From 3c5336190128a0a1679e596a4feb0fd48ef79ea2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andreas Gustafsson Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 17:47:33 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] added FAQ about rndc attempting to use IPv6 --- FAQ | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ index fc12faebdc..47d3015e22 100644 --- a/FAQ +++ b/FAQ @@ -253,3 +253,15 @@ use those to make sure you reach the correct view on the other machine. You put the external address on the alias so that all the other dns clients on these boxes see the internal view by default. + + +Q: When I try to use rndc, I get the error message "network +unreachable" or "connection refused", even though I know named is +running. + +A: You probably have "default-server localhost" in /etc/rndc.conf, +your /etc/hosts or DNS maps "localhost" to both the IPv4 loopback +address 127.0.0.1 and the IPv6 loopback address ::1, and you do not +have IPv6 fully operational. Change the "default-server localhost" to +"default-server 127.0.0.1" to make sure rdnc does not try to contact +the name server using IPv6.