I have recently installed RH8.0 read the docs (what I could find everywhere)
I have two domains and a single (static) IP address
I have created the domain1.zone and domain2.zone file using the GNOME Domain Name Service
the files look correct.
something must be wrong
if I PING host3.domain1
I get
PING host3.domain1.domain2 (IP Address) Yet host3 does not exists
if I PING host3.domain2
I get
PING host3.domain2 (IP Address) Yet host3 does not exists

sames works when I change host3 to host1 which is a define alias in both .zone files.
Where is my mistake?
can anybody please help.

Thanks in advance
Brif8

show us the zone files

and named.conf

more trumpetsoftruth.com.zone
$TTL 86400
@ IN SOA ns.trumpetsoftruth.com. root.localhost (
5 ; serial
28800 ; refresh
7200 ; retry
604800 ; expire
86400 ; ttl
)


@ IN NS ns2.trumpetsoftruth.com
@ IN MX 1 master

master IN A 24.73.215.62
@ IN A 24.73.215.62

smtp IN CNAME master
pop3 IN CNAME master
www IN CNAME master
news IN CNAME master

-----------------------------------------------------------------------
more ttienterprises.org
$TTL 86400
@ IN SOA ns.ttienterprises.org. root.localhost (
4 ; serial
28800 ; refresh
7200 ; retry
604800 ; expire
86400 ; ttl
)


@ IN NS ns2.ttienterprises.org
@ IN MX 2 master

master IN A 24.73.215.62
@ IN A 24.73.215.62

smtp IN CNAME master
pop3 IN CNAME master
www IN CNAME master

-------------------------------------------------

## named.conf - configuration for bind
#
# Generated automatically by redhat-config-bind, alchemist et al.
# Any changes not supported by redhat-config-bind should be put
# in /etc/named.custom
#
controls {
inet 127.0.0.1 allow { localhost; } keys { rndckey; };
};

include "/etc/named.custom";

include "/etc/rndc.key";

options {
directory "/var/named/";
};

zone "0.0.127.in-addr.arpa" {
type master;
file "0.0.127.in-addr.arpa.zone";
};

zone "localhost" {
type master;
file "localhost.zone";
};
zone "trumpetsoftruth.com" {
type master;
file "trumpetsoftruth.com.zone";
};
zone "ttienterprises.org" {
type master;
file "ttienterprises.org.zone";
};

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Here are the files as request, I do thank you for your help
brif8

it appears that you are missing the reverse arp zones files for the two domains. Or whatever it's called.

here are a couple I have in my named.conf


zone "66.63.68.in-addr.arpa" IN {
type master;
file "named.66.63.68";
allow-update { none; };
};

zone "0.168.192.in-addr.arpa" IN {
type master;
file "named.0.168.192";
allow-update { none; };
};


and then you also need the files in /var/named
the contents of these are what contain the distinguishing part of the ip address