Bob Goodwin wrote:
Named doesn't need to be running if your /etc/resolv.conf points elsewhere. Do you have firewalls blocking port 53?
'dig' is usually a reasonable diagnostic tool.
I tried disabling the firewall, still nothing.
dig just reports "connection timed out; no servers could be reached"
Is there some reason to think that a working nameserver exists at the address(es) in your resolv.conf?