---
title: "Why can I query the nameserver from itself but not from other machines"
slug: "aa-00311"
description: "Firewall configuration may stop the queries from and/or the replies to the BIND server."
updated: 2018-10-15T13:49:56Z
published: 2018-10-15T13:49:56Z
canonical: "kb.isc.org/aa-00311"
stale: true
---

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# I can query the nameserver from the nameserver but not from other machines. Why?

This may be the result of the firewall configuration stopping the queries and/or the replies. Also check the 'allow-query', 'allow-recursion', 'allow-query-cache' options, as well as any 'listen-on' statements, in your nameserver's configuration. The default settings can be confirmed for your version of BIND by checking the [Administrator Reference Manual](https://kb.isc.org/docs/aa-01031).