DNS ERROR resolving MX

[theho6970]

when installing zimbra I get an error during the installation. DNS error resovling mx record I have my records setup.Not sure whats going on.

DNS ERROR resolving MX for mail.dandcserver.net
It is suggested that the domain name have an MX record configured in DNS
Change domain name? [Yes]


/etc/hosts file

# that require network functionality will fail.
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost
sendmail: ALL
66.24.117.27 mail.dandcserver.net
~


/var/named/dandcserver.net.zone file
$TTL 86400
@ IN SOA ns1.dandcserver.net. hostmaster.dandcserver.net. (

2007010709 ; serial
7200 ; refresh
3600 ; retry
864000 ; expire
864000 ; minimum
)

IN NS ns1.dandcserver.net.
IN NS ns2.dandcserver.net.

MX 10 mail.dandcserver.net.

ns1 A 66.24.117.27
ns2 A 66.24.117.27
www A 66.24.117.27
mail A 66.24.117.27
dandcserver.net A 66.24.117.27
mail.dandcserver.net A 66.24.117.27

[phoenix]

Welcome to the forums.

Your hosts file is incorrect -check the Zimbra Quick Start guide for the format. According to this report you don't have any MX records, check the thread DNS in a nutshell against your DNS setup.

[theho6970]

I cant get to the post dns in a nutshell. Is there examples some where I can see.

[phoenix]

My fault, typing error in the url - try it again.

[theho6970]

The dns in a nutsell. The hostname is zcs. The 1234 ip adress are they external my ip adress have to external 66. to work. Inetrnal wont work.

[phoenix]

Sorry, I'll start again.

You need to set-up a split-DNS. If you're server is behind a nat router then you'll never be able to connect to your server via the public IP, split-dns will do that. Have a look at this article in the wiki. Don't forget to change the entry in your hosts file.

[theho6970]

so I need to delete what I have and follow the guide you sent me. Also if I just have that zone how will it know where my extrenal ip and all that is.

[phoenix]

Originally Posted by theho6970

Also if I just have that zone how will it know where my extrenal ip and all that is.

You'll have them hosted on an external DNS server.

[theho6970]

I setup my records and was wondering how to get them to work together so I can get email out. I have y external records added on same server but need to know how to be able to get outside with dns know. My domain is server.dandcserver.net. I just need it dandcserver.net Hw do I change it or get it to query just external now.I did a spilt dns just have local now. Thanks for your help.