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Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Help requested on DNS problem
- From: s-clarob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2002 07:48:43 +0000 (UTC)
- Message-id: <5.1.0.14.0.20021001082609.00a8c1e0@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Firstly, are you or Demon going to host the DNS of your global domain?
Secondly, go to www.nic.uk stick in your domain ( don't put the www at the start ) in the search
it will then tell you who currently holds the TAG.
If the TAG holder is not yourself or Demon then you need to fax a letter to Nominet on headed paper asking them to transfer the domain, you need to check what information you need to provide and check with Demon that they can host it.
It is not foolish at all to use your BECTA domain, and it must be registered to someone ( usually your ISP when the names were given out ).
We use our becta domain, host our own DNS for it and DNS for 2 other domains we own, we host our own web & mail services without any problems.
What Demon may mean is that they do not have the authority to transfer your domain to them, and that you need to do it.
Robin.
St Aidan's County High School
Carlisle
At 19:44 30/09/02 +0100, you wrote:
Secondly, go to www.nic.uk stick in your domain ( don't put the www at the start ) in the search
it will then tell you who currently holds the TAG.
If the TAG holder is not yourself or Demon then you need to fax a letter to Nominet on headed paper asking them to transfer the domain, you need to check what information you need to provide and check with Demon that they can host it.
It is not foolish at all to use your BECTA domain, and it must be registered to someone ( usually your ISP when the names were given out ).
We use our becta domain, host our own DNS for it and DNS for 2 other domains we own, we host our own web & mail services without any problems.
What Demon may mean is that they do not have the authority to transfer your domain to them, and that you need to do it.
Robin.
St Aidan's County High School
Carlisle
At 19:44 30/09/02 +0100, you wrote:
Hi,
I've reached the limit of my (v. limited) knowledge and suspect the fault
could be down a number of different factors.
I have a functioning file-sharing class C network (192.168.1.x) , using
samba, based on a linux server running kernel 2.5 (SuSe 7.3).
I have configured sendmail so that we have internal email and we can access
the net via our firewall box (smoothwall) and router. We are able to send
surf and emails out into the world (route: network (192.168.1.x) ->
firewall -> router -> ISP (Demon)).
My problem is that the outside world cannot see us. I have assigned the two
IP addresses given to me by the ISP to the router and outward facing port of
my firewall but although I can travel out (therefore the connection is
working) nothing can see me. My ISP thinks that the problem is a DNS issue.
I (foolishly?) used my BECTA registered address myschool.LEA.sch.uk which
Demon (ISP) know me by. However they argue that because LEA.sch.uk is not
registered with anyone no-one has domain authority to forward stuff to me -
there is a gap between sch.uk and myschool.LEA.sch.uk.
Does this sound reasonable? I wonder if I haven't made a complete hash (pun
intended) of my sendmail, DNS etc setup, but I am O'Reillyed out and would
welcome advice from a fresh angle. (I half suspect I have gaping security
holes the size of Micro$ofts ethical defecit!)
Darren Garside
Freshford Primary School
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