Re: DIG - Connection Timeout for one ISP

Craig Hoskin <nospam@infobahn.co.nz> wrote:

> <phn@icke-reklam.ipsec.nu> wrote in message news:ca69ff$ott$1@sf1.isc.org...
>>
>> > a) Any ideas why a person using ns1.argonaut.com.au gets periodic lookup
>> > failures?
>>
>> Why should anyone use it ? The "best" way is to have your nameserver
>> find it's way through delegation records and fetch the answer from the
>> authoritative sources.

> My nameservers are authoritative, Im referring to a case where a person
> using ISP (argonaut.com.au) cant resolve a domain which is hosted on my
> servers

You cant't tell by asking argonaut.com.au from your location. Yes, it fails,
but the reason might be restrictions who may ask recursive queries.

>> > b) Why that name server speciftically sometimes timesout?
>> See (a)
>>
>> > c) Why a DIG ANY gives two different outputs for the same name server
>> > (ns1.argonaut.com.au)
>>
>> See (a)
>>
>> > d) Have I stuffed anything big time in my own setup?
>>
>> You are running an obsolete bind-9

> Thanks ... I wouldnt consider a release of 9.2.1 "obsolete" when the current
> version is only 9.2.3, but will follow your advise and upgrade the daemon.
There is minor bugs with 9.2.1, there is also more functionality
with 9.2.3 ( or if you wait for 9.2.4)

> Cheers

> Craig



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