unknown host with bind 9.3.1

Neil Muller neil at neologix.net
Tue Apr 19 09:56:54 UTC 2005


Hi,

I have downloaded and compiled with all defaults bind 9.3.1 from isc.org 
sources to test on local test network before installing on main system. 
The program is installed in /usr/local.

When I start named using /usr/local/sbin/named -u named the logs show it 
  starts ok and dig <hostname> produces expected output but if I ping 
<hostname> for the same host I get "unknown host". Obviously I have 
missed something but I can't see what (need stronger glasses?).

Can anyone help? I've attached output from /var/log/messages plus dig 
and ping results also my named.conf, nsswitch.conf and local forward and 
reverse zone files.

Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks,

Neil


***** /var/log/messages

Apr 19 19:28:21 lear named[6006]: starting BIND 9.3.1 -u named
Apr 19 19:28:21 lear named[6006]: loading configuration from 
'/etc/named.conf'
Apr 19 19:28:21 lear named[6006]: listening on IPv4 interface lo, 
127.0.0.1#53
Apr 19 19:28:21 lear named[6006]: listening on IPv4 interface eth0, 
192.168.1.126#53
Apr 19 19:28:21 lear named[6006]: listening on IPv4 interface eth1, 
192.168.1.125#53
Apr 19 19:28:21 lear named[6006]: command channel listening on 127.0.0.1#953
Apr 19 19:28:21 lear named[6006]: command channel listening on ::1#953
Apr 19 19:28:21 lear named[6006]: lwres listening on 127.0.0.1#921
Apr 19 19:28:21 lear named[6006]: lwres listening on 192.168.1.126#921
Apr 19 19:28:21 lear named[6006]: lwres listening on 192.168.1.125#921
Apr 19 19:28:21 lear named[6006]: zone 0.0.127.in-addr.arpa/IN: loaded 
serial 2005041901
Apr 19 19:28:21 lear named[6006]: zone 1.168.192.in-addr.arpa/IN: loaded 
serial 2005041901
Apr 19 19:28:21 lear named[6006]: zone testdomain.local/IN: loaded 
serial 2005041901
Apr 19 19:28:21 lear named[6006]: zone localhost/IN: loaded serial 
2005041901
Apr 19 19:28:21 lear named[6006]: running



***** ping a host

lear:~ # ping hamlet.testdomain.local
ping: unknown host hamlet.testdomain.local


***** dig the same host as with ping

lear:~ # dig hamlet.testdomain.local

; <<>> DiG 9.3.1 <<>> hamlet.testdomain.local
;; global options:  printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 14646
;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;hamlet.testdomain.local.         IN      A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
hamlet.testdomain.local.  86400   IN      A       192.168.1.125

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
testdomain.local.         86400   IN      NS      lear.testdomain.net.

;; Query time: 1 msec
;; SERVER: 192.168.1.126#53(192.168.1.126)
;; WHEN: Tue Apr 19 19:36:13 2005
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 86


***** /etc/nsswitch.conf (part)
hosts:	files dns
networks:	files dns


***** named.conf
options {
	allow-transfer {none; };
	directory "/var/named";
	pid-file "/var/run/named/named.pid";
	allow-query { any; };
	query-source address * port 53;
};

logging {
	channel update_debug {
		file "/var/log/named_update_debug.log";
		severity debug 3;
		print-category yes;
		print-severity yes;
		print-time yes;
	};
	channel security_info {
                  file "/var/log/named_security_info.log";
                  severity  info;
                  print-category yes;
                  print-severity yes;
                  print-time     yes;
         };
	category update { update_debug; };
	category security { security_info; };
};
lwres {
	listen-on { 127.0.0.1; 192.168.1.126; 192.168.1.125; };
	search { "testdomain.local"; };
};

zone "." {
	type hint;
	file "root.db";
};

zone "localhost" {
	type master;
	file "localhost.db";
	notify no;
};

zone "0.0.127.in-addr.arpa" {
	type master;
	file "localhost-rev.db";
	notify no;
};

zone "testdomain.local" {
	type master;
	file "testdomain.db";
	forwarders {};
	notify no;
};

zone "1.168.192.in-addr.arpa" {
	type master;
	file "testdomain-rev.db";
	forwarders {};
	notify no;
};



***** local forward zone
$TTL 86400
$ORIGIN testdomain.local.
@	1D	IN	SOA lear.testdomain.local. root.testdomain.local. (
				2005041901 ; serial
				3H ; refresh
				15 ; retry
				1w ; expire
				3h ; minimum
			);
	IN	NS	lear.testdomain.net.
	IN	MX	10 mail.testdomain.local.
; server host definitions
lear	IN	A	192.168.1.126;
hamlet	IN	A	192.168.1.125;
www	IN	CNAME	lear.testdomain.local.
ftp	IN	CNAME	hamlet.testdomain.local.
; non-server host here



**** local reverse zone
$TTL 86400
$ORIGIN 1.168.192.IN-ADDR.ARPA.
@	1D	IN	SOA lear.testdomain.local. root.testdomain.local. (
				2005041901 ; serial
				3H ; refresh
				15 ; retry
				1w ; expire
				3h ; minimum
			);
	IN	NS	lear.testdomain.local.
; server host definitions
126	IN	PTR	lear.testdomain.local.
125	IN	PTR	hamlet.testdomain.local.






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