What version of named? Maybe different versions... user@idns01:~$ named -v BIND 9.4.2-P2.1 Did rndc give any reply? Do you get *any* response from the server querying it? Usually /var/log/daemon will give you some kind of growling if it's not allowing you to query, see how clean it loads: Aug 14 20:03:32 idns01 named[17031]: starting BIND 9.4.2-P2.1 -u bind Aug 14 20:03:32 idns01 named[17031]: found 2 CPUs, using 2 worker threads Aug 14 20:03:32 idns01 named[17031]: loading configuration from '/etc/bind/named.conf' Aug 14 20:03:32 idns01 named[17031]: listening on IPv4 interface lo, 127.0.0.1#53 Aug 14 20:03:32 idns01 named[17031]: listening on IPv4 interface eth0, 10.xx.xx.y#53 Aug 14 20:03:32 idns01 named[17031]: automatic empty zone: 254.169.IN-ADDR.ARPA Aug 14 20:03:32 idns01 named[17031]: automatic empty zone: 2.0.192.IN-ADDR.ARPA Aug 14 20:03:32 idns01 named[17031]: automatic empty zone: 255.255.255.255.IN-ADDR.ARPA Aug 14 20:03:32 idns01 named[17031]: command channel listening on 127.0.0.1#953 Aug 14 20:03:32 idns01 named[17031]: zone 0.in-addr.arpa/IN: loaded serial 1 Aug 14 20:03:32 idns01 named[17031]: zone 127.in-addr.arpa/IN: loaded serial 1 Aug 14 20:03:32 idns01 named[17031]: zone 255.in-addr.arpa/IN: loaded serial 1 Aug 14 20:03:32 idns01 named[17031]: zone localhost/IN: loaded serial 1 Aug 14 20:03:32 idns01 named[17031]: running Check using "sudo netstat -anp | grep named" that it's actually *running* right: user@idns01:~$ sudo netstat -anp | grep named tcp 0 0 10.xx.xx.y:53 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 4763/named tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:53 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 4763/named tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:953 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 4763/named udp 0 0 10.xx.xx.y:53 0.0.0.0:* 4763/named udp 0 0 127.0.0.1:53 0.0.0.0:* 4763/named Should at least get response for localhost: user@idns01:~$ host 127.0.0.1 10.xx.xx.y Using domain server: Name: 10.xx.xx.y Address: 10.xx.xx.y#53 Aliases: 1.0.0.127.in-addr.arpa domain name pointer localhost. You'll know it works when: user@idns01:~$ host yahoo.com 10.xx.xx.y Using domain server: Name: 10.xx.xx.y Address: 10.xx.xx.y#53 Aliases: yahoo.com has address 209.191.122.70 yahoo.com has address 67.195.160.76 yahoo.com has address 69.147.125.65 yahoo.com has address 72.30.2.43 yahoo.com has address 98.137.149.56 If still nada, launch named with "-d 10" flag adding to named daemon launch options, modifying the init script or default options files for respective distro. Should shed some light on it, otherwise there's tons of docs a google away. HTH On 08/14/2011 07:52 PM, David Demland wrote: > Lisa and Michael, > > Thank you for your input. I did not think about the rndc so I reloaded > just for the heck of it. Yet I am still not getting Metasploit to show > the recursive call working. Here is the named.conf.options file: > > options { > > directory "/var/cache/bind"; > > dump-file "/var/cache/bind/data/cache_dump.db"; > > statistics-file "/var/cache/bind/data/named_stats.txt"; > > recursion yes; > > auth-nxdomain no; # conform to RFC1035 > > allow-recursion { any; }; > > allow-query { any; }; > > // allow-query-cache { any; }; > > listen-on port 53 { any; }; > > }; > > I was unable to get the allow-query-cache line to load, I am not sure > what I did wrong. > > I did find the same pages and I have been through them, but I do not see > what I am missing. What else am I missing? > > Thank You, > > David > > P.S. > > Lisa – thank you so much for yesterday. You have really given my class a > lot to talk about. I am looking forward to class this week with them to > see what else is said. > > *From:*plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] *On Behalf Of > *Lisa Kachold > *Sent:* Sunday, August 14, 2011 4:48 PM > *To:* Main PLUG discussion list > *Subject:* Re: Setting Up Bind9 Test > > Hi David! > > Nice to see you on Saturday! > > Bind9 can be fussy (rndc controls everything). > > You ARE changing the right item to turn recursion on. > http://www.eukhost.com/forums/f15/turning-off-dns-recursion-bind-2283/ > > But you can also do this in a Bind9 ACL using the "Views" feature: > http://www.bind9.net/manual/bind/9.3.1/Bv9ARM.ch07.html > http://oreilly.com/pub/a/oreilly/networking/news/views_0501.html > > Are you restarting named after a change? "/etc/init.d/named restart" > If you have rndc are you reloading? "rdnc reload" > > Do you have logging turned on, so you can see what is happening? > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BIND9ServerHowto > > Are you editing the right file? There's a chroot? "locate named.conf" > > On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 10:27 AM, David Demland > wrote: > > I am trying to set up a DNS poisoning test as an example for my class. I > have setup both an Ubuntu 6.10 and 10.10 server. When I use my Backtrack > system to check the DNS server I get a message “This server is not > replying to recursive requests”. I have added “allow-recursion { any; > };” to my configuration file. Yet the Backtrack system still fails. What > do I have to do to allow on the DNS server for the Backtrack system to > do the recursive request? > > Thank you for your help, > > David > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > -- > (602) 791-8002 Android > (623) 239-3392 Skype > (623) 688-3392 Google Voice > ** > HomeSmartInternational.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1392 / Virus Database: 1520/3834 - Release Date: 08/14/11 > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss