Error when I use type forward with forward first...

[Mark_Andrews at isc.org]

> Hi all,
> 
> I am having following error in the logs when I configure my server as "forwar
> d first"...My configuration is also parsed below...
> I am running 8.2.5 on W2000 sp2....The problems goes away if I change it to "
> forward only"...Thanks
> 
> zone "." IN {
>             type forward;                   
>             forward only;
>             forwarders { 194.29.209.201;};
> //      forwarders { 192.168.51.202;};
> // type hint;   // used to be specified w/ "cache"
> // file "c:\winnt\system32\dns\etc\named.cache"; 
> };
> 
> 30-Jan-2003 14:09:51.000 default: info: listening on [127.0.0.1].53 (Loopback
>  Interface (interface 1))
> 30-Jan-2003 14:09:51.000 default: info: listening on [10.129.3.88].53 (TCP/IP
>  Interface 2)
> 30-Jan-2003 14:09:51.000 default: info: Forwarding source address is [0.0.0.0
> ].2982
> 30-Jan-2003 14:09:51.000 default: notice: Ready to answer queries.
> 30-Jan-2003 14:09:51.000 default: info: sysquery: nlookup error on ?
> 30-Jan-2003 14:09:51.000 default: info: No root nameservers for class IN
> 30-Jan-2003 14:09:51.000 default: info: sysquery: nlookup error on ?
> 30-Jan-2003 14:09:51.000 default: info: sysquery: nlookup error on ?
> 30-Jan-2003 14:09:51.000 default: info: sysquery: nlookup error on ?
> 30-Jan-2003 14:09:51.000 default: info: sysquery: nlookup error on ?
> 30-Jan-2003 14:09:51.000 default: info: sysquery: nlookup error on ?

	Well normally you don't make the zone "." type forward.  If you
	do then it MUST be forward only as you have no hints.

	Normally you add the forwarders to options and have a hint type
	"." zone unless you specify forward only in which case you don't
	require hints.

	e.g.
		options {
			forwarders { 194.29.209.201; };
			forward first; 	// default
		};
	
		zone "." {
			type hint;
			file "c:\winnt\system32\dns\etc\named.cache";
		};

	or
	
		options {
			forwarders { 194.29.209.201; };
			forward only; 	// hints not required
		};
	
	Mark
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