So I followed the directions at http://www.troubleshooters.com/tpromag/9811/dns.htm it says that you are supposed to rename /etc/resolv.conf to (something else) so I did and I would come up with

[root@linuxhost myuid]# nslookup www.nag.cxm
Server: linuxhost.mydomain.cxm
Address: 0.0.0.0

Name: nag.mydomain.cxm
Address: 192.168.100.148
Aliases: www.nag.cxm

[root@linuxhost myuid]#
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but the problem is I come up with
server: 127.0.0.1
Address: 127.0.0.1#53

non-authoritative answer:
name: www.emailbudda.com
address: 74.239.60.10

what gives why are they not the same in theory

chris
lordra@bellsouth.net

I'm not sure what it is you are expecting to be the same. If you are concerned about the server reporting its IP address as 127.0.0.1, that is not really an issue. It is exactly what I would expect, rather than 0.0.0.0.

If you are concerned about the addition of "non-authoritative answer", that is also to be expected unless your nameserver is hosting the zone emailbudda.com.

I don't see a problem with your results. I do see a problem if you have followed an eight-year-old document in setting up your nameserver. You should have an /etc/resolv.conf, and it should list servers other than the localhost as resolvers. This helps to prevent DNS cache poisoning attacks. However, if you insist on using localhost for resolution, be sure to disable recursion for all but trusted hosts. Actually, disable it anyway.