BIND 9.4.3-P1: internal_send: 199.7.83.42#53: Device not configured, where 199.7.83.42 is RANDOM IP address

[Mark Andrews]

In message <497BBE2C.5060103 at FreeBSD.org>, Doug Barton writes:
> Mark Andrews wrote:
> > In message <497B9FF4.30605 at FreeBSD.org>, Doug Barton writes:
> >> Any time you are using NFS you should maintain the addresses of the
> >> critical hosts in /etc/hosts. Yes, I realize that's anachronistic
> >> (especially for a DNS guy) but it works. Obviously you should make
> >> sure to update them as needed.
> > 
> > Or keep a local copy of the zone which contains them.
> 
> I actually considered suggesting that option, but it's unclear to me
> whether or not named would answer at all, even for a local zone, given
> the situation described.

	named will always answer for local zones.

	b.t.w.  BIND 9 primes when it attempts to recurse for the
	first time.  
 
> Doug
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