Recursive Query Problem

[Barry Margolin]

In article <duh30k$p83$1 at sf1.isc.org>,
 Nitin Bhagnari <nitinbhagnari at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi All,
> 
> I have 2 DNS servers, one for resolving internal
> queries and the other for external ones. I am using
> BIND9
> 
> In the db.cache file of the IDNS i added an entry to
> next query the EDNS. The EDNS's db.cache has root DNS
> server IP addresses.

At startup, BIND queries one of the servers to get the current list of 
root servers.

> 
> My problem is as follows:
> 
> 1. When i logon to EDNS and make a query as:
> dig abc.xyz.com. NS
> 
> I get a response just fine.
> 
> 2. However, when i make the same query from my IDNS, i
> get the named server IPs of the root DNSes
> 
> I believe my EDNS is not make recursive queries even
> though it is indicated in the query that the IDNS
> makes.

When IDNS queries a root server it sends a non-recursive query.

It sounds like you should be using forwarders, not modifying the root 
hints.

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