network is unreachable

[Ron Bombard]

Greetings!

I'm running Redhat 5.2 linux, with BIND 8.1.2.  The nameserver is
configured as a cache-only server.  I connect to my ISP with PPP.

Following a DNS-Howto, I was trying to use my ISP's nameserver for
lookups on the internet, and use my hostfile for local lookups.  should
be easy right? huh!

When I try to send mail to another host on my network, sendmail gives
the error: Deferred: network is unreachable

When I do a nslookup on any host on our network (including local host),
I get the error: 
*** Can't find server name for address 198.69.28.2: No response from
server
*** Can't find server name for address 198.69.28.3: No response from
server
*** Default servers are not available

My etc/resolv.conf file is as follows:

	search netheaven.com	#ISP's hostname
	nameserver 198.69.28.2	#ISP's nameserver ip
	nameserver 198.69.28.3	#ISP's backup nameserver ip

My etc/host.conf file is as follows:

	order hosts, bind
	multi on

My etc/service.switch file is as follows:

	hosts    files
	aliases  files

My /etc/host file has all my local hosts in it.

Now, everything works fine as far as when I'm connected to my ISP. I can
browse the net, send out external email, do nslookups of anyone. except
local hosts.  

I can ping all my local hosts, though.

It was working at one time, but I don't know what I did to screw it up.

Any ideas????

Ron

-- 
Ron Bombard,  Network Administrator
ronb.ntextile at netheaven.com
PO Box 2567, Glens Falls, Ny 12801
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