>After installing BIND 8.x and then having no luck I installed the 
>4.9.7 and followed the directions.  Each file is named correctly and 
>listed in the correct directories.  I test my DNS using named and get 
>the following error in response:
>
>cant open '/usr/pkg/etc/named.conf'
>
>understandably.. because I was never asked to create them in the 
>instructions.  I was also under the impression that I was building 
>the settings under BIND 4.9.7 not 8.2.2

how did you install them?  from tar.gz files or from pkgsrc?

>This is where books fail to help.  I've read through several chapters 
>of Orielly Bookshelf and they claim the files I should be creating 
>are called db. files.

the books do give that impression, but you can actually call them
whatever you like.  name them after the seven dwarfs if you care to.

>My head is about to explode and really am trying hard to grasp the information.
>
>Is there a better route or any help you can offer?

i can help...  :)

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