>Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2002 00:48:53 -0800 (PST)
>From: "Simon J. Gerraty" <sjg@crufty.net>
>To: Brad Walker <bwalker@musings.com>
>Cc: sjg@crufty.net, current-users@netbsd.org
>Subject: Re: help w/ DNS & NAT
>
>>Here is a copy of my /etc/named.conf if you have done this before can
>>you please advise.
>
>You haven't shown us what's in /etc/resolv.conf nor your NAT config.
>Depending on your setup, you may want your "internal" view to be 
>matched for the case when your box queries itself using other than
>the loopback interface. 
>

my /etc/resolv.conf file only contains "domain musings.com".
and my NAT device is one of those Zyxel gizmachie-thingys. And I would
really like to stay away from using port 53 if at all possible.

these are some of the errors that I'm seeing..

se-dns.gbg.netnod.se -> breakthru    DNS R 
se-dns.gbg.netnod.se -> breakthru    DNS R 
   breakthru -> nic.pi.se    DNS C NS.SCHLYTER.PP.SE. Internet Addr ?
   breakthru -> nic.pi.se    DNS C NS.SCHLYTER.PP.SE. Internet Unknown (38) ?
212.181.53.195 -> breakthru    DNS R 
   breakthru -> 212.181.53.195 DNS C augustsson.net. Internet Addr ?
   nic.pi.se -> breakthru    DNS R NS.SCHLYTER.PP.SE. Internet Addr 
193.12.107.152
   nic.pi.se -> breakthru    DNS R 
   breakthru -> tigger.schlyter.pp.se DNS C NS.SCHLYTER.PP.SE. Internet Unknown 
(28) ?
   breakthru -> c.root-servers.net DNS C 192.186.152.204.in-addr.arpa. Internet 
PTR ?
212.181.53.195 -> breakthru    DNS R augustsson.net. Internet Addr 
212.181.53.195
   breakthru -> g.gtld-servers.net DNS C gwi.net. Internet Unknown (28) ?
tigger.schlyter.pp.se -> breakthru    DNS R 
g.gtld-servers.net -> breakthru    DNS R  Error: 1(Format Error)
   breakthru -> g.gtld-servers.net DNS C gwi.net. Internet Unknown (28) ?
g.gtld-servers.net -> breakthru    DNS R 
   breakthru -> ns1.tstar.net DNS C gwi.net. Internet Unknown (28) ?
ns1.tstar.net -> breakthru    DNS R 
   breakthru -> ns1.gwi.net  DNS C gwi.net. Internet Addr ?
 ns1.gwi.net -> breakthru    DNS R  Error: 1(Format Error)
   breakthru -> ns1.gwi.net  DNS C gwi.net. Internet Addr ?
 ns1.gwi.net -> breakthru    DNS R 
   breakthru -> ns1.tstar.net DNS C gwi.net. Internet MX ?
c.root-servers.net -> breakthru    DNS R 
   breakthru -> f3.NSTLD.COM DNS C 192.186.152.204.in-addr.arpa. Internet PTR ?
f3.NSTLD.COM -> breakthru    DNS R  Error: 1(Format Error)
   breakthru -> f3.NSTLD.COM DNS C 192.186.152.204.in-addr.arpa. Internet PTR ?
ns1.tstar.net -> breakthru    DNS R gwi.net. Internet MX 
postini.gwi.net.gwi.mail2.psmtp.com.
f3.NSTLD.COM -> breakthru    DNS R 
   breakthru -> ns1.gnac.com DNS C 192.186.152.204.in-addr.arpa. Internet PTR ?
ns1.gnac.com -> breakthru    DNS R  Error: 1(Format Error)
   breakthru -> ns1.gnac.com DNS C 192.186.152.204.in-addr.arpa. Internet PTR ?
ns1.gnac.com -> breakthru    DNS R 192.186.152.204.in-addr.arpa. Internet PTR 
east1.mail-abuse.org.
   breakthru -> ns-ext.vix.com DNS C east1.mail-abuse.org. Internet Addr ?
ns-ext.vix.com -> breakthru    DNS R east1.mail-abuse.org. Internet Addr 
204.152.186.192
^C   breakthru -> l2.NSTLD.COM DNS C 30.94.12.192.in-addr.arpa. Internet PTR ?
breakthru# 

-brad w.