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Re: local lookup failing randomly: msg#00506

Subject: Re: local lookup failing randomly
> 
> John,
> 
> An Update for you. named is %100 running and starts up with no errors. It
> handles looksups fine and does not die.
> 
> Pete Ehlke pointed out to me that I have setup name server as a CNAME -
> which isn't allowed for starters.
> 
> I have now changed them to A records.
> 
> Stopped and restarted bind and the problem still persists.
> 
> I am very confused with this at the moment.
> 
> The stranger thing is, I have 3 other domains on this name server, that all
> respond fine.
> 
> eg the same server runs tridance.co.uk
> 
> and dig reports
> 
> $ dig www.tridance.co.uk
> 
> ; <<>> DiG 9.2.1 <<>> www.tridance.co.uk
> ;; global options:  printcmd
> ;; Got answer:
> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 43703
> ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 0
> 
> ;; QUESTION SECTION:
> ;www.tridance.co.uk.            IN      A
> 
> ;; ANSWER SECTION:
> www.tridance.co.uk.     10800   IN      A       212.113.200.69
> 
> ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
> tridance.co.uk.         10800   IN      NS      ns1.e-netcomm.co.uk.
> tridance.co.uk.         10800   IN      NS      ns2.e-netcomm.co.uk.
> 
> ;; Query time: 7 msec
> ;; SERVER: 212.113.200.71#53(212.113.200.71)
> ;; WHEN: Sun Jul 28 10:16:20 2002
> ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 98
> 
> $
> 
> I am starting to think this is something to do with the e-netcomm.co.uk zone
> file.
> 
> Any more though would be welcome.
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Matt.

        I would be checking the spelling of the zone name in named.conf.

        Mark

; <<>> DiG 8.3 <<>> soa e-netcom.co.uk @ns1.e-netcomm.co.uk +norec 
; (1 server found)
;; res options: init defnam dnsrch
;; got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 4155
;; flags: qr aa ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 0
;; QUERY SECTION:
;;      e-netcom.co.uk, type = SOA, class = IN

;; ANSWER SECTION:
e-netcom.co.uk.         3H IN SOA       ns1.e-netcomm.co.uk. 
hostmaster.e-netcomm.co.uk. (
                                        1               ; serial
                                        3H              ; refresh
                                        1H              ; retry
                                        1W              ; expiry
                                        1H )            ; minimum


;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
e-netcom.co.uk.         3H IN NS        ns2.e-netcomm.co.uk.
e-netcom.co.uk.         3H IN NS        ns1.e-netcomm.co.uk.

;; Total query time: 337 msec
;; FROM: drugs.dv.isc.org to SERVER: ns1.e-netcomm.co.uk  212.113.200.71
;; WHEN: Mon Jul 29 09:35:49 2002
;; MSG SIZE  sent: 32  rcvd: 125

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1 Seymour St., Dundas Valley, NSW 2117, Australia
PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742                 INTERNET: Mark.Andrews@xxxxxxx




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