Bogus Update errors in BIND 8.1.1?

[Mark.Andrews at nominum.com]

> Hi.  I'm running BIND 8.1.1 on AIX 4.3.1 and testing with W2K machines.  Whil
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> installing and configuring the W2K servers, they attempt to register names.
> These generate error messages such as:
> 
> 27-Feb-2001 20:44:39.744 update: error: error processing update packet id 299
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> from [192.168.40.106].1067
> 
> I have also captured some of these with a sniffer, and the attempt to registe
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> a name is replied by the DNS server with a status of OK.  I also find the
> entries it was trying to register in the DNS zone files...such as:
> 
> $ORIGIN _tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._sites.dc._msdcs.root.principal.com.
> _ldap   600     IN      SRV             0 100 389 dom2.root.principal.com.
> ;Cl=4
>         600     IN      SRV             0 100 389 root.root.principal.com.
> ;Cl=4
> 
> So, since the updates appear to actually have worked, does BIND 8.1.1 display
> bogus error messages?

	Upgrade.
> 
> Additional info:
> 
> Some of the packets containing the "register name" operation were flagged by
> the sniffer with "DLC: --- Frame Too Short".  Others had "Name = ERROR to
> converting names", "Type = ?", and "Class = ?".  Could these be related to th
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> errors from the DNS server?

	No. You sniffer needs to be upgraded.  Update packets make different
	uses of type and class.
> 
> I have BIND 8.2.2-p5, but have not yet had a chance to test this with that
> version.
> 
> Additional Questions:
> 
> Will RFC 2136 show me what dynamic update conversations are supposed to look
> like?

	You mean you havn't looked?  Your question would have taken longer
	to type that it would to find the answer yourself.

	Mark
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Craig Treptow
> Principal Financial Group
> I/S Network Administration
> (515) 247-6207
> 
> 
> 
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