resolution problems due to timeouts on dig / servfail (aw-systems.net)

Florian Piekert floppy at floppy.org
Thu Jun 4 05:28:32 UTC 2026


Hello,

I am curious where to find "my" problem, if it is "my" problem.


root at theater:~# dig aw-systems.net. ANY
;; communications error to 127.0.0.1#53: timed out

; <<>> DiG 9.20.23-1+ubuntu24.04.1+deb.sury.org+1-Ubuntu <<>> aw-systems.net. ANY
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: SERVFAIL, id: 9686
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1

;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 1232
; COOKIE: 8464fe1e8c0da5ea010000006a210ae5f7bcc2e01e91b702 (good)
; EDE: 22 (No Reachable Authority)
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;aw-systems.net.                        IN      ANY

;; Query time: 1990 msec
;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1) (TCP)
;; WHEN: Thu Jun 04 07:19:33 CEST 2026
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 77

logs say:
Jun  4 07:24:50 theater named[1901888]: resolver: debug 1: set ede: info-code 22 extra-text (null)
Jun  4 07:24:50 theater named[1901888]: resolver: debug 1: set ede: info-code 22 extra-text (null)
Jun  4 07:24:50 theater named[1901888]: resolver: debug 1: set ede: info-code 22 extra-text (null)
Jun  4 07:24:50 theater named[1901888]: resolver: debug 1: set ede: info-code 22 extra-text (null)
Jun  4 07:24:50 theater named[1901888]: resolver: debug 1: set ede: info-code 22 extra-text (null)
Jun  4 07:24:50 theater named[1901888]: resolver: debug 1: set ede: info-code 22 extra-text (null)
Jun  4 07:24:50 theater named[1901888]: resolver: debug 1: set ede: info-code 22 extra-text (null)
Jun  4 07:24:50 theater named[1901888]: resolver: debug 1: set ede: info-code 22 extra-text (null)
Jun  4 07:24:50 theater named[1901888]: resolver: debug 1: set ede: info-code 22 extra-text (null)
Jun  4 07:24:50 theater named[1901888]: resolver: debug 1: set ede: info-code 22 extra-text (null)
Jun  4 07:24:50 theater named[1901888]: query-errors: debug 1: client @0x70fbe8c56000 127.0.0.1#48140 (aw-systems.net): query failed (SERVFAIL) for aw-systems.net/IN/ANY at query.c:7860
Jun  4 07:24:50 theater named[1901888]: resolver: debug 1: set ede: info-code 22 extra-text (null)
Jun  4 07:24:50 theater named[1901888]: resolver: debug 1: set ede: info-code 22 extra-text (null)
Jun  4 07:24:50 theater named[1901888]: resolver: debug 1: set ede: info-code 22 extra-text (null)
Jun  4 07:24:50 theater named[1901888]: resolver: debug 1: set ede: info-code 22 extra-text (null)
Jun  4 07:24:50 theater named[1901888]: resolver: debug 1: set ede: info-code 22 extra-text (null)
Jun  4 07:24:50 theater named[1901888]: resolver: debug 1: set ede: info-code 22 extra-text (null)
Jun  4 07:24:50 theater named[1901888]: resolver: debug 1: set ede: info-code 22 extra-text (null)
Jun  4 07:24:50 theater named[1901888]: resolver: debug 1: set ede: info-code 22 extra-text (null)
Jun  4 07:24:50 theater named[1901888]: resolver: debug 1: set ede: info-code 22 extra-text (null)
Jun  4 07:24:50 theater named[1901888]: query-errors: debug 2: fetch completed for aw-systems.net/ANY in 12.001139: SERVFAIL/success [domain:aw-systems.net,referral:0,restart:1,qrysent:0,timeout:0,lame:0,quota:0,neterr:0,badresp:0,adberr:1,findfail:0,valfail:0]
Jun  4 07:24:50 theater named[1901888]: query-errors: debug 1: client @0x70fbd2ee5000 127.0.0.1#47510 (aw-systems.net): query failed (SERVFAIL) for aw-systems.net/IN/ANY at query.c:7860

Different machine, different IP, same bind config.
Jun  4 07:25:58 sonne named[1126730]: query-errors: debug 1: client @0x74a9f7ee1c00 127.0.0.1#46791 (aw-systems.net): query failed (SERVFAIL) for aw-systems.net/IN/ANY at query.c:7860
Jun  4 07:25:58 sonne named[1126730]: query-errors: debug 1: client @0x74aa0dde7800 127.0.0.1#51144 (aw-systems.net): query failed (SERVFAIL) for aw-systems.net/IN/ANY at query.c:7860
Jun  4 07:25:58 sonne named[1126730]: query-errors: debug 2: fetch completed for aw-systems.net/ANY in 12.001067: SERVFAIL/success [domain:aw-systems.net,referral:0,restart:1,qrysent:0,timeout:0,lame:0,quota:0,neterr:0,badresp:0,adberr:1,findfail:0,valfail:0]

Rest of the internet:
root at theater:~# dig @1.1.1.1 aw-systems.net. ANY

; <<>> DiG 9.20.23-1+ubuntu24.04.1+deb.sury.org+1-Ubuntu <<>> @1.1.1.1 aw-systems.net. ANY
; (1 server found)
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOTIMP, id: 25399
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1

;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 1232
; EDE: 21 (Not Supported)
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;aw-systems.net.                        IN      ANY

;; Query time: 1 msec
;; SERVER: 1.1.1.1#53(1.1.1.1) (TCP)
;; WHEN: Thu Jun 04 07:19:52 CEST 2026
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 49

root at theater:~# dig @8.8.8.8 aw-systems.net. ANY

; <<>> DiG 9.20.23-1+ubuntu24.04.1+deb.sury.org+1-Ubuntu <<>> @8.8.8.8 aw-systems.net. ANY
; (1 server found)
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 55072
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1

;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 512
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;aw-systems.net.                        IN      ANY

;; ANSWER SECTION:
aw-systems.net.         21600   IN      A       51.144.140.58

;; Query time: 16 msec
;; SERVER: 8.8.8.8#53(8.8.8.8) (TCP)
;; WHEN: Thu Jun 04 07:20:09 CEST 2026
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 59

Is there something "I" can do with my bind configuration?

Thanks for pointers/help.

Florian

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