Search Again: Re: Problems resolving (my case is similar) From: dns@monsoft.com Date: Thursday, October 28, 2004 Time: 7:34:31 am Hello all, I also have this problem since upgrading to 4.6. I actually have QDNS 3.5.3 running on MacOS 9 and QDNS 4.6 on Xserve=20 10.3.5 on our LAN. Never had this problem with 3.5.3 Have it with 4.6 in Prefs/TCP/IP and all browsers, not only Safari:=20 first hit on a new host fails, second one succeeds Have NOT with 3.5.3 or external in Prefs/TCP/IP My project is to migrate all my machines to MacOS X, DNS server=20 included... Laurent Wallard Le 28 oct. 04, =E0 15:27, Simon Wright a =E9crit : > I and my OS X users and some Windows users are having this same=20 > problem: first hit on a new host fails, second one succeeds. I'm using=20= > Firefox so it's not just Safari. > > I hope that M&M are researching this - it's been happening on and off=20= > for me for months/years. It seems to come and go with no discernible=20= > pattern. Restarting clients or DNS does not seem to make a difference.=20= > It feels like a timing issue: clients not being patient enough for the=20= > response or the response is not completing in some way. Right now it's=20= > very reproducible: try to go to any web site we've not visited before=20= > and the first hit always fails. The second hit almost always succeeds. > > I think I've found a short-term work around: enter your DNS twice in=20= > your network preferences. > > Reply here if it seems to work for you. > > Simon > > On Oct 27, 2004, at 10:18 PM, Scott Haneda wrote: > >> on 10/27/04 5:15 PM, Scott Haneda at lists@newgeo.com wrote: >> >>> I am having the exact same issue, and it is driving me nuts. I=20 >>> don't know >>> where to go to troubleshoot this either. >> >> Well, I have run the gamut of tests on this case and I am getting=20 >> pretty >> stuck. Installed a demo copy of QDNS on a new machine on my same = colo >> network and am still having no luck getting lookups to resolve on the=20= >> first >> try in Safari. >> >> I am about to buy another copy of QDNS just to get the 30 days=20 >> support on >> this issue, about to take this to the bind mailing list as well,=20 >> hopefully >> they are nice to me :-) >> >> So far I have installed QDNS on a new machine, the problem persists,=20= >> the >> problem also happens inside my colo network viewing over TB2. I=20 >> don't seem >> to have any problems resolving local domains for which I am serving=20= >> DNS on >> my colo network. I think I am working locally just fine, I think = that >> getting out seems to be my problem. >> >> I only just learned about the +trace option for dig, and I sure hope=20= >> this is >> promising, here is what I get when I look up a domain while ssh'd=20 >> into a >> machine on the same subnet as my DNS machine: (several attempts,=20 >> comments >> interspersed) >> >> crfg.org is a domain my DNS server has more than likely not seen=20 >> before: >> >> dig crfg.org +trace >> >> ; <<>> DiG 9.2.2 <<>> crfg.org +trace >> ;; global options: printcmd >> .. 513866 IN NS D.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. >> .. 513866 IN NS E.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. >> .. 513866 IN NS F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. >> .. 513866 IN NS G.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. >> .. 513866 IN NS H.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. >> .. 513866 IN NS I.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. >> .. 513866 IN NS J.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. >> .. 513866 IN NS K.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. >> .. 513866 IN NS L.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. >> .. 513866 IN NS M.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. >> .. 513866 IN NS A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. >> .. 513866 IN NS B.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. >> .. 513866 IN NS C.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. >> ;; Received 244 bytes from 64.84.37.40#53(64.84.37.40) in 8 ms >> >> dig: Couldn't find server 'D.ROOT-SERVERS.NET': No address associated=20= >> with >> nodename >> >> >> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> So there were 1 errors in that first one, something about the D root. >> Next try was equally bad: >> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> >> dig crfg.org +trace >> >> ; <<>> DiG 9.2.2 <<>> crfg.org +trace >> ;; global options: printcmd >> .. 513853 IN NS I.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. >> .. 513853 IN NS J.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. >> .. 513853 IN NS K.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. >> .. 513853 IN NS L.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. >> .. 513853 IN NS M.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. >> .. 513853 IN NS A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. >> .. 513853 IN NS B.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. >> .. 513853 IN NS C.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. >> .. 513853 IN NS D.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. >> .. 513853 IN NS E.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. >> .. 513853 IN NS F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. >> .. 