named error interpretation request

[bkelsay at comcast.net]

I recently had similar errors when my cable company stopped sending DNS info
with DHCP requests.  So what happened is I had an IP, but I couldn't go
anywhere.  Sucks.  I had my Linux router working, but it couldn't pick up
the DNS info and pass it on.  In the router logs I would see similar
messages but with a log of the internal IP that made the request.  If you do
an nslookup on an IP you may also get a failure msg like this.  But I did a
"nslookup www.comcast.net" and got a response as to what their name servers
were.  Bingo, the DNS info I needed.
Brian Kelsay

----- Original Message -----
From: "hanasaki" <hanasaki at hanaden.com>
To: "KCLUG (E-mail)" <kclug at kclug.org>
Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 10:42 AM
Subject: named error interpretation request

> Mar 28 22:02:49 portal named[230]: No root nameservers for class IN
> Mar 28 22:02:49 portal named[230]: sysquery: findns error (SERVFAIL) on
> mx.nsi.nasa.gov?
>
> What the heck?  Any input is appreciated.  I have no mail coming / going
> to nasa.gov nor have I browsed the site.
>
> --
> > = hanasaki at hanaden.com                                          =