External domain isn't being resolved

[Mark_Andrews at isc.org]

> In article <199909271911.QAA05697 at inf.ufrgs>,
> Cristina Moreira Nunes  <nunes at inf.ufrgs.br> wrote:
> >I am installing bind 8.2.1 in a Sun with Solaris 2.5.1.
> >The instalation was OK and the internal name are being resolved.
> >But I have a problem when I consult a external domain.
> >
> >What should I do?
> 
> Either you don't have your root server hints file configured properly, or
> you're behind a firewall and you don't have forwarders configured properly.

	Or you should use the query-source port option to get the UDP DNS
	messages through your firewall.

	Mark
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