Root Name Servers won't respond to named.

milton at calnek.com milton at calnek.com
Tue Mar 27 17:52:24 UTC 2001


I'm reluctant to upgrade beyond what comes from redhat.  I don't belive that's
what the problem is.  I was previously at 8.2.2 and all of a sudden it stopped
working. That was about a month ago.  I tried upgrading to the new rpm and that 
hasn't helped.  Also, the only thing I've been playng with is ipchains on the 
firewall... however, because of the testing I mentioned below, I feel it's not 
a firewall problem.  Also, I don't have any automatic software updating happening.

I tried other logging commands... but I have since lost them.  And they didn't
tell me much...  my named recieves the query... sends the query... but doesn't
recieve an answer (my interpretation of the log).

Thanks.

/var/named/named.cache is below.

/etc/named.conf:
// generated by named-bootconf.pl

options {
	directory "/var/named";
	query-source address * port 53;
};

logging {
        channel option_debug {
                file "named.run";
                severity dynamic;
                // print-severity yes;
                print-time yes;
        };
        channel update_debug {
                file "update.debug.log";
                severity dynamic;
                print-time yes;
        };
        channel update_debug_trc {
                file "named.run";
                severity dynamic;
                print-time yes;
        };
        channel my_security_channel {
                file "security.log";
                severity info;
                print-time yes;
        };
        category default { option_debug; default_syslog; };
        category notify  { update_debug; update_debug_trc; };
        category update  { update_debug; update_debug_trc; };
        category security { my_security_channel; };
}

// 
// named.boot.
// 
// This file automatically generated by host2dns (/usr/local/bin/host2dns) v2.0 
// written by Milton Calnek (milton at unibase.com).
// 
zone "." {
	type hint;
	file "named.cache";
};

zone "0.0.127.in-addr.arpa" {
	type master;
	file "localhost.rev";
};

zone "localhost" {
	type master;
	file "localhost.fwd";
};

// Files in /var/hosts determine this section.
zone "PEANUTS.LAN" {
	type master;
	file "PEANUTS.LAN.fwd";
};

zone "0.168.192.in-addr.arpa" {
	type master;
	file "192.168.0.rev";
};

zone "LAN" {
	type master;
	file "LAN.fwd";
};

zone "XMAS.LAN" {
	type master;
	file "XMAS.LAN.fwd";
};

zone "1.168.192.in-addr.arpa" {
	type master;
	file "192.168.1.rev";
};

zone "DWARF.LAN" {
	type master;
	file "DWARF.LAN.fwd";
};

zone "2.168.192.in-addr.arpa" {
	type master;
	file "192.168.2.rev";
};

zone "MCE.CALNEK.COM" {
	type master;
	file "MCE.CALNEK.COM.fwd";
};

zone "56.73.198.in-addr.arpa" {
	type master;
	file "198.73.56.rev";
};


/var/named/named.cache:
;
; Initial cache data for root domain servers.
;

.                       99999999        IN      NS      a.root-servers.net.
.                       99999999        IN      NS      b.root-servers.net.
.                       99999999        IN      NS      c.root-servers.net.
.                       99999999        IN      NS      d.root-servers.net.
.                       99999999        IN      NS      e.root-servers.net.
.                       99999999        IN      NS      f.root-servers.net.
.                       99999999        IN      NS      g.root-servers.net.
.                       99999999        IN      NS      h.root-servers.net.
.                       99999999        IN      NS      i.root-servers.net.
.                       99999999        IN      NS      j.root-servers.net.
.                       99999999        IN      NS      k.root-servers.net.
.                       99999999        IN      NS      l.root-servers.net.
.                       99999999        IN      NS      m.root-servers.net.

a.root-servers.net.     99999999		IN		A       198.41.0.4
b.root-servers.net.     99999999		IN		A       128.9.0.107
c.root-servers.net.     99999999		IN		A       192.33.4.12
d.root-servers.net.     99999999		IN		A       128.8.10.90
e.root-servers.net.     99999999		IN		A       192.203.230.10
f.root-servers.net.     99999999		IN		A       192.5.5.241
g.root-servers.net.     99999999		IN		A       192.112.36.4
h.root-servers.net.     99999999		IN		A       128.63.2.53
i.root-servers.net.     99999999		IN		A       192.36.148.17
j.root-servers.net.  	99999999		IN		A		198.41.0.10
k.root-servers.net.		99999999		IN		A		193.0.14.129
l.root-servers.net.		99999999		IN		A		198.32.64.12
m.root-servers.net.		99999999		IN		A		202.12.27.33



In message <Pine.BSF.4.21.0103271928070.1886-100000 at node10c4d.a2000.nl>, Roy Arends writes:
> On Tue, 27 Mar 2001, Milton Calnek wrote:
> 
> > I can't seem to get my named working (bind-8.2.3-0.6.x on RH 6.x).
> > I've added as much debuging info as I could... but it is either
> > incomprehensible to be or doesn't tell me anything (occurances of both).
> 
> Please upgrade to BIND 8.2.3-REL.
> 
> > In particular, I get the hints zone loaded (I read it in the syslog).
> > I see outbound traffic to the root name servers.
> > 
> > It doesn't seem network related because:
> > 1. I can put other name servers in resolv.conf and my hosts work.
> > 2. I have used ipchains and tcpdump to watch packets and they do leave
> >    my system properly.
> > 3. Others services work from my network (web, icq, unreal tournament, etc).
> > 4. I can traceroute to the route namer servers.
> > 
> > I could use (I think) the forwarders to provide name service for my network and let
> > some other name server provide name service for the internet... but I'd rather
> > make named work for me here.
> >  
> > Any ideas on what to look at? Error messages that would clue me into the problem?
> > 
> > Thanks.
> 
> Please specify your named.conf, logs etc, so we can help you find the
> problem.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Roy Arends
> Nominum

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