BIND 8.4.4-REL

[Mark_Andrews at isc.org]

> > an auth-only with > 100 q/s. I didn't test IPv6, but the performance
> > problems experienced with 8.4.3 have gone. Thanks.
> 
> after also testing v6 I've only found one minor problem which even may be
> a ``feature'':
> 
> Our system has multiple IPv4 addresses, one of which is explicitly mentioned
> in both "listen-on" and "query-source". I've also used an explicit IPv6
> address in the listen-on-v6 statement. With
> 
> 	query-source-v6 address * port 53;
> 
> there's also a listening socket for IPv4 and any DNS queries/updates etc.
> directed to any IPv4 address not mentioned in the listen-on statement
> generates a log entry
> 
> 	refused query on non-query socket from [::ffff:129.70.133.12]
> 
> (since I use 53 for both in and out). After replacing the wildcard above to a
> specific IPv6 address, the log messages no longer appear. That's on Solaris 8
> ,
> by the way.
> 
> -Peter

	It's no different to having "query-source address * port 53;"
	and not listening on all the IPv4 interfaces.

	Solaris 8 and 9 don't support IPV6_V6ONLY which, when set,
	prevents IPv6 sockets accepting IPv4 packets/connections.

	Mark
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