Solaris 2.6 and BIND 4.9.x

[Pat Masterson]

This is a solaris problem, but easily fixed with a certain "ndd" command. 
Check the solaris FAQ. or search dejanews for a solution by Casper Dik.
-pat

 On Wed, 30 Jun 1999 SOLARlS at aol.com wrote:

> I have a server with a solaris 2.6 OS and BIND 4.9.x (.3 or .4?).  When I 
> pimg the box from a DOS location on the Internet somewhere, if I send 24 
> packets it sends back 24 packets.  If I ping from a UNIX box somewhere on the 
> Internet I get back duo pings.  Does this have anything to do with bind or 
> does anyone have any idea.
> 
> Here is an example of the ping from a UNIX box.
> 
> 64 bytes from 209.185.204.6: icmp_seq=2 ttl=249 time=11.034 ms
> 64 bytes from 209.185.204.6: icmp_seq=2 ttl=249 time=11.503 ms (DUP!)
> 64 bytes from 209.185.204.6: icmp_seq=3 ttl=249 time=11.286 ms
> 64 bytes from 209.185.204.6: icmp_seq=3 ttl=249 time=11.755 ms (DUP!)
> 64 bytes from 209.185.204.6: icmp_seq=4 ttl=249 time=11.236 ms
> 64 bytes from 209.185.204.6: icmp_seq=4 ttl=249 time=11.716 ms (DUP!)
> 64 bytes from 209.185.204.6: icmp_seq=5 ttl=249 time=11.048 ms
> 64 bytes from 209.185.204.6: icmp_seq=5 ttl=249 time=12.038 ms (DUP!)
> 64 bytes from 209.185.204.6: icmp_seq=6 ttl=249 time=11.274 ms
> 64 bytes from 209.185.204.6: icmp_seq=6 ttl=249 time=11.741 ms (DUP!)
> 64 bytes from 209.185.204.6: icmp_seq=7 ttl=249 time=11.13 ms
> 64 bytes from 209.185.204.6: icmp_seq=7 ttl=249 time=11.594 ms (DUP!)
> 64 bytes from 209.185.204.6: icmp_seq=8 ttl=249 time=10.702 ms
> 64 bytes from 209.185.204.6: icmp_seq=8 ttl=249 time=11.171 ms (DUP!)
> 64 bytes from 209.185.204.6: icmp_seq=9 ttl=249 time=11.186 ms
> 64 bytes from 209.185.204.6: icmp_seq=9 ttl=249 time=14.229 ms (DUP!)
> 64 bytes from 209.185.204.6: icmp_seq=10 ttl=249 time=11.39 ms
> 64 bytes from 209.185.204.6: icmp_seq=10 ttl=249 time=11.884 ms (DUP!)
> 
> I hope someone can help.
> 
> Greg Tibbetts
> GT CONEX Sys. Admin
> http://www.gtconex.com
> 
> 

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