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The namedb.root file contains a list of the root DNS name servers. This list is critical to getting DNS resolution working correctly. Make sure you have the latest list. Here's what the named.root file looks like on a BSD machine running BIND:

;
; $FreeBSD: src/etc/namedb/named.root,v 1.10.6.1 2004/02/03 17:12:58 dougb Exp    $
;
; This file holds the information on root name servers needed to
   ; initialize cache of Internet domain name servers
   ; (e.g. reference this file in the "cache . <file>"
   ; configuration file of BIND domain name servers).
   ;
   ; This file is made available by InterNIC
   ; under anonymous FTP as
   ; file /domain/named.root
   ; on server FTP.INTERNIC.NET
   ; -OR- RS.INTERNIC.NET
   ;
   ; last update: Jan 29, 2004
   ; related version of root zone: 2004012900
   ;
   ;
   ; formerly NS.INTERNIC.NET
   ;
   . 3600000 IN NS A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
   A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 A 198.41.0.4
   ;
   ; formerly NS1.ISI.EDU
   ;
   . 3600000 NS B.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
   B.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 A 192.228.79.201
   ;
   ; formerly C.PSI.NET
   ;
   . 3600000 NS C.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
   C.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 A 192.33.4.12
   ;
   ; formerly TERP.UMD.EDU
   ;
   . 3600000 NS D.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
   D.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 A 128.8.10.90
   ;
   ; formerly NS.NASA.GOV
   ;
   . 3600000 NS E.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
   E.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 A 192.203.230.10
   ;
   ; formerly NS.ISC.ORG
   ;
   . 3600000 NS F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
   F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 A 192.5.5.241
   ;
   ; formerly NS.NIC.DDN.MIL
   ;
   . 3600000 NS G.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
   G.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 A 192.112.36.4
   ;
   ; formerly AOS.ARL.ARMY.MIL
   ;
   . 3600000 NS H.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
   H.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 A 128.63.2.53
   ;
   ; formerly NIC.NORDU.NET
   ;
   . 3600000 NS I.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
   I.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 A 192.36.148.17
   ;
   ; operated by VeriSign, Inc.
   ;
   . 3600000 NS J.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
   J.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 A 192.58.128.30
   ;
   ; operated by RIPE NCC
   ;
   . 3600000 NS K.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
   K.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 A 193.0.14.129
   ;
   ; operated by ICANN
   ;
   . 3600000 NS L.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
   L.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 A 198.32.64.12
   ;
   ; operated by WIDE
   ;
   . 3600000 NS M.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
   M.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 A 202.12.27.33
   ; End of File