Bind9 - connection timed out; no servers could be reached

[Mark Andrews]

> Mark Andrews wrote:
>  >
>  > 	Supply a root (".") zone.
> 
> Hello,
> 
> that doesn't help. I'e read, that if no root.hint is supplied, i's taken 
> the compiledin root.hint.

	No, if no root zone (hints/master/slave) is supplied it uses the
	compiled in hints.

	You could supply a empty root hints and named will return SERVFAIL.
	(No records at all)

	You could supply a (empty) root zone and named will return NXDOMAIN.
	(SOA and NS for . only)
 
> But anyway, I've got it.. I installt bind9 under Debian Sarge. there is 
> a better commented named.conf. They nearly solve the proble in my way. 
> They include a file, which breference to the private subnets (rfc1918).
> 
> eg: include "/etc/bind/zones.rfc1918";
> 
> In zones.rfc1918 are all private nets, they reference to an empty zonefile.
> 
> eg: zone "10.in-addr.arpa"  { type master; file "/etc/bind/db.empty"; };
> 
> One question, is tha the correct way or just a workaround?
> 
> Thanks,
> Tanja

	As I said.  Supply a root zone.

	zone "." { type master; file "/etc/bind/db.empty"; };

	Mark
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