NSLOOKUP works on localhost, but...

[Kevin Darcy]

"Nslookup sucks". Those are the keywords to search for in the list archives
for the answer to this very, very FAQ...


- Kevin

Jeff Bethke wrote:

> HELP!!!!!
>
> I have a slave name server that I just started up yesterday.
> At this point Im only having one issue. When logged into the main server
> I can nslookup locally and to ".". I can lookup any address and it works
> fairly well. HOWEVER, when I do an nslookup on a client machine using that
> name server it says that the there is no nameserver available! The line im
> entering at the client and the response i get is:
>
> nslookup www.slashdot.org basin
> *** Can't find server name for address 156.134.12.19: No response from
> server
> *** Default servers are not available
>
> where basin = 156.134.12.19
>  I can ping basin and all with not an issue.
>
> The only other clue that I have is that under the /log/named/general i
> find these two lines that intrigue me:
>
> 02-Mar-2001 09:50:22.143 default: info: listening on [127.0.0.1].53 (lo0)
> 02-Mar-2001 09:50:22.143 default: info: Forwarding source address is
> [0.0.0.0].5
> 3
> 02-Mar-2001 09:50:22.172 default: notice: Ready to answer queries.
>
> My only guess is that somethings up with how named is interfacing port 53
> externally.
>
> WTF?
> -Jeff
>
> please send any emails to:
> email: Jeffrey.Bethke at Telos.com
>
> ps - JUST FYI
> below is a the portion of the named.conf that has anything to do with the
> ports:
>
> listen-on port 53 { 156.134.12.19; 127.0.0.1; };
>           query-source address * port 53;
>           interface-interval 0;   /* scan interfaces only on startup */
>
> if you think you need more info just email me at the email address above
>
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