unknown host with bind 9.3.1
Neil Muller
neil at neologix.net
Wed Apr 20 20:55:55 UTC 2005
Ok, I commented out the lwres entry and restated named but with exactly
the same result - unknown host when I ping on the lear itself. An
extract from the log is below.
***** extract from log
Apr 21 06:26:42 lear named[5761]: starting BIND 9.3.1 -u named
Apr 21 06:26:42 lear named[5761]: loading configuration from
'/etc/named.conf'
Apr 21 06:26:42 lear named[5761]: listening on IPv4 interface lo,
127.0.0.1#53
Apr 21 06:26:42 lear named[5761]: listening on IPv4 interface eth0,
192.168.1.126#53
Apr 21 06:26:42 lear named[5761]: command channel listening on 127.0.0.1#953
Apr 21 06:26:42 lear named[5761]: command channel listening on ::1#953
Apr 21 06:26:42 lear named[5761]: zone 0.0.127.in-addr.arpa/IN: loaded
serial 2005041901
Apr 21 06:26:42 lear named[5761]: zone 1.168.192.in-addr.arpa/IN: loaded
serial 2005041901
Apr 21 06:26:42 lear named[5761]: zone testdomain.local/IN: loaded
serial 2005041901
Apr 21 06:26:42 lear named[5761]: zone localhost/IN: loaded serial
2005041901
Apr 21 06:26:42 lear named[5761]: running
***** ping
lear:~ # ping hamlet
ping: unknown host hamlet
Neil
mayer at gis.net wrote:
> Why did you include lwres in your named.conf file? Remove that and
> reload.
> It's not listening on port 53 for any queries.
>
> Danny
> ----- Original Message Follows -----
>
>>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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