Private network DNS setup problems

[Dave Kaylor]

I am trying to setup a linux server for my private network to attempt an
intranet but am having some difficulties in the DNS setup.  It is a simple
network with the server and two other computers connected at this time with
future expansion at a later date.  I have used various sample configurations
and believe I am running BIND 8 ( as changes to named.conf make a
difference).  After setting up the files and running "ndc restart" ,
nslookup returns:

[dkaylor at mtime dkaylor]$ nslookup
*** Can't find server name for address 10.18.18.2: Server failed
*** Can't find server name for address 127.0.0.1: Server failed
*** Default servers are not available

The linux server is setup as 10.18.18.2, another system (maxine) is
10.18.18.1 and the third (dave) is 10.18.18.3.  I am ew at linux as well and
am not sure how to do a few of the tricks to troubleshoot but am willing to
learn :)  The domain I am using is "ktech.cxm" and I believe there is no
.cxm valid for public to avoid conflicts.  Thank you for any help that I can
get.

Dave Kaylor
http://www.ktech-usa.com

**** named.conf  ****
options

directory "/var/named";
};

zone "."

 type hint;
 file "named.ca";
};

zone "ktech.cxm"

 type master;
 file "db.ktech";
};

zone "18.18.10.IN-ADDR.ARPA"

 type master;
 file "db.18.18.10";
};

zone "0.0.127.IN-ADDR.ARPA"

 type master;
 file "db.127.0.0";
};

**** db.ktech ****
@  IN  SOA mtime.ktech.cxm. dkaylor.ktech.cxm.

   1999102502;
   10800;
   3600;
   604800;
   86400 );
 IN  NS mtime.ktech.cxm.

mtime IN  A 10.18.18.2
mail  IN  A 10.18.18.2
www  IN  A 10.18.18.2
localhost IN  A 127.0.0.1

maxine  IN  A 10.18.18.1
dave  IN  A 10.18.18.3

**** db.18.18.10 ****
@  IN  SOA mtime.ktech.cxm. dkaylor.ktech.cxm.

   1999102501;
   10800;
   3600;
   604800;
   86400 );
 IN  NS mtime.ktech.cxm.

2  IN  PTR mtime.ktech.cxm.
2  IN  PTR www.ktech.cxm
2  IN  PTR mail.ktech.cxm.

1  IN  PTR maxine.ktech.cxm.
3  IN  PTR dave.ktech.cxm.

**** db.127.0.0 ****
@  IN  SOA mtime.ktech.cxm. dkaylor.ktech.cxm.

   1999102501;
   10800;
   3600;
   604800;
   86400 );

 IN  NS localhost.
2  IN  PTR localhost.