listen-on-v6

[Mark_Andrews at isc.org]

> 
> Hello All,
> I need some help.
> I've configure my DNS defining IPv4 and IPv6 addresses and everything
> works fine.
> Now I want enable my DNS to accept IPv6 queries. I've already read, on
> this gruop, about this issue...
> 
> --------------------------------------------
> from "Announcing the release of BIND 9.0.0":
> --------------------------------------------
> If you need to accept DNS queries over IPv6, 
> you must specify "listen-on-v6 { any; };" in the named.conf options
> statement.
> 
> 
> I've tried to do it, but it still dosen't work!!
> 
> Thanks,
> Giuseppe
> 

	Since it does work you must be doing something wrong.

	Firstly you mention 9.0.0 above.  The current release
	is 9.2.1.  If you don't have that release upgrade.

	Next run named-checkconf over your named.conf and fix any
	errors reported.

	Next you should try to start named and check the logs for
	errors.  Note there are some problems which only show up
	at runtime.  named also checks that your system libraries
	and kernel are in sync w.r.t. IPv6 structures.

	Next verify that named is listening on a IPv6 socket using
	netstat.

	Next try to talk to named using the loopback interface using
	dig from the bind9 distribution.

		dig +norec version.bind txt chaos @::1

	Mark
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