(www.) the @ is appended to be www.domainname.com)
As well as appropriate MX records.
The O'Reilly book is really indespensible.
Ed Fafard wrote:
> I just added a new domain to my DNS and need it to point to a different
> ip address.
> I have an existing dns server and many domains all pointing to the same
> ip address and db file. I just add the domain into the conf file and
> www and the domainname.com all works fine. So now I create a new dbfile
> db.domain and create an
> entry in named.conf pointing to the new db file. In the db file I have
> the following
>
> @ IN SOA heavy.iescrow.com. root.heavy.iescrow.com. ( 2000083103 10800
> 3600 86400 43200 )
> IN NS fs1.iescrow.com.
> IN NS heavy.iescrow.com.
>
> localhost IN A 127.0.0.1
> www IN A xxx.xxx.xxx.xx
> IN MX 10 mailhub.iescrow.com.
> IN MX 20 rs1.iescrow.com.
>
> www resolves to the new domain/ip fine but domainname.com does not
> resolve. Found some DNS info on the net
> and it says add these A records
> domianname IN A
> www.domainname IN A
>
> I have www in there which works but tried domainname with no luck. Get
> the following error from nslookup
>
> *** localhost can't find domainname.com: Non-existent host/domain
>
> I know I am missing something but cant find it.
>
> TIA and will summarize.
>
> Eddy
>
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