Strange iteration issue.

[Pete Ehlke]

On Sat, Jun 15, 2002 at 09:27:09PM -0500, Len Conrad wrote:
> 
> >Looking at this for someone on another group and is now a vendetta.
> >Server is a w2k DNS server in "root-hints" mode with no forwarders
> >configured.  I'm not sure if this is a general DNS issue or an
> >implementation issue.  If latter, please forgive the question.
> >
> >He is trying to ping www.suse.com using w2k DNS as recursive server.
                            ^^^^

> >w2k DNS
> >starts standard iteration as normal
> 
> # dig +trace suze.com
               ^^^^

[dig output]

> ns.suze.cz isn't in the delegation records.  w2k seems to be confused.  Use 
> a better DNS.
> 
It's also not in the original poster's question ;)

> what's kereros.suze.cz or ns.suze.cz have to do with anything?
> 
Nothing. ns.suse.cz and kerberos.suse.cz, on the other hand...

I'm not able to reproduce the OP's problem, though. kerberos.suse.cz
does not, for any of my tests, return a referral to itself when asked
about ns.suse.cz.

-Pete