Bind8 does every 4sec a DNS-lookup

[Mark Andrews]

> On Jun 22, 11:27am, Mark Andrews wrote:
> } Subject: Re: Bind8 does every 4sec a DNS-lookup
> } 
> } > On Jun 22,  1:43am, Mark Andrews wrote:
> } > } Subject: Re: Bind8 does every 4sec a DNS-lookup
> } > } 
> } > } > Ok, does it mean that my ns do on every time I start it this querry t
> o
> } > } > confirm the list and then be quiet?!?
> } > } > I usually shutdown and restart the server every day. So I the ns
> } > } > querry´s every day for that list.
> } > } > I think the best way for me in this situation is to remove the root.h
> int
> } > } > entry and keep only the forwarders entry. Is that possible and a good
> } > } > possibitity?
> } > } > 
> } > } > Christian
> } > } 
> } > } 	No. The nameserver will still ask for the root servers.
> } > 
> } > I thought that cache priming was turned off if the forward option is
> } > set to "only".
> } 
> } 	No.  It still needs to, and does, query for the root servers.
> 
> It looks like this has changed, probably due to the addition of
> selective forwarding.  I just looked at the 8.1.1 source and prime_cache()
> doesn't do anything in the "forward only" mode.
	
	The current code is BIND 8.2.2-P5, BIND 8.1.1 was broken
	in this area.  If you examine the logs of a 8.1.1 server
	you will see what I mean.

	Mark
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