Bind9 vs. Bind8 latency

Mark Andrews Mark_Andrews at isc.org
Wed Sep 21 23:57:32 UTC 2005


> I have recently been switching our name servers over to bind9 on debian Sarge
>  from bind8 on 
> Debian woody.

	What version of BIND 9 is shipped with debian Sarge?   If it
	is not a current release <http://www.isc.org/sw/bind/> upgrade.
 
> I like the idea of running the 9 series of bind for security reasons and havi
> ng the option 
> of views [once I get used to it].
> 
> There does seem to be a problem with my bind9 configuration and I'm not sure 
> where to start 
> looking.  When I do a host lookup on the bind8 server for a host I have not a
> lready cached 
> the response comes back almost immediately but when I do it on a bind9 server
>  it can take 
> several seconds most of the time.  Once I have looked a host up once it answe
> rs quickly for 
> subsequent queries.
> 
> Basically initial queries on bind9 seem very slow compared to the older bind8
> .  Any ideas as 
> to why this might be?  Both setups are fairly generic with the only changes t
> o the configs 
> being the zones that they are authoritative for [same on each server].
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Jeff Wark
> TBayTel Internet
> 
> 
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