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Wondering why we get variable results from the following command: <FONT color=#0070c0>dig eftc.thehartford.com</FONT><BR>
(sometimes we get authority section and additional section feedback ... sometimes we don't)<BR>
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Usually we see the following:<BR>
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; <<>> DiG 9.3.6-P1-RedHat-9.3.6-4.P1.el5_4.2 <<>> eftc.thehartford.com<BR>;; global options: printcmd<BR>;; Got answer:<BR>;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 35955<BR>;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0<BR>
;; QUESTION SECTION:<BR>;eftc.thehartford.com. IN A<BR>
;; ANSWER SECTION:<BR>eftc.thehartford.com. 120 IN A 162.136.189.173<BR>
;; Query time: 94 msec<BR>;; SERVER: 172.25.17.185#53(172.25.17.185)<BR>;; WHEN: Fri Jan 6 07:23:07 2012<BR>;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 54<BR><BR>
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But occasionally we see :<BR>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoPlainText><FONT face=Calibri><FONT size=1>; <<>> DiG 9.3.6-P1-RedHat-9.3.6-4.P1.el5_4.2 <<>> eftc.thehartford.com ;; global options:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>printcmd ;; Got answer:<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoPlainText><FONT face=Calibri><FONT size=1>;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 64958 ;; flags: qr aa; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 4, ADDITIONAL: 4<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoPlainText><o:p><FONT size=1 face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoPlainText><FONT face=Calibri><FONT size=1>;; QUESTION SECTION:<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoPlainText><FONT face=Calibri><FONT size=1>;eftc.thehartford.com.<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 2"> </SPAN>IN<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>A<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoPlainText><o:p><FONT size=1 face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoPlainText><FONT face=Calibri><FONT size=1>;; ANSWER SECTION:<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoPlainText><FONT face=Calibri><FONT size=1>eftc.thehartford.com.<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>120<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>IN<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>A<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>162.136.189.173<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoPlainText><o:p><FONT size=1 face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoPlainText><FONT face=Calibri><FONT size=1>;; AUTHORITY SECTION:<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoPlainText><FONT face=Calibri><FONT size=1>thehartford.com.<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>120<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>IN<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>NS<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>hfdns3.thehartford.com.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoPlainText><FONT face=Calibri><FONT size=1>thehartford.com.<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>120<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>IN<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>NS<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>hfdns4.thehartford.com.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoPlainText><FONT face=Calibri><FONT size=1>thehartford.com.<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>120<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>IN<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>NS<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>simns3.thehartford.com.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoPlainText><FONT face=Calibri><FONT size=1>thehartford.com.<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>120<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>IN<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>NS<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>simns4.thehartford.com.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoPlainText><o:p><FONT size=1 face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoPlainText><FONT face=Calibri><FONT size=1>;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoPlainText><FONT face=Calibri><FONT size=1>hfdns3.thehartford.com.<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>120<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>IN<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>A<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>162.136.188.3<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoPlainText><FONT face=Calibri><FONT size=1>hfdns4.thehartford.com.<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>120<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>IN<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>A<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>162.136.188.4<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoPlainText><FONT face=Calibri><FONT size=1>simns3.thehartford.com.<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>120<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>IN<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>A<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>162.136.190.3<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoPlainText><FONT face=Calibri><FONT size=1>simns4.thehartford.com.<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>120<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>IN<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>A<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>162.136.190.4<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoPlainText><o:p><FONT size=1 face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoPlainText><FONT face=Calibri><FONT size=1>;; Query time: 52 msec<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoPlainText><FONT face=Calibri><FONT size=1>;; SERVER: 172.25.17.185#53(172.25.17.185) ;; WHEN: Fri Jan<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>6 00:10:02 2012 ;; MSG SIZE<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>rcvd: 202</FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoPlainText><FONT face=Calibri>I assume this is due to differences in response from different auth nameservers. If that's the case ... what does one have set up to return the 2nd response?</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoPlainText><FONT face=Calibri>Thanks!</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoPlainText><FONT face=Calibri>Martin Meadows</FONT></P>
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