513853 IN NS G.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. >> .. 513853 IN NS H.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. >> ;; Received 260 bytes from 64.84.37.40#53(64.84.37.40) in 3 ms >> >> org. 172800 IN NS TLD1.ULTRADNS.NET. >> org. 172800 IN NS TLD2.ULTRADNS.NET. >> ;; Received 108 bytes from 192.36.148.17#53(I.ROOT-SERVERS.NET) in=20 >> 103 ms >> >> crfg.org. 86400 IN NS ns2.fastdns.net. >> crfg.org. 86400 IN NS ns1.fastdns.net. >> ;; Received 73 bytes from 204.74.112.1#53(TLD1.ULTRADNS.NET) in 6 ms >> >> dig: Couldn't find server 'ns2.fastdns.net': No address associated=20 >> with >> nodename >> >> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> Now I find that I can not get to the fastdns.net server in the above,=20= >> the >> below one seems to work: >> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> >> dig crfg.org +trace >> >> ; <<>> DiG 9.2.2 <<>> crfg.org +trace >> ;; global options: printcmd >> .. 513841 IN NS B.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. >> .. 513841 IN NS C.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. >> .. 513841 IN NS D.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. >> .. 513841 IN NS E.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. >> .. 513841 IN NS F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. >> .. 513841 IN NS G.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. >> .. 513841 IN NS H.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. >> .. 513841 IN NS I.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. >> .. 513841 IN NS J.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. >> .. 513841 IN NS K.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. >> .. 513841 IN NS L.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. >> .. 513841 IN NS M.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. >> .. 513841 IN NS A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. >> ;; Received 276 bytes from 64.84.37.40#53(64.84.37.40) in 4 ms >> >> org. 172800 IN NS TLD1.ULTRADNS.NET. >> org. 172800 IN NS TLD2.ULTRADNS.NET. >> ;; Received 108 bytes from 192.228.79.201#53(B.ROOT-SERVERS.NET) in=20= >> 16 ms >> >> crfg.org. 86400 IN NS ns2.fastdns.net. >> crfg.org. 86400 IN NS ns1.fastdns.net. >> ;; Received 73 bytes from 204.74.112.1#53(TLD1.ULTRADNS.NET) in 5 ms >> >> crfg.org. 86400 IN A 66.70.253.166 >> crfg.org. 86400 IN NS ns2.fastdns.net. >> crfg.org. 86400 IN NS ns1.fastdns.net. >> ;; Received 121 bytes from 64.33.120.76#53(ns2.fastdns.net) in 83 ms >> >> >> Can someone help me translate what this means and possibly offer some >> insight as to why it may be happening. >> >> >> >> >> --=20 >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >> Scott Haneda Tel: 415.898.2602 >> <http://www.newgeo.com> Fax: 313.557.5052 >> <scott@newgeo.com> Novato, CA U.S.A. >> >> >> >> >> > -- > > Simon J Wright - Chief Systems Architect > >> Knowledge Sharing Systems, Inc. > > NCSU Centennial Campus > > 940 Main Campus Drive, Suite 150 > > Raleigh, NC 27606 > Tel: 919-790-9895x104 <> Fax: 919-850-0851 > >>> http://www.knowledgesharing.com <<< > >

Messages In This Thread: Re: Problems resolving (my case is similar) by Scott Haneda on Oct 27, 2004 at 5:18:21 pm Re: Problems resolving (my case is similar) by Scott Haneda on Oct 27, 2004 at 7:19:16 pm Re: Problems resolving (my case is similar) by Simon Wright on Oct 28, 2004 at 6:27:36 am Re: Problems resolving (my case is similar) by dns@monsoft.com on Oct 28, 2004 at 7:34:31 am Re: Problems resolving (my case is similar) by Alan Ordway on Oct 28, 2004 at 8:30:55 am Re: Problems resolving (my case is similar) by Nicholas Orr on Oct 28, 2004 at 2:07:54 pm Re: Problems resolving (my case is similar) by Jody McAlister on Oct 28, 2004 at 2:34:03 pm Re: Problems resolving (my case is similar) by Scott Haneda on Oct 28, 2004 at 2:42:49 pm Re: Problems resolving (my case is similar) by Scott Haneda on Oct 28, 2004 at 2:46:25 pm Re: Problems resolving (my case is similar) by Jody McAlister on Oct 28, 2004 at 2:48:47 pm Re: Problems resolving (my case is similar) by Nicholas Orr on Oct 28, 2004 at 2:51:22 pm Re: Problems resolving (my case is similar) by Scott Haneda on Oct 28, 2004 at 2:55:23 pm Re: Problems resolving (my case is similar) by Jody McAlister on Oct 28, 2004 at 2:58:18 pm Re: Problems resolving (my case is similar) by Jody McAlister on Oct 28, 2004 at 3:02:45 pm Re: Problems resolving (my case is similar) by Scott Haneda on Oct 28, 2004 at 3:03:47 pm Re: Problems resolving (my case is similar) by Thomas Carpentier on Oct 28, 2004 at 3:54:37 pm Re: Problems resolving (my case is similar) by Scott Haneda on Oct 28, 2004 at 3:59:28 pm Re: Problems resolving (my case is similar) by Thomas Carpentier on Oct 28, 2004 at 4:16:40 pm Re: Problems resolving (my case is similar) by Men & Mice Support on Oct 28, 2004 at 4:48:41 pm Re: Problems resolving (my case is similar) by Scott Haneda on Oct 28, 2004 at 6:17:58 pm Re: Problems resolving (my case is similar) by Scott Haneda on Oct 28, 2004 at 7:31:21 pm Re: Problems resolving (my case is similar) by Scott Haneda on Oct 29, 2004 at 12:58:48 am Re: Problems resolving (my case is similar) by Thomas Carpentier on Oct 29, 2004 at 1:39:01 am Re: Problems resolving (my case is similar) by Jeff Folk on Oct 29, 2004 at 8:27:30 am