Got recursion not available from message with nslookup

[marckburgers]

Hello,

I have setup a OpenSuse 11.1 server with DNS.

When I try to nslookup a host an error appears:

nslookup hostx
;; Got recursion not available from 192.168.99.26, trying next server
Server: 192.168.99.126
Address: 192.168.99.126#53

Name: hostx.xx.xx.local
Address: 192.168.99.41

When I setup the /etc/resolv.conf with one nameserver no problem..

Regards,

Marck

marckburgers wrote:

> I have setup a OpenSuse 11.1 server with DNS.
>
> When I try to nslookup a host an error appears:
>
> nslookup hostx
> ;; Got recursion not available from 192.168.99.26, trying next server
> Server: 192.168.99.126
> Address: 192.168.99.126#53
>
> Name: hostx.xx.xx.local
> Address: 192.168.99.41
>
> When I setup the /etc/resolv.conf with one nameserver no problem..

Do you have "recursion" disabled (recursion no in named.conf at
server "192.168.99.26", by any chance?

If yes, try commenting that line (# recursion no, restart named service
(rcnamed restart) and try "nslookup" again.

Greetings,

--
Camaleón

[marckburgers]

We use OpenSuse 11.1 and there is no named.conf...

Regards,

Marck

[Chrysantine]

Recursion is an issue on the nameservers end (your ip is not listed in allow-recursion parameter on their end), solution: use another nameserver.

Alternative solution; mail the owner / maintainer of the dns server and request that your domain/ip range is added to allow-recursion list.

[marckburgers]

Ok,

Is that also to setup on a Windows 2003 server ?

[whych]

Originally Posted by marckburgers

We use OpenSuse 11.1 and there is no named.conf...

Regards,

Marck

Look in /etc and you should find named.conf.

[Chrysantine]

Originally Posted by marckburgers

Ok,

Is that also to setup on a Windows 2003 server ?

I'm not catching your drift here - are you hosting your own DNS server on a Windows 2003 Server?

marckburgers wrote:

> We use OpenSuse 11.1 and there is no named.conf...

Is server at 192.168.99.26 running opensuse? :-?

If no, whatever dns server is installed there has to be confired to disable
recursion. But unless you are the admin of that server, there is noting you
can "directly" do :-)

Greetings,

--
Camaleón

[marckburgers]

The problem is on an OpenSuse client 11.1 the DNS server is on an Windows 2003 server.

marckburgers wrote:

> The problem is on an OpenSuse client 11.1 the DNS server is on an
> Windows 2003 server.

So openSUSE has no problem at all :-)

openSUSE is acting as client, not server, so the "problem" is on w2003 dns
server. You have to look there.

If you run that same lookup query on a windows computer
using "192.168.99.26" as dns server, you should get the same response
("recursion not available").

Greetings,

--
Camaleón