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Well good news is I think the file server is working after consulting Google again with help.ubuntu.com.

Maybe I'll go back to internet tutorials lol. If so I'll be careful to bookmark the...

I've started looking into books to learn from instead of scouring Google. I'm trying this Kindle book called Beginning Ubuntu Server Administration: From Novice to Professional by Sander Van Vugt. ...

Wasn't sure if this thread would get a response. Thanks for the feedback.

I'll just say that in my situation I took the plunge into a college competition and I'm in over my head, but that's okay....

Could this be a DNS problem?

When I have a fail to fetch issue I'll try editing /etc/resolv.conf and adding "nameserver 8.8.8.8" which is Google.

This is only a temporary patch to do a test....

While I'm learning Ubuntu, I still have lingering influence from my time with Windows. From force of habit I'm used to the idea that security programs like AntiViruses can conflict if you put more...

I realize there are quite a few Sticky write ups in the security section. I'm posting this because I've trying to run the Suricata IDS/IPS and running into a strange error.

Because I'm a noob, I...

Okay thanks for the feedback.

Well the "Damage" description I read was vague, so I guess I wanted to be sure that was just DoS related and there wasn't something else I was missing.

My understanding is you might knock out a...

I'm in a college cyber security program and experimenting with different tools. I'm throwing Nessus at Virtual Machines.

I have heard that Nessus is very aggressive and could cause "Damage". I'm...

Thanks for the trouble shooting tips. I had some idea that the resolv.conf might be over written on my Ubuntu netbook. I was not sure about the Debian machine running VirtualBox but after reboot it...

Ironing out details. Put DNS-nameserver and search domain into /etc/resolv.conf on my Ubuntu Desktop netbook and it hooked on.

Also put it into a Windows machine under IPv4 Properties, Advanced,...

Well finally it works. Getting browser, nslookup, and pings with other computers on the LAN.

I'm going to admit that somehow when I moved back in a VM Snapshot the Firewall came back on. I'm...

I seem to be able to ping this domain or even type Host 192.168.254.70 and have it return my domain name. But only on my server. Anything other computer on my LAN can't seem to find it.

OMG I may have it.

Did a host [IPaddress] look up and it came back with my assigned domain name.

Successfully PINGed a new domain name on my LAN.

I cannot believe how incomplete...

Going through this again by following the Help.Ubuntu.Com guide.

Right now in the Db.192 file. For the SOA or first PTR the template shows it as ns.example.com.

I'm not sure if the...

Okay another tutorial identified the HostName.Example.Com as the FQDN and led me astray into terminology confusion.

Another thought, would it be a good idea for a noobie to try putting in a GUI frontend for BIND?

My OS is Ubuntu Server CLI, but I also have an Ubuntu Desktop netbook that can talk to my server...

Clear as mud

Usually the second step in these tutorials covers the named.conf.local file. Maybe I'm inaccurate in calling this a "Zone File" but this entry begins with the word zone so.......
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Well that's good to know.

I came to this forum because I joined a college Cyber Defense team. Students try to learn about servers and security and build a network. We will be attacked by hackers...

okay maybe I'm getting turned around by use of terminology on different websites.

The tutorial on MixedUpEric just refers to my chosen "internal domain name" at least when filling out the zone...

Before coming to a forum to ask for help I really want to try my best to tackle something like this, but I am confused by Bind9. I follow these tutorials which seem to skip over details and make...

I'm a noobie and had trouble making a VM with 12.10

I switched to 12.04 LTS (Long Term Support) which I imagine is much more stable.

The most recent release of any OS is uncertain territory....

I just want to clarify if in a config file # or // mean about the same thing to comment out a line or if there are cases you use one or the other.

# pound to comment out or

// to comment out...

Yeah I don't think I can pull of 3 lol. Maybe 2.

Oh well thanks for the quick replies.

Okay thanks. Just wondering how much I can squeeze out of this old Desktop.

For now I gave Ubuntu Server 200 MB. I'll see how it goes when I add other machines.