Bind doesn't look up past its own Domains

[Sir Galahad]

Correct.


// -------------------
// OPTIONS
// -------------------

options {
        directory "/var/named";
        dump-file "/var/named/data/cache_dump.db";
        statistics-file "/var/named/data/named_stats.txt";
        query-source address * port 53;
        recursion no;
};

Doesn't one want to have recursion set to NO to keep others from using your
DNS server for lookups or should the restrictions be set elsewhere for that.
In otherwords, I want the local network to use the nameservers for lookups,
but I don't want the outside to.  Restrict by IP?

I'm new to this and I think I get what needs to be done.   I apologize in
advance if I am asking well documented questions (it would be my lack of
understanding that is in the way then!).

Thanks!

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark_Andrews at isc.org [mailto:Mark_Andrews at isc.org] 
Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 9:07 AM
To: Sir Galahad
Cc: bind-users at isc.org
Subject: Re: Bind doesn't look up past its own Domains 


> Hi All,
> I have seen that others have had similar issues, but I couldn't find an
> answer (or at least one I understood).   I have setup a NS1 and NS2 Bind
> (RHEL 4 RPM) and successful have them set to answer for my domain(s).
> 
>  
> 
> The problem is if I set the NS server to use itself for Outside lookups,
it
> fails.   Using Dig, it will only response with a list of roots a-j then
stop
> with no answers.   Is there something simple I am missing?

	My guess is that you have "recursion no;" set but as you failed
	to post your named.conf I can't be sure.  Next time please post
	your configuration.
 
> Thanks!
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