lookup problem

[Gill, Vern]

Can someone help me understand why this happens? This is all internal
stuff, just want it to work right. If you need more info, please let me
know.
Thanks.

# host linus
Host linus. not found: 3(NXDOMAIN)

# host linus.gillnet.org
Host linus.gillnet.org. not found: 3(NXDOMAIN)

# grep linus /var/named/*
/var/named/127.0.0:@            IN      NS      linus.gillnet.org.

/var/named/192.168.5:@          IN      SOA     linus.gillnet.org.
root.gillnet.org. (
/var/named/192.168.5:@          IN      NS      linus.gillnet.org.
/var/named/192.168.5:1          IN      PTR     linus.gillnet.org.

/var/named/gillnet.org:@                IN      SOA
linus.gillnet.org.      hostmaster.linus.gillnet.org. (
/var/named/gillnet.org:localhost                IN      NS      linus
/var/named/gillnet.org:@                IN      NS      linus
/var/named/gillnet.org:linus            IN      A       192.168.5.1
/var/named/gillnet.org:linus            IN      NS      linus
/var/named/gillnet.org:linus            IN      MX      5       mail


# dig gillnet.org linus
; <<>> DiG 9.1.1 <<>> gillnet.org linus
;; global options:  printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 45132
;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0
 
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;gillnet.org.                   IN      A
 
;; ANSWER SECTION:
gillnet.org.            10800   IN      A       192.168.5.1
 
;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
gillnet.org.            10800   IN      NS      linus.gillnet.org.
 
;; Query time: 49 msec
;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1)
;; WHEN: Wed Apr 18 20:38:57 2001
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 65
 
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NXDOMAIN, id: 38562
;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0
 
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;linus.                         IN      A
 
;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
.                       10571   IN      SOA     A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
hostmaster.nsiregistry.NET. 2001041800 1800 900 604800 86400
 
;; Query time: 18 msec
;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1)
;; WHEN: Wed Apr 18 20:38:57 2001
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 99