Hi Richard,

What OS are you using, what version of BIND have you installed?

post your named.conf file, it may be better to give a network description of
your setup if you want to obfuscate your real IP addresses.

You may have made an error in your named.conf file.


On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 8:21 PM, Richard Zulu <[email protected]>wrote:

> I seem to have realised part of the problem, i did an nslookup for
> google and got this output:
>
>
> nslookup google.com
> Server:         19x.xx.1x3.x
> Address:        19x.xx.1x3.x#53
>
> ** server can't find google.com: NXDOMAIN
>
> and my named.run log shows this
>
> 04-Aug-2010 20:23:15.148 queries: info: client 19x.xx.1x3.x#37192:
> view internal: query: google.com.me.co.ug IN A + (19x.xx.1x3.x).
>
> I have realised my query is appending my "me.co.ug" domain to the
> query to Google, what could be causing this?
>
>
>
> On 8/4/10, Richard Zulu <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Hey guys,
> >
> >  I have set up my nameserver, done all the chroot and stuff, pointed
> > it to the zone files (for the internal network). Now, i happen to be
> > able to resolve my internal addresses but cannot for the external
> > addresses.
> >
> > looking at my named.run operating at debug level 1, this is the response
> >
> > 04-Aug-2010 19:44:11.086 resolver: debug 1: createfetch: google.com A
> > 04-Aug-2010 19:44:11.086 resolver: debug 1: createfetch: . NS
> > 04-Aug-2010 19:44:11.089 resolver: debug 1: createfetch:
> b.root-servers.net
> > AAAA
> > 04-Aug-2010 19:44:11.089 resolver: debug 1: createfetch:
> c.root-servers.net
> > AAAA
> > 04-Aug-2010 19:44:11.089 resolver: debug 1: createfetch:
> d.root-servers.net
> > AAAA
> > 04-Aug-2010 19:44:11.090 resolver: debug 1: createfetch:
> e.root-servers.net
> > AAAA
> > 04-Aug-2010 19:44:11.090 resolver: debug 1: createfetch:
> g.root-servers.net
> > AAAA
> > 04-Aug-2010 19:44:11.091 query-errors: debug 1: client
> > 19x.xx.1x3.x#40226: view internal: query failed (SERVFAIL) for
> > google.com/IN/A at query.c:4641
> >
> > Now, i really wonder why I cannot resolve external ips, anyone with
> > ideas, hints i can look at
> >
> > --
> > Richard Zulu
> > Managing Director
> > Time Information Company
> > P.O BOX 31842
> > Clock Tower, Kampala
> > www.time.co.ug
> > +256752624006
> >
> > Check out my Blog:
> > http://i-sakaza.blogspot.com
> >
>
>
> --
> Richard Zulu
> Managing Director
> Time Information Company
> P.O BOX 31842
> Clock Tower, Kampala
> www.time.co.ug
> +256752624006
>
> Check out my Blog:
> http://i-sakaza.blogspot.com
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