message from named

Kevin Darcy kcd at daimlerchrysler.com
Fri Dec 19 23:53:13 UTC 2003


Alex Wu wrote:

>hi bind experts, i am a complete newbie and seem to need lots of help on get
>my name server running.
>1) i keep getting these messages every few minutes on my screen.
>bind(dfd=20, [xxx.xxx.1.103].53): Address already in use
>Dec 15 12:41:48 host named[5142]: deleting interface [xxx.xxx.1.103].53
>Dec 15 12:41:48 host named[5142]: bind(dfd=20, [127.0.0.1].53): Address
>already in use
>Dec 15 12:41:48 host named[5142]: deleting interface [127.0.0.1].53
>can anyone please explain what they meant?
>
Looks like something is constantly trying to start up named 
unnecessarily. You're not running it from cron, inittab, inetd or 
something like that, are you? Check to make sure you have a proper 
startup script.

>2) my name server can lookup remote domain names but not vice versa, my name
>server is registered with my registrar. what could be the problem?
>
I assume by "vice versa" you mean remote nameservers cannot look up 
names in domains that you host. What are the domain names? I'd like to 
check them out.

                                                                         
                                                      - Kevin





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