BIND doesn't listen to other loopback addresses

[Michael De Roover]

On Sunday, July 6, 2025 4:40:37 AM CEST Michael De Roover wrote:
> Omit 127.0.0.53, like so:
> 
> options {
> 	listen-on {
> 		192.168.0.155;
> 	};
> };
> 
> Works fine for me using IP addresses 192.168.10.{4-6}, on Alpine edge. You
> can keep v6 none. One of the more basic options that's expected to be
> stable across all distributions regardless.

FWIW, 127.0.0.53 is allocated by systemd-resolved. In a context of BIND, you 
neither need it (BIND is already acting as a DNS server), nor even want it 
(due to conflicts when binding to the network interfaces). Chances are that 
either something in your system brought 127.0.0.53 in there by script, or that 
some (misguided) guide made you put that in there. When in doubt, that address 
does not belong there, and that's probably all there is to it.

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