Need some help with a BIND server

phn at icke-reklam.ipsec.nu phn at icke-reklam.ipsec.nu
Fri Jun 25 08:26:30 UTC 2004


Jason <jwilliams at courtesymortgage.com> wrote:
>> Remove the forwarding statement ( as shown it's it even using the same forwarder
>> twice, which the config-reading routines will sort out )
>> 
>> Forwarding is probably not something you need or want.
>> 

> Just so im clear (have not had morning coffee yet :) )
> remove this part in my named.conf:

>           forwarders {
>                   216.98.128.70;
>                   216.98.138.70;
>           };
> };


> That is all?

Yes, provided you have a valid "hint-zone" containing names and addresses
of root-servers.

Your default config should have supplied this, test by issuing :
dig . ns @127.0.0.1  after starting your nameserver, the output should be
something simular to :
; <<>> DiG 9.2.3 <<>> . ns @127.0.0.1
;; global options:  printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 44881
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 13, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 13

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;.                              IN      NS

;; ANSWER SECTION:
.                       453266  IN      NS      B.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
.                       453266  IN      NS      C.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
.                       453266  IN      NS      D.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
.                       453266  IN      NS      E.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
.                       453266  IN      NS      F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
.                       453266  IN      NS      G.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
.                       453266  IN      NS      H.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
.                       453266  IN      NS      I.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
.                       453266  IN      NS      J.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
.                       453266  IN      NS      K.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
.                       453266  IN      NS      L.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
.                       453266  IN      NS      M.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
.                       453266  IN      NS      A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.

;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.     603140  IN      A       198.41.0.4
B.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.     428446  IN      A       192.228.79.201
C.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.     523089  IN      A       192.33.4.12
D.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.     523089  IN      A       128.8.10.90
E.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.     428446  IN      A       192.203.230.10
F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.     428446  IN      A       192.5.5.241
G.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.     428446  IN      A       192.112.36.4
H.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.     428446  IN      A       128.63.2.53
I.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.     523089  IN      A       192.36.148.17
J.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.     603140  IN      A       192.58.128.30
K.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.     428446  IN      A       193.0.14.129
L.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.     523089  IN      A       198.32.64.12
M.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.     523089  IN      A       202.12.27.33

;; Query time: 2 msec
;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1)
;; WHEN: Fri Jun 25 10:26:11 2004
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 436


> Thanks guys.

> Jason


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