DNS error message

[Danny Mayer]

At 10:54 AM 1/23/01, John Trumbell wrote:

>Hi,
>I am setting up a test DNS server, to resolve a problem with some Proxy
>software, that requires the use of reverse lookups. 
>
>I have installed Bind 8.2.3 on a NT4 server (SP5). I have used the Zone
>files from are actual DNS server and if I do a reverse lookup on the DNS
>server I get the following reply.
>
>***Can't find server name for address (server's Ip address): Server failed
>***Default servers are not available
>Server: Unknown
>Address: (server's ip address)
>
>*** Unknown can't find (server's name): server failed

         You are using nslookup which needs to use the IP address that you
entered in the network control panel in order to lookup up its name.  You
can find out what it is by typing ipconfig/all.  If that server does not have a
PTR record nslookup will fail even though it doesn't need it.  Use dig instead
which comes with the kit and doesn't bother with such things.

>The ISC BIND services starts, However in my Application log I see a message
>stating "No root nameserver in class IN" source is named. The test DNS
>server is listed as the SOA. 

         You need to post both the named.conf and the zone file so someone
can tell you what's wrong.  Any other message in the application log?

                 Danny