BIND 9 And Short Name resolution Problem

[Mark Andrews]

In message <4D956AC7.2010008 at data.pl>, Torinthiel writes:
> On 03/31/11 20:58, Barry Finkel wrote:
> > On 03/31/11 13:17, bind-users-request at lists.isc.org wrote:
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> I get the following messages on the BIND server when I do a short name=
> 
> >> nslookup from a client:
> >>
> >> Mar 31 14:08:04 jedi named[1299]: [ID 873579 daemon.info] network
> >> unreachable resolving 'C.ROOT-SERVERS.NET/AAAA/IN':
> >> 2001:500:1::803f:235#53
> >> Mar 31 14:08:05 jedi named[1299]: [ID 873579 daemon.info] network
> >> unreachable resolving 'I.ROOT-SERVERS.NET/AAAA/IN':
> >> 2001:500:1::803f:235#53
> >> Mar 31 14:08:07 jedi named[1299]: [ID 873579 daemon.info] network
> >> unreachable resolving 'B.ROOT-SERVERS.NET/AAAA/IN': 2001:500:2f::f#53
> >> Mar 31 14:08:07 jedi named[1299]: [ID 873579 daemon.info] network
> >> unreachable resolving 'L.ROOT-SERVERS.NET/AAAA/IN': 2001:500:2f::f#53
> >>
> >> The config files are below, we are running BIND 9 on Solaris 10. We
> >> currently have 2 domain names configured and on IP address on the BIND=
> 
> >> server itself. Any ideas from the gurus??
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >=20
> > You do not have IPv6 connectivity from the DNS server to
> > {C,I,B,L}.root-servers.net.
> 
> And is it possible to make BIND stop trying to use IPv6 at all? I'm in a
> similar situation, I know I have connection issues and I simply want
> bind to either not use IPv6 or at least prefer IPv4.
> liste-on-v6 {none;} in named.conf does not help, and I'm not much
> surprised, as it's about listening and not querying.
> Torinthiel

named -4

If you need to be more selective see "server".

e.g.
	To just use 6to4 homed server.
	server ::/0 { bogus yes; };
	server 2002::/16 { bogus no; };

Mark
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