excessive notify traffic

James A Griffin agriffin at cpcug.org
Tue Feb 27 08:02:13 UTC 2001


Nick Simicich wrote:
[SNIP]
> The only other symptom is that if I have configured two name servers, and
> both are running 8.2.3 and both are under my control, the notify traffic
> quenches.
> 
> If I specify more, or some are not under my control, the traffic does not
> quench.
> 
> If someone can suggest trace data that they would like to have, I'll give
> them that as well.  Or if someone can tell me where I might start looking,
> I'll dig further into the code.
> 
> [SNIP]

Do these 'doc' results give you a clue?  I'm not sure.

You do not check roadkill.net or dialup

Also, what are the "notify" and "also-notify" clauses in the various
named.conf's?

Is labed a stealth server?

What does the log on scifi (the primary master?) say, i.e., who is doing
the notifying?

Regards,
Jim

Doc-2.1.4: doc -v -p squawk.com.
Doc-2.1.4: Starting test of squawk.com.   parent is com.
Doc-2.1.4: Test date - Tue Feb 27 02:30:56 EST 2001
Note: Skipping parent domain testing
Found 4 NS and 4 glue records for squawk.com. @a.gtld-servers.net.
(non-AUTH)
Using NSlist from parent domain server a.gtld-servers.net.
NS list summary for squawk.com. from parent (com.) servers
  == dialup.squawk.com. fubar.roadkill.net. glock.squawk.com.
  == scifi.squawk.com.
;; res_nsend to server dialup.squawk.com.  208.143.248.61: Connection
timed out
DIGERR (UNKNOWN): dig @dialup.squawk.com. for SOA of squawk.com. failed
soa @fubar.roadkill.net. for squawk.com. serial:
ERROR: no SOA record for squawk.com. from fubar.roadkill.net.
soa @glock.squawk.com. for squawk.com. serial: 2001022106
soa @scifi.squawk.com. for squawk.com. serial: 2001022106
SOA serial #'s agree for squawk.com.
Authoritative domain (squawk.com.) servers agree on NS for
squawk.com.ERROR: NS list from squawk.com. authoritative servers does
not
  === match NS list from parent (com.) servers
NS list summary for squawk.com. from authoritative servers
  == fubar.roadkill.net. glock.squawk.com. nameserver2.concentric.net. 
== nameserver3.concentric.net. nameserver.concentric.net.
ns1.concentric.net.
  == ns.squawk.com. scifi.squawk.com.
Checking 2 potential addresses for hosts at squawk.com.
  == 208.176.124.156 208.143.248.61
in-addr PTR record found for 208.176.124.156
in-addr PTR record found for 208.143.248.61
Summary:
   ERRORS found for squawk.com. (count: 2)
   Incomplete test for squawk.com. (1)
Done testing squawk.com.  Tue Feb 27 02:31:12 EST 2001


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