RE: bind9 prevents external access

["Julian De Marchi" <julian@jdcomputers.com.au>]

> > On 3/21/07, Jeff D <fixedored@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> so with a clean bind install you still are not able to do lookups?
> >
> > Correct. Clean install
> >
> >> what does  host google.com 127.0.0.1 give you?
> >
> > $ host google.com 127.0.0.1
> > ;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached
> >
> > $ nslookup
> >> google.com 127.0.0.1
> > ;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached
> >> 127.0.0.1
> > Server:         127.0.0.1
> > Address:        127.0.0.1#53
> > 1.0.0.127.in-addr.arpa  name = localhost.
> >
> > Here's a lookup of one of my domains hosted on the server itself:
> >

In the /etc/bind/named.conf.options look for the entry called forwarders.
Add a reliable dns server address there, and you will be able to resolve
external. This is just a workaround until a solution is available.