install bind problem

[Mark.Andrews at nominum.com]

	I should have read the original problem more clearly.

	nslookup does not cope with cached negative NODATA responses.

	Mark

> Mark,
> 
> Thank for reply, I have just test nslookup -d and it can not get further
> than our first DNS server. But on the first DNS server, I can get the record
> for tafe.nsw.edu.au. and the old second DNS server can get also.
> 
> More strange, the other internet site is working fine on the new DNS
> server, why only this one? If it is zone file wrong, may be the zone
> name wrong on the new DNS server, I conpare the root.cache on both old
> second DNS server and the new, it seems same? anything else I need check?
> 
> By the way, Our first DNS server is using bind ver 4.9, but the new DSN
> second is v8.2.2. Can I use the the bind v8.2.2 as second server of bind
> v4.9?

	Yes.
> 
> Many regards
> 
> Julie
> 
> 
> On Thu, 25 May 2000 Mark.Andrews at nominum.com wrote:
> 
> > 
> > > Dear all,
> > > 
> > > I have just upgrade bind from 4.9 to 8.2.2-5. My server is a second NDS
> > > server.
> > > 
> > > More problem found, as
> > > #nslookup tafe.nsw.edu.au
> > > Server:  localhost
> > > Address:  127.0.0.1
> > > 
> > > *** localhost can't find tafe.nsw.edu.au: Non-existent host/domain
> > > 
> > 	If you turn on debugging in nslookup you will see that nslookup
> > 	has failed somewhere in its search list.
> > 
> > 	My bet is that there are errors in the zone file for one of the
> > 	zones in the search list.  This will cause named to return SERVFAIL
> > 	and the search to be abandoned.
> > 
> > 	dig does not use search lists.
> > 
> > 	Mark
> > 
> > > But,
> > > dig tafe.nsw.edu.au
> > > 
> > > ; <<>> DiG 8.2 <<>> tafe.nsw.edu.au
> > > ;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
> > > ;; got answer:
> > > ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 4
> > > ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0
> > > ;; QUERY SECTION:
> > > ;;      tafe.nsw.edu.au, type = A, class = IN
> > > 
> > > ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
> > > tafe.nsw.edu.au.        1h51m42s IN SOA  isuns1.tafe.nsw.edu.au. root.isu
> ns1.
> > > taf
> > > e.nsw.edu.au. (
> > >                                         1999122001      ; serial
> > >                                         1H              ; refresh
> > >                                         10M             ; retry
> > >                                         3D              ; expiry
> > >                                         2H )            ; minimum
> > > 
> > > ;; Total query time: 39 msec
> > > ;; FROM: tscc2backup to SERVER: default -- 127.0.0.1
> > > ;; WHEN: Thu May 25 08:07:10 2000
> > > ;; MSG SIZE  sent: 33  rcvd: 81
> > > 
> > > Not all site has problem , most are ok,
> > > 
> > > Any comments will be appreciated
> > > 
> > > Thanks in advance
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Julie Xu
> > > ITC
> > > University of Western Sydney, Macarthur
> > > Campbelltown NWS 2560
> > > 
> > > Email: j.xu at uws.edu.au
> > > Phone: 61 02 46203098
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > --
> > Mark Andrews, Nominum Inc.
> > 1 Seymour St., Dundas Valley, NSW 2117, Australia
> > PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742                 INTERNET: Mark.Andrews at nominum.com
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
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Mark Andrews, Nominum Inc.
1 Seymour St., Dundas Valley, NSW 2117, Australia
PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742                 INTERNET: Mark.Andrews at nominum.com