Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2002 08:38:34 +0200 From: Roman Neuhauser <neuhauser@bellavista.cz> To: sroberts@dsl.pipex.com Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Caching namesever in sandbox not resolving local boxes Message-ID: <20021015063834.GU364@freepuppy.bellavista.cz> In-Reply-To: <1034622133.363.34.camel@Demon.vickiandstacey.com> References: <1034622133.363.34.camel@Demon.vickiandstacey.com>
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# stacey@Demon.vickiandstacey.com / 2002-10-14 20:02:11 +0100:
> I've got named configured as a caching nameserver in a sandbox on my
> gateway as per the Handbook. However when I run nslookup on other
> machines on my network, I get this:
> # nslookup <lan box>
> Server: <upstream NS>
> Address: upstream NS IP>
>
> *** <upstream NS> can't find <lan box>: Non-existent host/domain
> #
I can't really help you with this one (I use different software for DNS),
and I see others already tried to guess what you were doing, but you
might want to read this anyway:
http://homepages.tesco.net./~J.deBoynePollard/FGA/dont-obscure-your-dns-data.html
and why you should never use nslookup(1):
http://www.faqts.com./knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/9287/fid/699
http://cr.yp.to/djbdns/faq/tinydns.html#nslookup
http://homepages.tesco.net./~J.deBoynePollard/FGA/nslookup-daft-error-message.html
> I'm thinking that I can't resolve any other hosts on my network because
> I've not got entries for them in a zone file, but then the handbook says
> that to create a caching nameserver:
>
> "A caching name server is a name server that is not authoritative for
> any zones. It simply asks queries of its own, and remembers them for
> later use. To set one up, just configure the name server as usual,
> omitting any inclusions of zones."
>
> So, am I missing something here. I might well be mistaken in my
> understanding of exactly *what* a caching nameserver is supposed to do.
http://homepages.tesco.net./~J.deBoynePollard/FGA/dns-server-roles.html
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