Lame server

[Kevin Darcy]

Gerald Waugh wrote:

> First, this nameserver was operating, (thanks to the list help) I did add a
> couple of virtual domains.
> But, all of a sudden I have big trouble. Named doesn't seem to be working.
> I cant' bring up any of the sites with a web browser.
> New sites were http://trishnetherton.com and http://debramiller.com

I can resolve both of those just fine.

> When I try to collect my mail from getmail.waugh.com (mailbank.com service)
> it takes a very long time
> and my log file says the following;
>
> Sep 23 02:02:39 fsn1 named[1599]: Lame server on 'getmail.waugh.com' (in
> 'WAUGH.co
> m'?): [208.49.167.33].53 'NS3.MAILBANK.COM'

This alone is unlikely to cause the long delay, however it is a genuine
problem that ns3.mailbank.com is not answering authoritatively for waugh.com.
It should be fixed.

> A call to another of my personal mail accounts looked like this.
>
> Sep 23 02:15:10 fsn1 named[1599]: XX+/216.175.178.40/pop.snet.net/A/IN
> Sep 23 02:15:11 fsn1 named[1599]: XX
> /204.60.0.3/40.32-28.178.175.216.in-addr.arpa
> /PTR/IN
>
> Also nslookup fsn1.frontstreetnetworks.net (from another local machine)
> caused the following in the name server log files.
> fsn1.frontstreetnetworks.net is the master server and
> fsn2.frontstreetnetworks.com is the slave.
>
> Sep 23 02:18:10 fsn1 named[1599]: ns_resp:
> query(41.32-28.178.175.216.in-addr.arpa
> ) contains our address (fsn1.frontstreetnetworks.net:216.175.178.41)
> Sep 23 02:18:10 fsn1 named[1599]: Lame server on
> '41.32-28.178.175.216.in-addr.arp
> a' (in '32-28.178.175.216.in-addr.arpa'?): [216.175.178.46].53
> 'fsn2.frontstreetne
> tworks.com'
> Sep 23 02:18:11 fsn1 named[1599]: XX
> /216.175.178.46/46.32-28.178.175.216.in-addr.
> arpa/PTR/IN

It appears that fsn1.frontstreetnetworks.net is not configured as a master or
slave for 32-28.178.175.216.in-addr.arpa. In fact, it returns SERVFAIL for a
PTR query like 46.32-28.178.175.216.in-addr.arpa. Ditto for
fsn2.frontstreetnetworks.com. If those are your servers, configure them with
that zone.

> I am not sure what the XX and XX+ mean I have querrylog turned on in ndc.

  XX+ signifies a recursive query.


- Kevin