named running and listening but wont resolve?

rndinit0 · Apr 8, 2009

Im running CentOS 64 bit. (BIND 9.3.3rc2)

Recently ran yum update, after a server reboot, bind refuses to resolve anything.

Let me be a bit more clear. Bind will resolve names that it has entries for, but it wont resolve yahoo.com or cnn.com, etc....

named.conf

PHP:

// generated by named-bootconf.pl

options {
        directory "/var/named";
        /*
         * If there is a firewall between you and nameservers you want
         * to talk to, you might need to uncomment the query-source
         * directive below.  Previous versions of BIND always asked
         * questions using port 53, but BIND 8.1 uses an unprivileged
         * port by default.
         */
query-source address * port 53;
};

//
// a caching only nameserver config
//
acl recurseallow { 127.0.0.1; };
controls {
        inet 127.0.0.1 allow { localhost; } keys { rndckey; };
};
zone "." IN {
        type hint;
        file "named.ca";
};

zone "localhost" IN {
        type master;
        file "localhost.zone";
        allow-update { none; };
};

zone "0.0.127.in-addr.arpa" IN {
        type master;
        file "named.local";
        allow-update { none; };
};

include "/etc/rndc.key";

zone "alpha.tribe9.com" { type master; file "/var/named/alpha.tribe9.com.db"; };

/var/log/messages

PHP:

Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: starting BIND 9.3.3rc2 -u named
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: found 1 CPU, using 1 worker thread
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: loading configuration from '/etc/named.conf'
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: listening on IPv4 interface lo, 127.0.0.1#53
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: listening on IPv4 interface eth0, 64.125.185.57#53
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: listening on IPv4 interface eth0:0, 64.125.185.58#53
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: listening on IPv4 interface eth0:1, 64.125.185.53#53
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: listening on IPv4 interface eth0:2, 64.125.185.54#53
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: listening on IPv4 interface eth0:3, 64.125.185.55#53
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: listening on IPv4 interface eth0:4, 64.125.185.56#53
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: listening on IPv4 interface eth0:5, 64.125.185.60#53
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: listening on IPv4 interface eth0:6, 64.125.185.61#53
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: command channel listening on 127.0.0.1#953
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone 0.0.127.in-addr.arpa/IN: loading master file named.local: file not found
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone almuhaini.biz/IN: loaded serial 2008080500
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone albarraak.com/IN: loaded serial 2008042101
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone aliaknoiak.com/IN: loaded serial 2008042100
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone almuhaini.com/IN: loaded serial 2008080520
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone alraeeseco.com/IN: loaded serial 2009021600
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone alrouyah.com/IN: loaded serial 2008042100
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone alzind.com/IN: loaded serial 2008072900
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone ananyah.com/IN: loaded serial 2008042101
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone arinshant.com/IN: loaded serial 2008042100
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone arkan-aljabriya.com/IN: loaded serial 2009032900
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone asgtc.com/IN: loaded serial 2008092603
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone bader-art.com/IN: loaded serial 2008042200
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone bedirian.com/IN: loaded serial 2008042200
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone bokandar.com/IN: loaded serial 2008042200
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone buaijan.com/IN: loaded serial 2008042100
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone bubyancorp.com/IN: loaded serial 2008042100
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone bukandar.com/IN: loaded serial 2008042200
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone cggts.com/IN: loaded serial 2008042100
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone chicintuition.com/IN: loaded serial 2008042100
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone concept5point3.com/IN: loaded serial 2008042500
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone dss-kuwait.com/IN: loaded serial 2008112400
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone dss-kw.com/IN: loaded serial 2008072900
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone er-ad.com/IN: loaded serial 2008042200
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone eve-tygris.com/IN: loaded serial 2008042100
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone expgas.com/IN: loaded serial 2008042502
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone fawaresholding.com/IN: loaded serial 2008042101
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone globalpetroleum-me.com/IN: loaded serial 2008100814
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone kandary.com/IN: loaded serial 2008042200
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone kanderi.com/IN: loaded serial 2008042200
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone kandery.com/IN: loaded serial 2008090100
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone lewisnlambertofs.com/IN: loaded serial 2008042100
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone mahyawa.com/IN: loaded serial 2008042200
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone noaimi.com/IN: loaded serial 2008042101
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone q8cartoons.com/IN: loaded serial 2008100601
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone shanfa.com/IN: loaded serial 2008042502
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone sou-varne.com/IN: loaded serial 2008042100
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone spgroup-kw.com/IN: loaded serial 2008042100
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone t-four.com/IN: loaded serial 2008071600
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone tribe9.com/IN: loaded serial 2009040406
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone alpha.tribe9.com/IN: loaded serial 2008041600
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone trueblue-translation.com/IN: loaded serial 2008042100
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone vectorisme.com/IN: loaded serial 2008042501
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone whitehorse-kwt.com/IN: loaded serial 2008042100
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone xploitbox.com/IN: loaded serial 2008071700
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone zokume.com/IN: loaded serial 2008042100
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone almuhaini.info/IN: loaded serial 2008080500
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone localhost/IN: loading master file localhost.zone: file not found
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone 3305.me/IN: loaded serial 2009040401
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone almuhaini.me/IN: loaded serial 2008080500
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone agool.net/IN: loaded serial 2008081801
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone almuhaini.net/IN: loaded serial 2008080500
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone bedirian.net/IN: loaded serial 2008042200
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone concept5point3.net/IN: loaded serial 2008080600
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone decorum-inc.net/IN: loaded serial 2008042100
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone hotpurple.net/IN: loaded serial 2008102616
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone knights-sg.net/IN: loaded serial 2008092500
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone liquidmemory.net/IN: loaded serial 2008070801
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone noaimi.net/IN: loaded serial 2008042100
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone tdih.net/IN: loaded serial 2008042102
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: /var/named/tribalsage.net.db:37: ignoring out-of-zone data (tribe9.com)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone tribalsage.net/IN: loaded serial 2008070812
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone tristarkw.net/IN: loaded serial 2008062101
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone uutc.net/IN: loaded serial 2008042503
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone vpnx.net/IN: loaded serial 2008100602
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone xploitbox.net/IN: loaded serial 2008042200
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone agool.org/IN: loaded serial 2008042100
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone almuhaini.org/IN: loaded serial 2008080500
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone concept5point3.org/IN: loaded serial 2008080600
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone tribalsage.org/IN: loaded serial 2008042101
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone obslimited.us/IN: loaded serial 2008042100
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: running
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone agool.net/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008081801)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone ananyah.com/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008042101)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone albarraak.com/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008042101)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone xploitbox.com/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008071700)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone expgas.com/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008042502)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone aliaknoiak.com/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008042100)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone liquidmemory.net/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008070801)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone tribalsage.org/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008042101)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone tribe9.com/IN: sending notifies (serial 2009040406)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone cggts.com/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008042100)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone tribalsage.net/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008070812)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone agool.org/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008042100)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone alpha.tribe9.com/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008041600)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone trueblue-translation.com/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008042100)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone whitehorse-kwt.com/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008042100)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone lewisnlambertofs.com/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008042100)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone bubyancorp.com/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008042100)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone shanfa.com/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008042502)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone bokandar.com/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008042200)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone xploitbox.net/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008042200)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone obslimited.us/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008042100)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone alraeeseco.com/IN: sending notifies (serial 2009021600)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone zokume.com/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008042100)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone sou-varne.com/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008042100)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone alrouyah.com/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008042100)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone concept5point3.com/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008042500)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone vpnx.net/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008100602)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone bukandar.com/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008042200)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone chicintuition.com/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008042100)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone noaimi.com/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008042101)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone q8cartoons.com/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008100601)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone tristarkw.net/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008062101)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone mahyawa.com/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008042200)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone dss-kw.com/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008072900)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone almuhaini.org/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008080500)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone bedirian.net/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008042200)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone er-ad.com/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008042200)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone buaijan.com/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008042100)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone decorum-inc.net/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008042100)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone fawaresholding.com/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008042101)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone tdih.net/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008042102)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone alzind.com/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008072900)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone noaimi.net/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008042100)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone vectorisme.com/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008042501)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone hotpurple.net/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008102616)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone asgtc.com/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008092603)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone almuhaini.info/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008080500)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone bedirian.com/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008042200)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone globalpetroleum-me.com/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008100814)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone eve-tygris.com/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008042100)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone knights-sg.net/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008092500)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone uutc.net/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008042503)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone kandery.com/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008090100)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone bader-art.com/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008042200)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone t-four.com/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008071600)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone almuhaini.biz/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008080500)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone dss-kuwait.com/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008112400)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone arkan-aljabriya.com/IN: sending notifies (serial 2009032900)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone arinshant.com/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008042100)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone spgroup-kw.com/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008042100)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone kanderi.com/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008042200)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone concept5point3.net/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008080600)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone almuhaini.me/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008080500)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone kandary.com/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008042200)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone almuhaini.com/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008080520)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone concept5point3.org/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008080600)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone almuhaini.net/IN: sending notifies (serial 2008080500)
Apr  9 07:12:43 alpha named[3365]: zone 3305.me/IN: sending notifies (serial 2009040401)
Apr  9 07:12:46 alpha named[3365]: client 64.125.185.58#52250: received notify for zone '3305.me'

