Essentially I want every name to resolve back to my server.

Now, ndb/dnsdebug is able to resolve any host just fine:

cpu% ndb/dnsdebug

> foobar

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answer server.local 1 hr ip 10.0.0.1

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But the lookup fails when issued on a unix box:

$ nslookup foobar.local

Server: 10.0.0.1

Address: 10.0.0.1#53

<5 seconds delay>

*** Can't find foobar.local: No answer

Specifying the server in ndb/dnsdebug shows the following:

cpu% ndb/dnsdebug

> foobar

8300.2: sending to 10.0.0.1/10.0.0.1 foobar.local ip

<delay>

8300.2: sending to 10.0.0.1/10.0.0.1 foobar.local ip

<delay>

8300.2: sending to 10.0.0.1/10.0.0.1 foobar.local cname

<delay>

8300.2: sending to 10.0.0.1/10.0.0.1 foobar.local cname

<delay>

8300.2: sending to 10.0.0.1/10.0.0.1 server.local ip

<delay>

8300.2: sending to 10.0.0.1/10.0.0.1 server.local ip

<delay>

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answer server.local 1 hr ip 10.0.0.1

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How do I fix this so that these dns lookups work without delays on all machines on my network?

The dns server is started as "ndb/dns -sr" in cpurc.