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I am having trouble configuring BIND 8.3 on Solaris 9. When I run nslookup, I get this error/message:

test# nslookup
*** Can't find server name for address 192.168.1.31: Non-existent host/domain
*** Default servers are not available

I double checked everything and I can't figure this out. I checked my /etc/resolv.conf
and my db file's (db.192.168.1) PTR entry. All seems well. I only have one entry in there
(hostname of the DNS server I'm trying to configure). I think named is able to check
my /etc/resolv.conf's nameserver entry to look for 192.168.1.31, but my db or zone files
were not able to provide it with a name server. Plus I have not entered any clients
to resolve to this DNS server.

FYI: I copied the configuration files from a functioning DNS server to this problem machine.
They are identical in OS verions and BIND version.
I also made think I made the appropriate changes to accomodate configuration of this machine.

Please help me.

Here are my configs:

test# ifconfig -a
lo0: flags=1000849<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 8232 index 1
inet 127.0.0.1 netmask ff000000
ce0: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 2
inet 192.168.1.31 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.1.255
ether x:x:xx:xx:xx:xx

*****************************************

test# more /etc/inet/hosts
#
# Internet host table
#
127.0.0.1 localhost
192.168.1.31 test test.test.com loghost

*****************************************


/etc/resolv.conf:

test# more /etc/resolv.conf
domain test.com
nameserver 192.168.1.31

***************************************

/etc/named.conf:

options {
directory "/var/named";
};
zone "test.com" in {
type master;
file "db.test.com";
};
zone "1.168.192.in-addr.arpa" in {
type master;
file "db.192.168.1";
};
zone "0.0.127.in-addr.arpa" in {
type master;
file "loopback";
};
zone "." in {
type hint;
file "db.cache";


****************************************

/var/named/db.192.168.1

test# more db.192.168.1
@ IN SOA test.test.com. root.test.test.com. (
2; Serial number
7200; Refresh timer
3600; Retry timer
604800; Expire after one week
86400; Minimum timer 1 day
)

IN NS test.test.com.

1 IN PTR test.test.com.

****************************************************

/var/named/db.test.com:

@ IN SOA test.test.com. root.test.test.com. (
1; Serial number
7200; Refresh timer
3600; Retry timer
604800; Expire after one week
86400; Minimum timer 1 day
)

IN NS test.test.com.
test.com. IN A 192.168.1.31

localhost IN A 127.0.0.1
test IN A 192.168.1.31

******************************************************

/var/named/loopback:

@ IN SOA test.test.com. root.test.test.com. (
1; Serial number
24h; Refresh timer
2h; Retry timer
30d; Expire
4d; Minimum timer
)

IN NS test.test.com.

0.0.127.in-addr.arpa. IN PTR localhost.


*******************************************************

Here is what I'm getting on my messages file:

/var/adm/messages:

Mar 22 08:53:05 test named[802]: [ID 295310 daemon.notice] starting (/etc/named.conf). in.named BIND 8.3.3 Fri Sep 23 11:36:54 PDT 2005
Mar 22 08:53:05 test Generic Patch-5.9-May 2002
Mar 22 08:53:05 test named[802]: [ID 295310 daemon.warning] Zone "test.com" (file db.test.com): No default
TTL ($TTL <value>) set, using SOA minimum instead
Mar 22 08:53:05 test named[802]: [ID 295310 daemon.info] master zone "test.com" (IN) loaded (serial 1)
Mar 22 08:53:05 test named[802]: [ID 295310 daemon.warning] Zone "1.168.192.in-addr.arpa" (file db.192.168.1): No default
TTL ($TTL <value>) set, using SOA minimum instead
Mar 22 08:53:05 test named[802]: [ID 295310 daemon.info] master zone "1.168.192.in-addr.arpa" (IN) loaded (serial 2)
Mar 22 08:53:05 test named[802]: [ID 295310 daemon.warning] Zone "0.0.127.in-addr.arpa" (file loopback): No default TTL
($TTL <value>) set, using SOA minimum instead
Mar 22 08:53:05 test named[802]: [ID 295310 daemon.info] master zone "0.0.127.in-addr.arpa" (IN) loaded (serial 1)
Mar 22 08:53:05 test named[802]: [ID 295310 daemon.info] hint zone "" (IN) loaded (serial 0)
Mar 22 08:53:05 test named[802]: [ID 295310 daemon.info] listening on [127.0.0.1].53 (lo0)
Mar 22 08:53:05 test named[802]: [ID 295310 daemon.info] listening on [192.168.1.31].53 (ce0)
Mar 22 08:53:05 test named[802]: [ID 295310 daemon.info] Forwarding source address is [0.0.0.0].32843
Mar 22 08:53:05 test named[822]: [ID 295310 daemon.notice] Ready to answer queries.
Edit/Delete Message

I also ran dig:

test# dig nserver

; <<>> DiG 8.3 <<>> nserver
;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
;; res_nsend to server default -- 192.168.1.31: Connection timed out

test# dig nserver

; <<>> DiG 8.3 <<>> nserver
;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
;; got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 2
;; flags: qr rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 13, ADDITIONAL: 0
;; QUERY SECTION:
;; nserver, type = A, class = IN

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
. 5w6d16h IN NS A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
. 5w6d16h IN NS B.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
. 5w6d16h IN NS C.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
. 5w6d16h IN NS D.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
. 5w6d16h IN NS E.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
. 5w6d16h IN NS F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
. 5w6d16h IN NS G.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
. 5w6d16h IN NS H.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
. 5w6d16h IN NS I.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
. 5w6d16h IN NS J.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
. 5w6d16h IN NS K.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
. 5w6d16h IN NS L.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
. 5w6d16h IN NS M.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.

;; Total query time: 12 msec
;; FROM: xpresstest to SERVER: default -- 192.168.31
;; WHEN: Wed Mar 22 12:16:40 2006
;; MSG SIZE sent: 25 rcvd: 236

test# nslookup
*** Can't find server name for address 192.168.1.31: Non-existent host/domain
*** Default servers are not available

Unless this is a mis-typed entry on this thread, your issue is that you have test.xpresstest.com IP as 10.10.10.1 instead of 10.10.10.31 in your db.10.10.10 file.

that is the zone file.

Is this normal:

Mar 22 08:53:05 test named[802]: [ID 295310 daemon.info] listening on [127.0.0.1].53 (lo0)
Mar 22 08:53:05 test named[802]: [ID 295310 daemon.info] listening on [192.168.1.31].53 (ce0)
Mar 22 08:53:05 test named[802]: [ID 295310 daemon.info] Forwarding source address is [0.0.0.0].32843

Great. Now go and look at it and if it actually has the following, then it's wrong.

1 IN PTR test.xpresstest.com.