non-recurce queries on 8.2.2 pl 5

[Mark_Andrews at iengines.com]

	I can see nothing wrong with this sequence of answers.

	The first answer is a referral as you made a non recursive
	query and the answer was not in the cache.  You next made a
	recursive query, which had the side effect of populating the
	cache.  The third query was able to find the answer in the
	cache so you got it back.

	If you tell us what you want to achive and how you have got
	things set up we may be able to tell you where you went wrong.

	Mark
> Hi,
> 
> we have a DNS server running as strictly forward/cache on a firewall server
> with the bind 8.2.2 pl 5.
> The domain sas.star-allinace.net is defined with a primary and a secondary
> server on our intranet.
> 
> When we make a non-recurce query to this DNS on a know host it come back
> with no-answer.
> 
> Then we make a recurce query, and it answers correctly with the A-record.
> 
> Now we are able to make a non-recurce query and it answers correctly with
> the A-record.
> 
> It there something we have missed with the new forward-zone statement in
> bind 8.2.2 ??
> 
> Here is the output from nslookup:
> 
> > set norecurce
> > set d2
> > cphmsgt002a.sas.star-alliance.net.
> Server:  cphfws05.sas.star-alliance.net
> Address:  57.60.12.7
> 
> ------------
> SendRequest(), len 51
>     HEADER:
>         opcode = QUERY, id = 3, rcode = NOERROR
>         header flags:  query
>         questions = 1,  answers = 0,  authority records = 0,  additional = 0
> 
>     QUESTIONS:
>         cphmsgt002a.sas.star-alliance.net, type = A, class = IN
> 
> ------------
> ------------
> Got answer (128 bytes):
>     HEADER:
>         opcode = QUERY, id = 3, rcode = NOERROR
>         header flags:  response, recursion avail.
>         questions = 1,  answers = 0,  authority records = 2,  additional = 0
> 
>     QUESTIONS:
>         cphmsgt002a.sas.star-alliance.net, type = A, class = IN
>     AUTHORITY RECORDS:
>     ->  sas.star-alliance.net
>         type = NS, class = IN, dlen = 21
>         nameserver = cphdns01.net.sas.dk
>         ttl = 84786 (23 hours 33 mins 6 secs)
>     ->  sas.star-alliance.net
>         type = NS, class = IN, dlen = 11
>         nameserver = cphdns02.net.sas.dk
>         ttl = 84786 (23 hours 33 mins 6 secs)
> 
> ------------
> *** No address (A) records available for cphmsgt002a.sas.star-alliance.net.
> > set recurce
> > cphmsgt002a.sas.star-alliance.net.
> Server:  cphfws05.sas.star-alliance.net
> Address:  57.60.12.7
> 
> ------------
> SendRequest(), len 51
>     HEADER:
>         opcode = QUERY, id = 4, rcode = NOERROR
>         header flags:  query, want recursion
>         questions = 1,  answers = 0,  authority records = 0,  additional = 0
> 
>     QUESTIONS:
>         cphmsgt002a.sas.star-alliance.net, type = A, class = IN
> 
> ------------
> ------------
> Got answer (176 bytes):
>     HEADER:
>         opcode = QUERY, id = 4, rcode = NOERROR
>         header flags:  response, auth. answer, want recursion, recursion
> avail.
>         questions = 1,  answers = 1,  authority records = 2,  additional = 2
> 
>     QUESTIONS:
>         cphmsgt002a.sas.star-alliance.net, type = A, class = IN
>     ANSWERS:
>     ->  cphmsgt002a.sas.star-alliance.net
>         type = A, class = IN, dlen = 4
>         internet address = 159.195.93.12
>         ttl = 86400 (1 day)
>     AUTHORITY RECORDS:
>     ->  sas.star-alliance.net
>         type = NS, class = IN, dlen = 21
>         nameserver = cphdns01.net.sas.dk
>         ttl = 86400 (1 day)
>     ->  sas.star-alliance.net
>         type = NS, class = IN, dlen = 11
>         nameserver = cphdns02.net.sas.dk
>         ttl = 86400 (1 day)
>     ADDITIONAL RECORDS:
>     ->  cphdns01.net.sas.dk
>         type = A, class = IN, dlen = 4
>         internet address = 159.195.66.66
>         ttl = 0 (0 secs)
>     ->  cphdns02.net.sas.dk
>         type = A, class = IN, dlen = 4
>         internet address = 159.195.77.77
>         ttl = 0 (0 secs)
> 
> ------------
> Name:    cphmsgt002a.sas.star-alliance.net
> Address:  159.195.93.12
> 
> > set norecurce
> > cphmsgt002a.sas.star-alliance.net
> Server:  cphfws05.sas.star-alliance.net
> Address:  57.60.12.7
> 
> ------------
> SendRequest(), len 51
>     HEADER:
>         opcode = QUERY, id = 5, rcode = NOERROR
>         header flags:  query
>         questions = 1,  answers = 0,  authority records = 0,  additional = 0
> 
>     QUESTIONS:
>         cphmsgt002a.sas.star-alliance.net, type = A, class = IN
> 
> ------------
> ------------
> Got answer (144 bytes):
>     HEADER:
>         opcode = QUERY, id = 5, rcode = NOERROR
>         header flags:  response, recursion avail.
>         questions = 1,  answers = 1,  authority records = 2,  additional = 0
> 
>     QUESTIONS:
>         cphmsgt002a.sas.star-alliance.net, type = A, class = IN
>     ANSWERS:
>     ->  cphmsgt002a.sas.star-alliance.net
>         type = A, class = IN, dlen = 4
>         internet address = 159.195.93.12
>         ttl = 86381 (23 hours 59 mins 41 secs)
>     AUTHORITY RECORDS:
>     ->  sas.star-alliance.net
>         type = NS, class = IN, dlen = 21
>         nameserver = cphdns01.net.sas.dk
>         ttl = 84534 (23 hours 28 mins 54 secs)
>     ->  sas.star-alliance.net
>         type = NS, class = IN, dlen = 11
>         nameserver = cphdns02.net.sas.dk
>         ttl = 84534 (23 hours 28 mins 54 secs)
> 
> ------------
> Non-authoritative answer:
> Name:    cphmsgt002a.sas.star-alliance.net
> Address:  159.195.93.12
> 
> 
> Thanks in advance
> 
> Peter Pedersen
> 
> E-mail: 		peter.pedersen at sas.dk
> Phone:		+45 32 32 6138
> Fax:		+45 32 32 6731
> SAS-mail:	CPHXA/PED
> 
> Scandinavian Airlines Data Denmark A/S
> Afd. CPHXA
> Engvej 165, Postbox 1819
> DK-2300  København S
> 
> 
> 
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