how should dig work?

I am new to DNS 9 and am trying to verify proper configuration and setup with dig. I am only looking at an internal network, so domain name is NOT registered. I get no errors during startup from the logging keywords in named.conf. When I type "dig kdvaio", I get:

; <<>> DiG 9.2.1 <<>> kdvaio
;; global options: printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NXDOMAIN, id: 63295
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;kdvaio. IN A

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
. 223 IN SOA A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. NSTLD.VERISIGN-GRS.COM. 2004010500 1800 900 604800 86400

;; Query time: 2 msec
;; SERVER: 192.168.0.140#53(192.168.0.140)
;; WHEN: Mon Jan 5 11:29:50 2004
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 99

but when I use nslookup, I get:

Note: nslookup is deprecated and may be removed from future releases.
Consider using the `dig' or `host' programs instead. Run nslookup with
the `-sil[ent]' option to prevent this message from appearing.
Server: 192.168.0.140
Address: 192.168.0.140#53

Name: kdvaio.ksdhome.net
Address: 192.168.0.120

which is what I would expect from dig, both fqdn and ip addr. Is dig working properly, or do I have a configuration issue?

Thanks in advance!!

Kend21

I strongly dislike default domains that are automatically appended to a host, and most expecially software that auto translates such things.

Don't ever make a lookup for a hostname. Always lookup a fully qualified domain name. So here's some good examples on how you should test your domain:

#perform IP lookup for the following domain

dig kdvaio.ksdhome.net

#perform IP lookup for the following domain @ this server (you may specify @127.0.0.1 if the dns server is on the local machine)

dig @ns1.ksdhome.net kdvaio.ksdhome.net

#perform type ANY lookup on the root domain

dig @ns1.ksdhome.net kdvaio.ksdhome.net any

#perform zone transfer request on the root domain

dig @ns1.ksdhome.net kdvaio.ksdhome.net axfr