regarding dig outputs

Mark Andrews Mark_Andrews at isc.org
Sun Jun 17 23:07:56 UTC 2007


> Hi all,
> Am pasting below 3 outputs from 3 dig queries.
> Query 1: dig www.google.com
> Output 1: See the Authority section and Additional section, I was
> expecting entries of google DNS servers in these two sections but
> instead am getting ROOT servers.

	Your expectations are incorrect.  When returning a cached answer
	a nameserver will return the closest enclosing NS RRset

> Then I removed the forwarder entry
> from my DNS and I started getting what I was expecting (See output of
> Query 3, below). What does this mean? Does it mean that the forwarder
> that I was using does not perform recursion for me?
> 
> Query 2: dig www.google.com
> Output 2: The Authority section and Additional section did not return
> anything. But on repeating the query, I started getting entries in
> these sections. It happens for any site that I query for the first
> time. What can be the reason?

	You are talking to two different servers.  165.21.83.88 and
	127.0.0.1

	Mark

> ----- Query 1 ----------------------------------------------------------------
> ------
> 
> dns at debian:~$ dig www.google.com
> 
> ; <<>> DiG 9.3.4 <<>> www.google.com
> ;; global options:  printcmd
> ;; Got answer:
> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 6791
> ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 2, AUTHORITY: 13, ADDITIONAL: 13
> 
> ;; QUESTION SECTION:
> ;www.google.com.                        IN      A
> 
> ;; ANSWER SECTION:
> www.google.com.         552253  IN      CNAME   www.l.google.com.
> www.l.google.com.       283     IN      A       64.233.189.104
> 
> ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
> .                       362829  IN      NS      H.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
> .                       362829  IN      NS      I.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
> .                       362829  IN      NS      J.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
> .                       362829  IN      NS      K.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
> .                       362829  IN      NS      L.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
> .                       362829  IN      NS      M.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
> .                       362829  IN      NS      A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
> .                       362829  IN      NS      B.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
> .                       362829  IN      NS      C.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
> .                       362829  IN      NS      D.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
> .                       362829  IN      NS      E.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
> .                       362829  IN      NS      F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
> .                       362829  IN      NS      G.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
> 
> ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
> A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.     523479  IN      A       198.41.0.4
> B.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.     484289  IN      A       192.228.79.201
> C.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.     88759   IN      A       192.33.4.12
> D.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.     495704  IN      A       128.8.10.90
> E.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.     88759   IN      A       192.203.230.10
> F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.     523479  IN      A       192.5.5.241
> G.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.     521969  IN      A       192.112.36.4
> H.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.     521968  IN      A       128.63.2.53
> I.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.     521969  IN      A       192.36.148.17
> J.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.     523479  IN      A       192.58.128.30
> K.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.     523479  IN      A       193.0.14.129
> L.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.     521968  IN      A       198.32.64.12
> M.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.     521968  IN      A       202.12.27.33
> 
> ;; Query time: 75 msec
> ;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1)
> ;; WHEN: Sun Jun 17 18:17:39 2007
> ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 487
> 
> 
> ---- Query 2 -----------------------------------------------------------------
> ------
> 
> 
> debian:~# dig www.google.com
> 
> ; <<>> DiG 9.3.4 <<>> www.google.com
> ;; global options:  printcmd
> ;; Got answer:
> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 30018
> ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 2, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0
> 
> ;; QUESTION SECTION:
> ;www.google.com.                        IN      A
> 
> ;; ANSWER SECTION:
> www.google.com.         604131  IN      CNAME   www.l.google.com.
> www.l.google.com.       86      IN      A       64.233.189.104
> 
> ;; Query time: 31 msec
> ;; SERVER: 165.21.83.88#53(165.21.83.88)
> ;; WHEN: Sun Jun 17 18:20:56 2007
> ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 68
> 
> debian:~#
> 
> 
> ---- Query 3 -----------------------------------------------------------------
> ------
> 
> debian:~# dig www.google.com
> 
> ; <<>> DiG 9.3.4 <<>> www.google.com
> ;; global options:  printcmd
> ;; Got answer:
> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 3489
> ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 4, AUTHORITY: 7, ADDITIONAL: 0
> 
> ;; QUESTION SECTION:
> ;www.google.com.                        IN      A
> 
> ;; ANSWER SECTION:
> www.google.com.         604700  IN      CNAME   www.l.google.com.
> www.l.google.com.       200     IN      A       66.249.89.103
> www.l.google.com.       200     IN      A       66.249.89.104
> www.l.google.com.       200     IN      A       66.249.89.99
> 
> ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
> l.google.com.           86300   IN      NS      b.l.google.com.
> l.google.com.           86300   IN      NS      c.l.google.com.
> l.google.com.           86300   IN      NS      d.l.google.com.
> l.google.com.           86300   IN      NS      e.l.google.com.
> l.google.com.           86300   IN      NS      f.l.google.com.
> l.google.com.           86300   IN      NS      g.l.google.com.
> l.google.com.           86300   IN      NS      a.l.google.com.
> 
> ;; Query time: 25 msec
> ;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1)
> ;; WHEN: Sun Jun 17 18:22:36 2007
> ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 212
> 
> ----------- End of output -----
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Best Regards,
> Vishwas.
> ivishwas.googlepages.com
> 
> I know quite certainly that I myself have no special talent;
> curiosity, obsession and dogged endurance, combined with
> self-criticism have brought me to my ideas. - Albert Einstein
> 
> 
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Mark Andrews, ISC
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