Thanks for the reply Carsten.  This didn't make a difference but potentially 
I'm using the parameter incorrectly (no errors though).
 
/etc/rc.d/init.d/named start -4
 
tailing logs during service start:
 
 
Sep 19 15:22:13 PROD55-DNS2 named[3676]: using default UDP/IPv4 port range: 
[1024, 65535]
Sep 19 15:22:13 PROD55-DNS2 named[3676]: using default UDP/IPv6 port range: 
[1024, 65535]
Sep 19 15:22:13 PROD55-DNS2 named[3676]: listening on IPv4 interface lo, 
127.0.0.1#53
Sep 19 15:22:13 PROD55-DNS2 named[3676]: listening on IPv4 interface eth0, 
10.52.10.127#53
Sep 19 15:22:13 PROD55-DNS2 named[3676]: generating session key for dynamic DNS
Sep 19 15:22:13 PROD55-DNS2 named[3676]: automatic empty zone: 0.IN-ADDR.ARPA
Sep 19 15:22:13 PROD55-DNS2 named[3676]: automatic empty zone: 127.IN-ADDR.ARPA
Sep 19 15:22:13 PROD55-DNS2 named[3676]: automatic empty zone: 
254.169.IN-ADDR.ARPA
Sep 19 15:22:13 PROD55-DNS2 named[3676]: automatic empty zone: 
2.0.192.IN-ADDR.ARPA
Sep 19 15:22:13 PROD55-DNS2 named[3676]: automatic empty zone: 
255.255.255.255.IN-ADDR.ARPA
Sep 19 15:22:13 PROD55-DNS2 named[3676]: automatic empty zone: 
0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.IP6.ARPA
Sep 19 15:22:13 PROD55-DNS2 named[3676]: automatic empty zone: 
1.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.IP6.ARPA
Sep 19 15:22:13 PROD55-DNS2 named[3676]: automatic empty zone: D.F.IP6.ARPA
Sep 19 15:22:13 PROD55-DNS2 named[3676]: automatic empty zone: 8.E.F.IP6.ARPA
Sep 19 15:22:13 PROD55-DNS2 named[3676]: automatic empty zone: 9.E.F.IP6.ARPA
Sep 19 15:22:13 PROD55-DNS2 named[3676]: automatic empty zone: A.E.F.IP6.ARPA
Sep 19 15:22:13 PROD55-DNS2 named[3676]: automatic empty zone: B.E.F.IP6.ARPA
Sep 19 15:22:13 PROD55-DNS2 named[3676]: command channel listening on 
127.0.0.1#953
Sep 19 15:22:13 PROD55-DNS2 named[3676]: command channel listening on ::1#953
Sep 19 15:22:13 PROD55-DNS2 named[3676]: the working directory is not writable
 
--
 
same problems..
 

Sep 19 15:25:22 PROD55-DNS2 named[3676]: success resolving 'cnn.com/A' (in 
'cnn.com'?) after disabling EDNS
Sep 19 15:25:24 PROD55-DNS2 named[3676]: success resolving 
'ns3.timewarner.net/AAAA' (in 'timewarner.net'?) after disabling EDNS
Sep 19 15:25:24 PROD55-DNS2 named[3676]: success resolving 
'ns5.timewarner.net/A' (in 'timewarner.net'?) after disabling EDNS
Sep 19 15:25:24 PROD55-DNS2 named[3676]: success resolving 
'ns3.timewarner.net/A' (in 'timewarner.net'?) after disabling EDNS
Sep 19 15:25:24 PROD55-DNS2 named[3676]: success resolving 
'ns1.timewarner.net/AAAA' (in 'timewarner.net'?) after disabling EDNS
Sep 19 15:25:24 PROD55-DNS2 named[3676]: success resolving 
'ns1.timewarner.net/A' (in 'timewarner.net'?) after disabling EDNS
Sep 19 15:25:24 PROD55-DNS2 named[3676]: success resolving 
'ns5.timewarner.net/AAAA' (in 'timewarner.net'?) after disabling EDNS
Sep 19 15:25:26 PROD55-DNS2 named[3676]: success resolving 
'ns1.timewarner.net/AAAA' (in 'timewarner.net'?) after disabling EDNS
Sep 19 15:25:27 PROD55-DNS2 named[3676]: success resolving 
'ns5.timewarner.net/AAAA' (in 'timewarner.net'?) after disabling EDNS
Sep 19 15:25:27 PROD55-DNS2 named[3676]: success resolving 
'ns3.timewarner.net/AAAA' (in 'timewarner.net'?) after disabling EDNS

 
>>> "Carsten Strotmann" <c...@strotmann.de> 9/19/2012 10:45 AM >>>

Hello James,

"James Tingler" <james.ting...@contr.netl.doe.gov> writes:

>  
> E.g. 
>  
> Sep 17 15:32:01 PROD55-DNS2 named[27503]: error (network unreachable)
> resolving 'www.amazon.com/A/IN': 2610:a1:1017::1#53
> Sep 17 15:32:08 PROD55-DNS2 named[27503]: error (network unreachable)
> resolving 'www.amazon.com/A/IN': 2001:502:f3ff::1#53
> Sep 17 15:32:08 PROD55-DNS2 named[27503]: error (network unreachable)
> resolving 'www.amazon.com/A/IN': 2610:a1:1016::1#53
> Sep 17 15:32:11 PROD55-DNS2 named[27503]: error (network unreachable)
> resolving 'www.amazon.com/A/IN': 2610:a1:1015::1#53
> Sep 17 15:32:11 PROD55-DNS2 named[27503]: error (network unreachable)
> resolving 'www.amazon.com/A/IN': 2001:502:4612::1#53
> Sep 17 15:32:11 PROD55-DNS2 named[27503]: error (network unreachable)
> resolving 'www.amazon.com/A/IN': 2610:a1:1014::1#53
> Sep 17 15:32:14 PROD55-DNS2 named[27503]: success resolving
> 'www.amazon.com/A' (in 'www.amazon.com'?) after disabling EDNS
>  

The issue might be that BIND is trying to use IPv6, but you do not have
IPv6 connectivity. Try start "named" with the "-4" parameter to disable
IPv6, and see if the problem is solved.

-- Carsten
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