DNS order in /etc/resolv.conf . How does that work
Bhangui_S
Bhangui_S at bls.gov
Thu Apr 27 15:19:16 UTC 2000
Hello
OS : Solaris 2.6
Bind Version : 8.2.2.P5
General question apologizes if it has been answered before.
On all the machines in our UNIX eviornment we have the following order in
the "/etc/resolv.conf".
nameserver : IP address for Server A (Primary Internal DNS)
nameserver: IP address for Server B (Secondary Internal DNS)
nameserver: IP address for Server C
Question
If the Server A or the named on Server A dies will the queries be left
hanging or immediately the Server B should pick up and answer the queries. I
thought that in the event this happened Server B will pick up
instantaneously. But apparently that did not happen . Is there a setting
somewhere which one has to set so that it picks up the second listed server
immediately if Server A does not respond. Could somebody throw some light on
this so that I can understand the proper use of the DNS order.
Thanks
Sandeep
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