No root nameservers for class IN (but I really don't want any in there)

[Bill Manning]

 There is the small problem that 42.0.0.0/8 has not been delegated.

Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) (RESERVED)
 (NET-RESERVED-42)
   Information Sciences Institute
   University of Southern California
   4676 Admiralty Way, Suite 330 
   Marina del Rey, CA 90292-6695
   US

   Netname: RESERVED-42
   Netblock: 42.0.0.0 - 42.255.255.255

   Coordinator:
      Internet Assigned Numbers Authority  (IANA-ARIN)  iana at IANA.ORG
      (310) 823-9358
Fax- (310) 823-8649

   No known domain servers.
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> 
> 
> 	Oops, I forgot about that bug.  BIND 8 prior to 8.2.2 tries to
> 	prime root nameservers (master/slave) when it doesn't need to
> 	resulting in this error message.  Get BIND 8.2.2 where this bug
> 	is fixed.
> 
> 	You also need a "137.121.42.in-addr.arpa" zone.
> 
> 	Mark
> 
> > 
> >  Hi,
> > 
> >   I did it, but I still get the "No root nameservers for class IN" :
> > 
> > 1033 [1] # nslookup harrlod.on.ca 42.121.137.34
> > *** Can't find server name for address 42.121.137.34: Server failed
> > *** Default servers are not available
> > 
> > ...
> > Oct 24 01:20:10 fred named[20451]: master zone "harrlod.on.ca" (IN) loaded (s
> > erial 1999102401)
> > Oct 24 01:20:10 fred named[20451]: listening on [42.121.137.34].53 (eth1)
> > Oct 24 01:20:10 fred named[20451]: Forwarding source address is [0.0.0.0].105
> > 5
> > Oct 24 01:20:10 fred named[20452]: Ready to answer queries.
> > Oct 24 01:20:10 fred named[20452]: No root nameservers for class IN
> > Oct 24 01:20:11 fred named[20452]: sysquery: findns error (SERVFAIL) on ?
> > 
> >  if I say
> > zone "." { type hint  ; file "root.zone"; };
> >  instead of 
> > zone "." { type master; file "root.zone"; };
> >  I get :
> > Oct 24 01:29:58 fred named[20492]: sysquery: query() contains our address (ns
> > :42.121.137.34)
> > Oct 24 01:29:58 fred named[20492]: sysquery: query() No possible A RRs
> >  and same nslookup error
> > 
> >  (config shown below)
> > 
> > 
>    what am I doing wrong ?
> > 
> >      Thanx,
> > 
> >            Jan
> > 
> > On Sat, 23 Oct 1999 marka at isc.org wrote:
> > 
> > > >  how do I get the named to resolve the abc.com without having to put the
> > > > named.ca into the config file ?
> > > 
> > > 	All DNS universes require root servers.  As your univers does not
> > > 	currently have one you need to supply one.
> > > 
> > > 	zone "." {
> > > 		type master;
> > > 		file "root.db";
> > > 	}
> > > 
> > > 	root.db:
> > > 	$TTL 3600
> > > 	@	IN	SOA	...
> > > 		IN	NS	...
> > > 	abc.com IN	NS	...
> > > 	0.0.127.in-addr.arpa	IN	NS ...
> > > 
> > > 	The root zone is like any other zone.  It has SOA and NS records
> > > 	delegations to child zones (abc.com and 0.0.127.in-addr.arpa in this
> > > 	case) and glue record for the root NS RRset and the child zones.
> > > 
> > > 	Mark
> > 
> >   here is my config :
> > 
> > named.conf :
> > options {
> >         directory "/var/named/generated";
> >         pid-file "/var/run/named.pid";
> >         allow-transfer { none; };
> >         listen-on { 42.121.137.34; };
> > };
> > zone "." {
> >         type master;
> >         file "root.zone";
> > };
> > zone "0.0.127.in-addr.arpa" {
> >         type master;
> >         file "named.local";
> > };
> > ...
> > zone "harrlod.on.ca" {
> >         type master;
> >         file "harrlod.on.ca.zone";
> > };
> > 
> > root.zone :
> > @               SOA     ns.localhost    hostmaster.localhost (
> >                         1900000000      ; Serial
> >                         360000          ; Refresh period
> >                         3600            ; Retry refresh this often
> >                         3600000         ; Expiration period
> >                         36000           ; Minimum TTL
> >                         )
> > 
> > @                       NS              ns
> > ns                      A               42.121.137.34
> > 42.121.137.34.          PTR             ns
> > 0.0.127.in-addr.arpa    NS              ns
> > harrlod.on.ca           NS      ns
> > 
> > 
> > 
> --
> Mark Andrews, Internet Software Consortium
> 1 Seymour St., Dundas Valley, NSW 2117, Australia
> PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742                 INTERNET: marka at isc.org
> 
> 


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--bill