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Old 09-05-2005
DNS problem
Hi all,

I have got the message of "*** Can't find server name for address 10.131.120.50: Server failed" when I typed nslookup on the DNS server

I setup the /etc/named.conf and all the data files in /var/named and start the named daemon. I also mae appropriate change on the resolv.conf and nsswitch.conf

what have I done wrong?

I am new to setup DNS here, What I did was copy the named.conf and all the data files from an old DNS machine to the new machine. Is there any thing I need to change? thanks
# 2  
Old 09-07-2005
Check that the named is running - even though you started it doesn't mean it stayed up and is running. Check your /var/adm/messages file for named errors.

Check that you can telnet to port 53 on the server running named.

Try starting the named with a higher debug level (see the man page - should be the -d option).

Post the version you are running of DNS and the OS and version.
# 3  
Old 09-09-2005
Make sure u forward any dns query that your dns on your box doenst know about ...
 
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