From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Dec 18 16:14:12 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id QAA05181 for questions-outgoing; Thu, 18 Dec 1997 16:14:12 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions) Received: from awfulhak.demon.co.uk (awfulhak.demon.co.uk [158.152.17.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id QAA05147 for ; Thu, 18 Dec 1997 16:13:52 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from brian@awfulhak.org) Received: from gate.lan.awfulhak.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by awfulhak.demon.co.uk (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id DAA13612; Thu, 18 Dec 1997 03:04:06 GMT (envelope-from brian@gate.lan.awfulhak.org) Message-Id: <199712180304.DAA13612@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0zeta 7/24/97 To: leifn@image.dk (Leif Neland) cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: named won't forward requests In-reply-to: Your message of "18 Dec 1997 01:06:17 +0100." <68c_9712180127@swimsuit.swimsuit.roskildebc.dk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 03:04:05 +0000 From: Brian Somers Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > I want my named to cache requests to other domains, to save > lookup-time. > > It answers nicely on questions regarding nodes in my own domain, but > it won't forward questions regarding nodes in the world. > > I have tried both with and without "forwarder 194.182.101.2", in > named.boot, but neither works, not even when the ppp is up. That's ``forwarders''. > nslookup > server 194.182.101.2 > > works, and also triggers ppp. Is your root domain cache file configured correctly ? You can use ndc to make sure that things are doing what you expect. > Leif Neland > leifn@image.dk > > --- > |Fidonet: Leif Neland 2:234/49 > |Internet: leifn@image.dk > -- Brian , , Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....