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In article <3A4E9BD7.9A6FEB32@hk_for_sure.com>, "mark"
<mark@hk_for_sure.com> wrote:

> Situation:	I have moved my Linux server to my college, my college
> provides me four IP addresses (203.111.111.111 - 114). I use only
> one IP address 203.111.111.111. Since I don't want to use my college
> name server as a resolver so I build the named in my own Linux
> server.
> 
> 
> What did I do?
> 1. Set up the named package.
> 2. I did not configure the named at all.
> 3. Start the named.
> 4. Edit the "resolv.conf"
> 	search  mydomain.com nameserver 127.0.0.1
> 5. Edit the "host.conf"
> 	order hosts, bind multi on

check the /etc/nsswitch.conf file for the hosts line. host.conf was
the old way of resolving,  but I think the glibc checks for it.

> 
> 
> Problem:	 The named resolver does not work. It works when I ping the
> outside IP addresses. It does not work when I ping the domain names
> (such as ping www.yahoo.com).
> 

So routing works!

> 
> Did I do something wrong? How do I set up the named as a resolver
> for
> "MY OWN USE"?
> 

I guess you want your named taking to the root nameservers then.  Did
you install a caching nameserver config. is there any forward[er]
references in your named.conf.  

You will need a xone "." which is of type hint.

karl.