Setting up a Root name server
chris at megabytecoffee.com
chris at megabytecoffee.com
Sat Sep 4 08:50:29 UTC 1999
Ah, sorry, we're arguing the same point. It's been one of those 80+ hour weeks, and
my brain isn't functioning as it should.
- Chris
Michael Voight wrote:
> Corrrect, my wording was incorrect.
>
> I meant " Did you do nslookup in NON RECURSIVE mode?? Root servers do
> not
> respond with recursive queries"
>
> And, yes, I do this for a living.
>
> Michael
>
> Mark_Andrews at isc.org wrote:
> >
> > While the root servers are set up not to recurse the *do* answer
> > recursive queries with referrals. Proof by example.
> >
> > Mark
> >
> > ; <<>> DiG 8.2 <<>> non-existant.csiro.au @a.root-servers.net
> > ; (1 server found)
> > ;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
> > ;; got answer:
> > ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 10
> > ;; flags: qr rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 7, ADDITIONAL: 10
> > ;; QUERY SECTION:
> > ;; non-existant.csiro.au, type = A, class = IN
> >
> > ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
> > AU. 2D IN NS NS2.BERKELEY.EDU.
> > AU. 2D IN NS MULGA.CS.MU.OZ.AU.
> > AU. 2D IN NS MUNNARI.OZ.AU.
> > AU. 2D IN NS NS.EU.NET.
> > AU. 2D IN NS NS1.BERKELEY.EDU.
> > AU. 2D IN NS NS.UU.NET.
> > AU. 2D IN NS VANGOGH.CS.BERKELEY.EDU.
> >
> > ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
> > NS2.BERKELEY.EDU. 2D IN A 128.32.136.12
> > NS2.BERKELEY.EDU. 2D IN A 128.32.206.12
> > MULGA.CS.MU.OZ.AU. 2D IN A 128.250.1.22
> > MULGA.CS.MU.OZ.AU. 2D IN A 128.250.37.150
> > MUNNARI.OZ.AU. 2D IN A 128.250.1.21
> > NS.EU.NET. 2D IN A 192.16.202.11
> > NS1.BERKELEY.EDU. 2D IN A 128.32.136.9
> > NS1.BERKELEY.EDU. 2D IN A 128.32.206.9
> > NS.UU.NET. 2D IN A 137.39.1.3
> > VANGOGH.CS.BERKELEY.EDU. 2D IN A 128.32.33.5
> >
> > ;; Total query time: 604 msec
> > ;; FROM: bsdi.dv.isc.org to SERVER: a.root-servers.net 198.41.0.4
> > ;; WHEN: Sat Sep 4 11:36:46 1999
> > ;; MSG SIZE sent: 39 rcvd: 368
> >
> > >
> > > Michael Voight wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Duh.... Did you do nslookup in NON RECURSIVE mode?? Root servers do not
> > > > respond to non-recursive queries AFAIK.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Ugh, root servers do not recurs. root nameservers only respond to non-recursi
> > > ve
> > > queries.. I hope you don't do this for a living...
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > --
> > Mark Andrews, Internet Software Consortium
> > 1 Seymour St., Dundas Valley, NSW 2117, Australia
> > PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742 INTERNET: marka at isc.org
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