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

[Mark_Andrews at isc.org]

	Bill look at the thread.  This is a non connected network.
	While it may have been better to use a RFC 1918 address, the 
	princples involved apply regardless.

	Mark

	RFC 1918: Address Allocation for Private Internets

> 
>  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.
> .................................................................
> 
> 
> > 
> > 
> > 	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) loade
> d (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 n
> ot
> > > > 	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 record
> s
> > > > 	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
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> -- 
> --bill
--
Mark Andrews, Internet Software Consortium
1 Seymour St., Dundas Valley, NSW 2117, Australia
PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742                 INTERNET: marka at isc.org