BIND as a DNS server host command is refused

I am attempting to run my host machine as a DNS server, it will also function as the gateway. My **/etc/named.conf** is as follows: options { directory "/var/named/"; allow-query {127.0.0.1; 192.168.64.0/24;}; forwarders { 192.168.48.2; }; }; zone "localhost" { type master; file "named.localhost"; }; zone "huh.dod" { type master; file "mydb-huh-dod"; }; My **/var/named/mydb-huh-dod**: $TTL 3D @ IN SOA host.huh.dod. hostmaster.huh.dod.( 2018042901 ; Serial 8H ; Refresh 2H ; Retry 1W ; Expire 1D ; Negative Cache TTL ); @ IN NS host.huh.dod. host IN A 192.168.64.1 I set my hostname as host and configured domain name through the **/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0** file SEARCH parameter: DNS1="192.168.64.1" IPADDR="192.168.48.10" NETMASK="255.255.255.0" GATEWAY="192.168.48.2" SEARCH="huh.dod" so the **/etc/resolv.conf** looks like: # Generated by NetworkManager search huh.dod nameserver 192.168.64.1 Attempts at using the host command are refused: host host host.huh.dod has address 192.168.64.1 Host host.huh.dod not found: 5(REFUSED) Host host.huh.dod not found: 5(REFUSED) host host.huh.dod host.huh.dod has address 192.168.64.1 Host host.huh.dod not found: 5(REFUSED) Host host.huh.dod not found: 5(REFUSED) I am not sure what the problem is. Perhaps something to do with my iptables firewall? Output of **netstat -anlp | grep 53 | grep LISTEN** tcp 0 0 192.168.64.1:53 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 942/named tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:53 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 942/named tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:953 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 942/named tcp6 0 0 ::1:953 :::* LISTEN 942/named named is running