Server : Unoknown Error

[Barry Margolin]

In article <93g1bi$fj6 at pub3.rc.vix.com>,
Steven Fagan <sfagan at evokesoft.com> wrote:
>I have Bind 8.2.2  Patchlevel 7 running on Red Hat 6.1 and I get the
>following error when I do
>an nslookup on a client set to use my linux server for naming.  I am running
>as a slave to a Winnt 4.0 server. Any Help?

You need to create reverse zones on the server for your address blocks.
"Server failed" means that the reverse domain is delegated to a server, but
that server doesn't have the zone installed on it.

>
>Microsoft(R) Windows NT(TM)
>(C) Copyright 1985-1996 Microsoft Corp.
>
>C:\>nslookup
>DNS request timed out.
>    timeout was 2 seconds.
>*** Can't find server name for address 10.10.100.1: Timed out
>*** Can't find server name for address 209.217.181.225: Server failed
>*** Default servers are not available
>Default Server:  UnKnown
>Address:  10.10.100.1
>
>> ale
>Server:  UnKnown
>Address:  10.10.100.1
>
>Name:    ale.evokesoft.com
>Address:  209.217.181.247
>
>Thanks
>Steve
>
>
>
>


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