IBM AIX 4.3 Resolver Behaviour

phn at icke-reklam.ipsec.nu phn at icke-reklam.ipsec.nu
Thu Apr 25 17:50:33 UTC 2002


DJ <drnj at freemail.redherring.co.uk> wrote:
> In AIX resolv.conf I have

> options debug
> nameserver 138.64.119
             ^^^^^^^^^
The ip-adresses i am used to has 4 ( four) octets.

Is that your problem ?



> nameserver  138.64.1.51
> nameserver 138.64.240.11


> Now 138.64.1.119 is not booted
> 138.64.1.51 is live
> 138.64.240.11 is fine

> I then try to

> ping noddy.com

> I get the following

> ;; Querying server (# 1) address = 138.64.1.119
> ;; timeout
> ;; Querying server (# 2) address = 138.64.1.51
> res_send: sendto ([138.64.1.51].53): There is no process to read data
> written to
>  a pipe.
> ;; Querying server (# 3) address = 138.64.240.11
> ;; got answer:



> So why does query yo 138.64.1.51 fail ??

> If I change resolv.conf to

> In AIX resolv.conf I have

> options debug
> nameserver 138.64.119
> nameserver  138.64.1.51
> nameserver 138.64.1.51


> i.e. 1.51 is repeated twice then

> ;; Querying server (# 1) address = 138.64.1.119
> ;; timeout
> ;; Querying server (# 2) address = 138.64.1.51
> res_send: sendto ([138.64.1.51].53): There is no process to read data
> written to
>  a pipe.
> ;; Querying server (# 3) address = 138.64.1.51
> ;; got answer:


> i.e. 2nd query to 1.51 still fails but 3rd query works

> Why ???










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