i have two server one name homy second name rhce ok that ################named.conf########### // all views must contain the root hints zone: include "/etc/named.root.hints"; // These are your "authoritative" external zones, and would probably // contain entries for just your web and mail servers: zone "rhce.test.internal" { type master; file "rhce.test.internal.zone.db"; }; zone "2.168.192.in-addr.arpa" { type master; file "2.168.192.in-addr.arpa.db"; }; ###########zone ############ rhce.test.internal.zone.db $TTL 86400 @ IN SOA rhce.test.internal. root.rhce.test.internal. ( 42 ; serial (d. adams) 3H ; refresh 15M ; retry 1W ; expiry 1D ) ; minimum IN NS rhce.test.internal. IN A 192.168.2.121 homy IN A 192.168.2.110 router IN A 192.168.2.1 ##########this is reverse zone########### 2.168.192.in-addr.arpa.db $TTL 86400 @ IN SOA rhce.test.internal. root.rhce.test.internal. ( 1997022700 ; Serial 28800 ; Refresh 14400 ; Retry 3600000 ; Expire 86400 ) ; Minimum IN NS rhce.test.internal. 121 IN PTR rhce 110 IN PTR homy.homy.net 1 IN PTR router #############till here can't find a problem ############## [root@Rhce named]# nslookup 192.168.2.121 Server: 192.168.2.121 Address: 192.168.2.121#53 121.2.168.192.in-addr.arpa name = rhce.2.168.192.in-addr.arpa. [root@Rhce named]# nslookup rhce.test.internal Server: 192.168.2.121 Address: 192.168.2.121#53 Name: rhce.test.internal Address: 192.168.2.121 [root@Rhce named]# nslookup 192.168.2.110 Server: 192.168.2.121 Address: 192.168.2.121#53 110.2.168.192.in-addr.arpa name = homy.homy.net.2.168.192.in-addr.arpa. [root@Rhce named]# nslookup homy.homy.net Server: 192.168.2.1 Address: 192.168.2.1#53 ** server can't find homy.homy.net: NXDOMAIN###this why i'm getting this# is there any error in my config... please help thanks //... [root@Rhce named]# ########this is resolv.conf#### search test.internal nameserver 192.168.2.121 nameserver 192.168.2.1 [root@Rhce named]#