communication error 127.0.0.1#53 connection refused

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  1. Racing-Ralph

    Racing-Ralph Member

    Hy,

    ich installed debian 13 fresh with the Tutorial here.
    I have to get an IP Adresse.
    Server seems to work, but I get this error :

    root@xxxxx:~# dig www.google.com
    ;; communications error to 127.0.0.1#53: connection refused
    ;; communications error to 127.0.0.1#53: connection refused
    ;; communications error to 127.0.0.1#53: connection refused

    ; <<>> DiG 9.20.23-1~deb13u1-Debian <<>> www.google.com
    ;; global options: +cmd
    ;; Got answer:
    ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 349
    ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 8, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1

    ;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
    ; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 4096
    ;; QUESTION SECTION:
    ;www.google.com. IN A

    ;; ANSWER SECTION:
    www.google.com. 45 IN A 142.251.154.119
    www.google.com. 45 IN A 142.251.153.119
    www.google.com. 45 IN A 142.251.157.119
    www.google.com. 45 IN A 142.251.156.119
    www.google.com. 45 IN A 142.251.152.119
    www.google.com. 45 IN A 142.251.155.119
    www.google.com. 45 IN A 142.251.150.119
    www.google.com. 45 IN A 142.251.151.119

    ;; Query time: 0 msec
    ;; SERVER: 109.237.142.6#53(109.237.142.6) (UDP)
    ;; WHEN: Thu Jun 18 12:19:50 CEST 2026
    ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 171

    And with Short :

    dig +short www.google.com
    ;; communications error to 127.0.0.1#53: connection refused
    ;; communications error to 127.0.0.1#53: connection refused
    ;; communications error to 127.0.0.1#53: connection refused
    142.251.155.119
    142.251.154.119
    142.251.157.119
    142.251.152.119
    142.251.153.119
    142.251.151.119
    142.251.156.119
    142.251.150.119

    Any Idea ?

    Ralph
     
  2. till

    till Super Moderator Staff Member ISPConfig Developer

    Maybe you installed it without BIND DNS server, or BIND is not started.
     
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  3. Racing-Ralph

    Racing-Ralph Member

    It was not started even i restarted the server.

    What do i have to modify that it will automatically start ?
     
  4. Taleman

    Taleman Well-Known Member HowtoForge Supporter

    DNS service starts automatically at boot. See log file to find out why it did not start.
    If it starts when you do:
    Code:
    systemctl start named.service
    maybe startup scripts are run in wrong order? That should not happen unless they have been modified.
     
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