Sorry about the size of this....but here's my config files: named.conf:
options { directory "/var/cache/bind"; // If there is a firewall between you and nameservers you want // to talk to, you might need to uncomment the query-source // directive below. Previous versions of BIND always asked // questions using port 53, but BIND 8.1 and later use an unprivileged // port by default. // query-source address * port 53; // forward first; forwarders { 206.75.216.200; 206.75.216.210; }; }; // reduce log verbosity on issues outside our control logging { category lame-servers { null; }; category cname { null; }; }; // prime the server with knowledge of the root servers zone "." { type hint; file "/etc/bind/db.root"; }; // be authoritative for the localhost forward and reverse zones, and for // broadcast zones as per RFC 1912 zone "0.0.127.in-addr.arpa" { type master; file "/etc/bind/db.127.0.0"; }; // add entries for other zones below here zone "emergeknowledge.com" { notify no; type master; file "/etc/bind/db.emerge"; }; +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ db.root file: lists the root nameservers....not necessary to post i suppose +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ db.emerge file: @ IN SOA ns.emergeknowledge.com. admin.emergeknowledge.com. ( 1 ; serial 8H ; refresh 2H ; retry 1W ; expire 1D) ; minimum, TTL NS ns MX 10 mail.emergeknowledge.com. localhost A 127.0.0.1 ns A 64.59.157.18 MX 10 mail.emergeknowledge.com. test A 64.59.157.18 MX 10 mail.emergeknowledge.com. stats A 64.59.157.18 MX 10 mail.emergeknowledge.com. mail A 64.59.157.18 MX 10 mail.emergeknowledge.com. www CNAME ns emergeknowledge.com. A 64.59.157.18 MX 10 mail.emergeknowledge.com. ftp A 64.59.157.18 MX 10 mail.emergeknowledge.com. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ db.127.0.0 file: $TTL 3D @ IN SOA ns.emergeknowledge.com. admin.emergeknowledge.com. ( 1 ; serial 8H ; refresh 2H ; retry 4W ; expire 1D) ; minimum ttl NS ns.emergeknowledge.com. 1 PTR localhost. thanks leonard