Error resolving NS in NSlookup?

[phn at icke-reklam.ipsec.nu]

sl <slai at sceptre.com> wrote:

> Hi

> I am trying to setup the BIND DNS server. It seems to be working. It
> can resolve all DNS queries except when I use NSLookup to test the DNS
> Server.

Don't use nslooup. It will bite you !

Use dig or host . See the manual pages for howto use them.

> When I use Nslookup to query the BIND server, I get this error 

> “Can’t find server name for the address 65.119.31.58.
> Server failed.”

This is nslookup's way of not telling you that the mapping from
65.119.31.58 to a hostname does not work. In itself useful information,
but is just confused You !


I saw that barry got online and is helping you with the reverse. He is 
fully competent and probably describes better then me. Trust him !



> I can still query different sites with the server. I have specify the
> host name in the Network setup.

> This is my Domain file

> ============================================
> $TTL	43200
> @		IN	SOA	ns1.komodo.com.	hostmaster.ns1.komodo.com. (
> 			2002032005 ; serial
> 			1H ; refresh
> 			15 ; retry
> 			14D ; expire
> 			1H ; default_ttl
> 			)
> @		IN	MX	5	mail.komodo.info.
> @		IN	NS	ns1.komodo.com.
> @	10	IN	A	65.119.31.58
> www		IN	A	65.119.31.58
> mail		IN	A	65.119.31.58
> ftp		IN	A	65.119.31.58
> ns1		IN	A	65.119.31.58

> ===============================================
> This is the Reverse File

> $TTL	43200
> @		IN	SOA	ns1.komodo.com.	hostmaster.ns1.komodo.com. (
> 			2002032101 ; serial
> 			1H ; refresh
> 			15 ; retry
> 			14D ; expire
> 			1H ; default_ttl
> 			)
> 58		IN	PTR	ns1.komodo.com.
> @		IN	NS	ns1.komodo.com.

> What entry did I left out? Any help would be very much appreciated!

> Thanks!

> SL


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