BIND 9 - DNS server gets an Error: 1 (Format Error) reply for every first query sent

Elias elias at streamyx.com
Thu Dec 4 04:32:47 UTC 2003


Hi BIND gurus,
I've just tried using BIND 9 and have noticed something strange. Why is it that everytime my DNS server first sends out a query, the remote DNS server will respond with a format error? After getting the error reply, my server will send another query and this time it gets accepted. 

dns_client -> dns_server DNS C www.yahoo.com. Internet Addr ?
dns_server -> d.gtld-servers.net DNS C www.yahoo.com. Internet Addr ?
d.gtld-servers.net -> dns_server DNS R  Error: 1(Format Error)

dns_server -> d.gtld-servers.net DNS C www.yahoo.com. Internet Addr ?
d.gtld-servers.net -> dns_server DNS R 
dns_server -> ns2.yahoo.com DNS C www.yahoo.com. Internet Addr ?
ns2.yahoo.com -> dns_server DNS R www.yahoo.com. Internet CNAME www.yahoo.akadns.net.

dns_server -> 80.67.67.182 DNS C www.yahoo.akadns.net. Internet Addr ?
80.67.67.182 -> dns_server DNS R  Error: 1(Format Error)

dns_server -> 80.67.67.182 DNS C www.yahoo.akadns.net. Internet Addr ?
80.67.67.182 -> dns_server DNS R www.yahoo.akadns.net. Internet Addr 66.218.71.88
dns_server -> dns_client DNS R www.yahoo.com. Internet CNAME www.yahoo.akadns.net.

I'm running BIND 9.2.3 on a Solaris 8 box.

TQ

- Elias -




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