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[Mark_Andrews at isc.org]

> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I have a small Lan and have installed the latest version of bind.
> My system is RH6.0 linux, with qmail.
> 
> I am getting mail to my server using a ppp dialup connection
> and provide email accounts to a few users with dial-in connection.
> These users cannot get their mail down.
> 
> Am I right, when I expect my sytem should be listning both to
> narada.col7.metta.lk,  172.16.1.1  ?
> as well as 127.0.0.1, localhost  ?
> 
> Below are a few of my config files.
> Any help would be much appriciated
> 
> with thanks
> Jacob
> 
> /var/named/root.hints
> ---------------------
> # this is an empty file

	It should contain the real roots.

> 
> /var/log/messages after ndc stop/start
> -----------------
> Aug 22 23:53:04 narada named[28038]: hint zone "" (IN) loaded (serial 0)
> Aug 22 23:53:04 narada named[28038]: Zone "col7.metta.lk" (file
> pz/col7.metta.lk): No default TTL set using SOA minimum instead

	Add "$TTL <value>" to start of zone file.

> Aug 22 23:53:04 narada named[28038]: master zone "col7.metta.lk" (IN)
> loaded (serial 1999082201)
> Aug 22 23:53:04 narada named[28038]: Zone "0.0.127.in-addr.arpa" (file
> pz/127.0.0): No default TTL set using SOA minimum instead
> Aug 22 23:53:04 narada named[28038]: master zone "0.0.127.in-addr.arpa"
> (IN) loaded (serial 1999082201)
> Aug 22 23:53:04 narada named[28038]: Zone "1.16.172.in-addr.arpa" (file
> pz/172.16.1): No default TTL set using SOA minimum instead
> Aug 22 23:53:04 narada named[28038]: master zone "1.16.172.in-addr.arpa"
> (IN) loaded (serial 1999082201)

> Aug 22 23:53:04 narada named[28038]: listening on [127.0.0.1].53 (lo)

	The ppp interface was not up so named did not bind to it.  Neither
	was the ethernet interface (you said you had a  small LAN).

> Aug 22 23:53:04 narada named[28038]: Forwarding source address is[0.0.0.0].10
> 27
> Aug 22 23:53:04 narada named[28039]: Ready to answer queries.

> Aug 22 23:53:04 narada named[28039]: No root nameservers for class IN
	
	No valid hints so the priming of the nameserver failed.

> Aug 22 23:53:04 narada named[28039]: sysquery: findns error (SERVFAIL) on?
> 
> /etc/named.conf
> ---------------
> // Config file for caching only name server
> 
> options {
>         directory "/var/named";
> 
> // Uncommenting this might help if you have to go through a
> // firewall and things are not working out:
> 
> //      query-source port 53;
> };
> 
> zone "." {
>         type hint;
>         file "root.hints";
> };
> 
> zone "col7.metta.lk" {
>         notify no;
>         type master;
>         file "pz/col7.metta.lk";
> };
> 
> zone "0.0.127.in-addr.arpa" {
>         type master;
>         file "pz/127.0.0";
> };
> 
> zone "1.16.172.in-addr.arpa" {
>         notify no;
>         type master;
>         file "pz/172.16.1";
> };
> 
> 
> /var/namend/pz/col7.metta.lk
> -----------------------------
> ;
> ; Zone file for col7.metta.lk
> ;
> ; The full zone file
> ;
> @       IN      SOA     narada.col7.metta.lk.   metta.col7.metta.lk. (
>                                 1999082201      ; Serial
>                                 7200            ; Refresh 2 hour
>                                 300             ; Retry every 5 min
>                                 2592000         ; Expire 30 days
>                                 6000)           ; Minimum TTL
>                 NS      narada.col7.metta.lk.   ;Inet Address of nameserver
>                 MX      10      narada.col7.metta.lk.   ; Primary MailExchang
> er
> localhost       A       127.0.0.1
> narada          A       172.16.1.1
>                 MX      10      narada.col7.metta.lk.
>                 HINFO   "Pentium-I" "Linux RH6.0"
> col7.metta.lk.  A       172.16.1.1
>                 MX      10      narada.col7.metta.lk.
> 
> 
> 
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