I have set up a DNS server with the help of two helpful tutorials:

http://linuxconfig.org/linux-dns-server-bind-configuration

http://ulyssesonline.com/2007/11/07/how-to-setup-a-dns-server-in-ubuntu/

I am using:

Ubuntu Bind9

and had issues I tried negating on my own thanks to a question I posted here earlier that pointed out my mistake of using rfc 1918 addresses in my previous SOA record:

$TTL 3D
@ IN SOA ns.thejarbar.org. email. (
 13112012
 28800
 3600
 604800
 38400
);
thejarbar.org.            IN      A         10.0.0.42
@            IN      NS        ns.thejarbar,org.
yuccalaptop  IN      A          10.0.0.19
ns           IN      A                    10.0.0.42
gw           IN      A                    10.0.0.138
www          IN      CNAME                thejarbar.org.

$TTL 600
0.0.10.in-addr.arpa. IN SOA ns.thejarbar.org. email. (
   13112012
   28800
   3600
   604800
   38400
);

0.0.10.in-addr.arpa.       IN      NS      ns.thejarbar.org.

42   IN      PTR     thejarbar.org.
19   IN      PTR     yuccalaptop.thejarbar.org.
138   IN      PTR     gw.thejarbar.org.

I read the ranges that are used under rfc 1918 and modified my routers resource pool to assign LAN devices IP(s) within the 30.0.0.0 range and now modified my SOA to:

$TTL 600
@ IN SOA ns.thejarbar.org. email. (
 13112012
 28800
 3600
 604800
 38400
);
thejarbar.org.            IN      A         30.0.0.42
@            IN      NS        ns.thejarbar,org.
yuccalaptop  IN      A          10.0.0.19
ns           IN      A                    30.0.0.42
gw           IN      A                    30.0.0.138
www          IN      CNAME                thejarbar.org.

$TTL600
0.0.10.in-addr.arpa. IN SOA ns.thejarbar.org. email. (
   13112012
   28800
   3600
   604800
   38400
);

0.0.30.in-addr.arpa.       IN      NS      ns.thejarbar.org.

42   IN      PTR     thejarbar.org.
19   IN      PTR     yuccalaptop.thejarbar.org.
138   IN      PTR     gw.thejarbar.org.

I can ping my nameserverver ns.thejarbar.organd it gives me the correct isp IP address, but my domain never seems to propagate to my nameserver.

I have searched for a concise tutorial that covers setting up a DNS with a nameserver that hosts (my) or the site. I am fully aware that this is not recommended and am using this for my learning purposes.

Getting to the question, due to the lack of information in tutorials I looked at (nothing about rfc 1918 and no example of swapping these with ISP IP) is my router modification going to help me as it does not seem to be. I have also tried as recommended using my ISP IP instead of the values I posted. My site never propagated to my nameserver. What could be causing this?

I have run dig thejarbar.org @88.89.190.171 and get an authorative response.

Can anyone assist me with the final steps I may be missing here?