/etc/hosts

PHP:

127.0.0.1       localhost.localdomain   localhost
64.125.185.57   alpha.tribe9.com

/etc/resolve.conf

PHP:

search tribe9.com
nameserver 127.0.0.1
nameserver 64.125.185.58
nameserver 64.125.185.59

output from nmap

PHP:

Interesting ports on alpha.tribe9.com (64.125.185.57):
Not shown: 1668 closed ports
PORT     STATE SERVICE
21/tcp   open  ftp
25/tcp   open  smtp
53/tcp   open  domain
80/tcp   open  http
110/tcp  open  pop3
143/tcp  open  imap
337/tcp  open  unknown
443/tcp  open  https
587/tcp  open  submission
993/tcp  open  imaps
995/tcp  open  pop3s
3306/tcp open  mysql

tillo · Apr 9, 2009

The line "acl recurseallow { 127.0.0.1; };" assures that you can only resolve non-authoritative zones from the local address.
It is a very good thing, but it means that you will have to use 127.0.0.1 *only* in resolv.conf, unless 64.125.185.58 and 64.125.185.59 are IP addresses of a remote nameserver that allows recursion for everyone.

Also check that named.ca contains a recent list of root nameservers (you can overwrite it safely with ftp://ftp.internic.net/domain/named.root).

rndinit0 · Apr 10, 2009

As it turns out, the problem wasnt even on my end.
The datacenter had null routed by IP's a few telnet tests indicated that.
So when I asked my provider they informed me that my ips had indeed been null routed. Things are back to normal again.

named running and listening but wont resolve?

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