Reverse DNS issues

[Barry Margolin]

In article <doqeil$14tl$1 at sf1.isc.org>, Tuc at T-B-O-H <ml at t-b-o-h.net> 
wrote:

> > 
> > In article <doq5rs$2k21$1 at sf1.isc.org>, Tuc at T-B-O-H <ml at t-b-o-h.net> 
> > wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > 	I'm having a problem on a FreeBSD 4.10 system running BIND
> > > 8.3.7 . I don't think its been like this forever, but the only thing
> > > I've done lately to the machine is add a virtual interface (tun1)
> > > to the machine. But for some reason :
> > > 
> > > -bash-2.05b$ nslookup
> > > Default Server:  localhost
> > > Address:  127.0.0.1
> > > 
> > > > 128.90.107.204.in-addr.arpa.
> > > Server:  localhost
> > > Address:  127.0.0.1
> > > 
> > > *** Request to localhost timed-out
> > > 
> > > -bash-2.05b$ dig @127.0.0.1 -x 204.107.90.128
> > > 
> > > ; <<>> DiG 8.3 <<>> @127.0.0.1 -x 
> > > ; (1 server found)
> > > ;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
> > > ;; res_nsend: Operation timed out
> > 
> > Try:
> > 
> > dig +trace -x 204.107.90.128
> > 
> 	I don't have a version of dig with trace. :-/ I have debug
> though...

Then get yourself the current version of dig.  Debug isn't telling you 
anything you don't already know, which is that your local named can't 
seem to look this up.

You can also dump your cache to see if it has correct info for 
204.in-addr.arpa.

> 
> vjofn# dig @127.0.0.1 +debug -x 204.107.90.128
> 
> ; <<>> DiG 8.3 <<>> @127.0.0.1 +debug -x 
> ; (1 server found)
> ;; res_nmkquery(QUERY, 128.90.107.204.in-addr.arpa., IN, ANY)
> ;; res options: init debug recurs defnam dnsrch
> ;; res_send()
> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 51376
> ;; flags: rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0
> ;; QUERY SECTION:
> ;;      128.90.107.204.in-addr.arpa, type = ANY, class = IN
> 
> ;; Querying server (# 1) address = 127.0.0.1
> ;; new DG socket
> ;; timeout
> ;; Querying server (# 1) address = 127.0.0.1
> ;; timeout
> ;; res_nsend: Operation timed out
> 
> vjofn# dig +debug -x 204.107.90.128
> 
> ; <<>> DiG 8.3 <<>> +debug -x 
> ;; res_nmkquery(QUERY, 128.90.107.204.in-addr.arpa., IN, ANY)
> ;; res options: init debug recurs defnam dnsrch
> ;; res_send()
> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 21156
> ;; flags: rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0
> ;; QUERY SECTION:
> ;;      128.90.107.204.in-addr.arpa, type = ANY, class = IN
> 
> ;; Querying server (# 1) address = 127.0.0.1
> ;; new DG socket
> ;; timeout
> ;; Querying server (# 2) address = 192.136.64.108
> ;; new DG socket
> ;; got answer:
> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 21156
> ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 1
> ;; QUERY SECTION:
> ;;      128.90.107.204.in-addr.arpa, type = ANY, class = IN
> 
> ;; ANSWER SECTION:
> 128.90.107.204.in-addr.arpa.  2H IN PTR  vjofn.tucs-beachin-obx-house.com.
> 
> ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
> 90.107.204.in-addr.arpa.  2H IN NS  ns18.zoneedit.com.
> 90.107.204.in-addr.arpa.  2H IN NS  ns15.zoneedit.com.
> 
> ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
> ns18.zoneedit.com.      1d1h31m10s IN A  72.9.106.68
> 
> ;; Total query time: 5013 msec
> ;; FROM: vjofn.tucs-beachin-obx-house.com to SERVER: 192.136.64.108
> ;; WHEN: Mon Dec 26 22:27:54 2005
> ;; MSG SIZE  sent: 45  rcvd: 154
> 
> 
> 
> 		Tuc

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Barry Margolin, barmar at alum.mit.edu
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