bind 9 not resolving domain

[Mark Andrews]

> Hi, i have configured a bind 9.2.3 dns, it resolve mostly all domain
> names search well. But it give problem when it try to resolve .bo
> domains.
> 
> i have added the root server for .bo to the named.hint (named.ca in my
> case) but it doesn't work either.
> 
> The problem that i'm having is with the www.rree.gov.bo name, my
> server don't resolve it, but others servers in my country do.
> 
> this is the server configuration without zones declaration:
> 
> options {
>         directory "/export/home/named";                 // use current
> directory
>         dump-file "named_dump.db";      // _PATH_DUMPFILE
>         pid-file "/var/run/named.pid";  // _PATH_PIDFILE
>         statistics-file "/export/home/stadistics/named.stats";  
>         stacksize default;
>         coresize default;
>         files unlimited;
>         recursion yes;
>         notify yes;                     
>         allow-query { any; };
>         allow-transfer { 200.105.128.41; };
>         cleaning-interval 600;          
>         interface-interval 60;          
>         recursive-clients 20000;
>         datasize 2147483648; // 2 Gigas
>         tcp-clients 20000;
>         provide-ixfr yes;
> };
> 
> controls {
>         inet 127.0.0.1 port 953
>         allow { 127.0.0.1; } keys { "rndckey"; };
>  };
> // a caching only nameserver config
> //
> zone "." IN {
>         type hint;
>         file "named.ca";
> };
> 
> zone "localhost" IN {
>         type master;
>         file "localhost.zone";
>         allow-update { none; };
> };
> 
> zone "0.0.127.in-addr.arpa" IN {
>         type master;
>         file "named.local";
>         allow-update { none; };
> };
> 
> 
> 
> Anyone has any idea, why is this happening
> 
> 

	The NS record for the zone points is a CNAME.  This is *not*
	supported by the DNS protocol.  The CNAME needs to be replaced
	by a A record.

		ns.rree.gov.bo. A 200.105.135.66

	Mark

; <<>> DiG 8.3 <<>> ns.rree.gov.bo @200.105.135.66 
; (1 server found)
;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
;; got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 62956
;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 2, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0
;; QUERY SECTION:
;;	ns.rree.gov.bo, type = A, class = IN

;; ANSWER SECTION:
ns.rree.gov.bo.		1H IN CNAME	mrecnt1.rree.gov.bo.
mrecnt1.rree.gov.bo.	1H IN A		200.105.135.66

;; Total query time: 355 msec
;; FROM: drugs.dv.isc.org to SERVER: 200.105.135.66
;; WHEN: Tue Apr 26 08:01:21 2005
;; MSG SIZE  sent: 32  rcvd: 70

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Mark Andrews, ISC
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