DNS header format for Query requests

[Marc.Thach at radianz.com]

Sounds like the pesky CD bit (DNSSEC aware resolver) that Kevin so kindly
pointed out to me some time ago.
Marc TXK



                                                                                                                   
                    James Raftery                                                                                  
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Hi,

I'm trying to diagnose a problem with a piece of equipment that
seems to be sending badly formed DNS queries. I need to get an accurate
description of the Header format for a Query request but the maze
of RFCs is melting my brain.

Is the Header format in RFC1035 still correct and complete for
Opcode 0 (Query) requests? I know it's been amended for other Opcodes,
Update for instance.

Specifically tcpdump is seeing Headers with the fourth byte set to
0x40: which mean the first ``Z'' bit is set. Have any of the Z bits
been defined for Query requests?


Thanks,
james
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James Raftery (JBR54)
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