Re: [cobalt-users] Messages error:named: sysquery: no addrs found for root NS

[Jim Dory <engineer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jim Dory wrote:

> Ok, I'm a new at this, but did search the archives, but didn't see 
> what appeared to me as an answer.
>
> I'm getting the "no addrs found for root NS (ns.winroute.com) and 
> NS@.HOSTCENTRIC.NET" error message and am concerned.
>
> I've got this on an internal server behind a firewall and have DNS 
> enabled for the lan name resolution. Maybe this is a mistake, but I 
> did it on advice from someone who new more than I. It is using a 
> non-qualified domain name.. our own internal one and has been working 
> fine until I started seeing these errors showing up a few days ago.
>
> Any advice appreciated..

I started this thread and see it has become something else.. proftp.  I 
must've either stumped the experts or didn't give enough info, which is 
probably more likely.

This error message is showing up under /var/log/messages and started 
maybe a week ago. The complete message is:
"[date and time] mydomain named [387] : sysquery: no addrs found for 
root NS (ns)" and then sometimes it also includes the name of a ns 
server at the end.

Thinking about this I may have figured it out. Maybe since this is an 
internal, unqualified? domain, outside name servers are seeing it and 
since it is 'illegal', my logs are reporting the error message from 
these nameservers. No? So my problem becomes how do I make it so this 
'mydomain' is not seen by the outside world, if that is indeed the problem?

I have webmin installed and under Edit Root Zone it says not to delete 
it unless it is for an internal network (mine). Should I delete it?

I suppose I should take this to the dns newsgroup, but maybe someone 
here could offer some quick advice..

Cheers,

--
Jim D.