Lame Server

Thu Oct 20 14:26:44 UTC 2005

> Hai Peter and Mark
>  Iam really thanks for your reply mails,i restored my old zone
> configuration.But still it says lame server.Moreover my secondary server is
> not getting only that perticular forward zone files from my primary
> server.But slave is getting reverse zone and other zone files from
> master.Please reply me as soon as possible.This problem existing more than 3
> days.
>  Regards
> Akaash.T

	I repeat you have a error in your master file.  This will have
	been logged.  Read your log files usually /var/log/messages.

	Upgrade and use named-checkzone to check the master file.

	Mark
 
>  On 10/20/05, Mark Andrews <Mark_Andrews at isc.org> wrote:
> >
> >
> > > Akaash T wrote:
> > > > Dear all
> > > > My dns server is showing as lame server in dnsreport.com.Iam using isc
> > > > bind software.can u
> > > > please tellme how to solve it. my domain name is soft.net<http://soft.n
> et>
> > > > <http://soft.net>and ip address is
> > > > 164.164.4.5.The following erro
> > > > am getting when am checking in dnsreport site.
> > > > ERROR: You have one or more lame nameservers. These are nameservers
> > that d
> > > o
> > > > NOT answer authoritatively for your domain. This is bad; for example,
> > these
> > > > nameservers may never get updated. The following nameservers are lame:
> > > > Regards
> > > > akash.t
> > > >
> > >
> > > I have checked with dig. Here is what l.GTLD-SERVERS.net<http://l.GTLD-SE
> RVERS.net>says:
> > >
> > >
> > > ; <<>> DiG 9.1.3 <<>> -t any soft.net <http://soft.net> @
> > l.GTLD-SERVERS.net <http://l.GTLD-SERVERS.net>
> > > ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 58700
> > > ;; flags: qr rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 2, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 2
> > >
> > > ;; QUESTION SECTION:
> > > ;soft.net. IN ANY
> > >
> > > ;; ANSWER SECTION:
> > > soft.net <http://soft.net>. 172800 IN NS stpb.soft.net<http://stpb.soft.n
> et>
> > .
> > > soft.net <http://soft.net>. 172800 IN NS taurus.soft.net<http://taurus.so
> ft.net>
> > .
> > >
> > > ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
> > > soft.net <http://soft.net>. 172800 IN NS stpb.soft.net<http://stpb.soft.n
> et>
> > .
> > > soft.net <http://soft.net>. 172800 IN NS taurus.soft.net<http://taurus.so
> ft.net>
> > .
> > >
> > > ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
> > > stpb.soft.net <http://stpb.soft.net>. 172800 IN A 164.164.4.5<http://164.
> 164.4.5>
> > > taurus.soft.net <http://taurus.soft.net>. 172800 IN A 164.164.128.16<http
> ://164.164.128.16>
> > >
> > > ;; Query time: 182 msec
> > > ;; SERVER: 192.41.162.30#53(l.GTLD-SERVERS.net<http://l.GTLD-SERVERS.net>
> > )
> > > ;; WHEN: Thu Oct 20 10:46:56 2005
> > > ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 126
> > >
> > >
> > > And here is what your servers say:
> > >
> > > ; <<>> DiG 9.1.3 <<>> -t any soft.net <http://soft.net> @stpb.soft.net<ht
> tp://stpb.soft.net>
> > > ;; global options: printcmd
> > > ;; Got answer:
> > > ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 51390
> > > ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 4, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 2
> > >
> > > ;; QUESTION SECTION:
> > > ;soft.net. IN ANY
> > >
> > > ;; ANSWER SECTION:
> > > soft.net <http://soft.net>. 86400 IN A 164.164.128.29<http://164.164.128.
> 29>
> > > soft.net <http://soft.net>. 86400 IN NS stpb.soft.net<http://stpb.soft.ne
> t>
> > .
> > > soft.net <http://soft.net>. 86400 IN SOA stpb.soft.net<http://stpb.soft.n
> et>.
> > root.stpb.soft
> > > .net.\
> > > 2005101904 7200 3600 604800
> > > 86400
> > > soft.net <http://soft.net>. 86400 IN NS taurus.soft.net<http://taurus.sof
> t.net>
> > .
> > >
> > > ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
> > > stpb.soft.net <http://stpb.soft.net>. 86400 IN A 164.164.4.5<http://164.1
> 64.4.5>
> > > taurus.soft.net <http://taurus.soft.net>. 86400 IN A 164.164.128.16<http:
> //164.164.128.16>
> > >
> > > ;; Query time: 460 msec
> > > ;; SERVER: 164.164.4.5#53(stpb.soft.net <http://stpb.soft.net>)
> > > ;; WHEN: Thu Oct 20 10:47:56 2005
> > > ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 155
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ; <<>> DiG 9.1.3 <<>> -t any soft.net <http://soft.net> @taurus.soft.net<
> http://taurus.soft.net>
> > .
> > > ;; global options: printcmd
> > > ;; Got answer:
> > > ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 31117
> > > ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 4, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 2
> > >
> > > ;; QUESTION SECTION:
> > > ;soft.net. IN ANY
> > >
> > > ;; ANSWER SECTION:
> > > soft.net <http://soft.net>. 86400 IN SOA stpb.soft.net<http://stpb.soft.n
> et>.
> > root.stpb.soft
> > > .net.\
> > > 999 7200 3600 604800 86400
> > > soft.net <http://soft.net>. 86400 IN NS stpb.soft.net<http://stpb.soft.ne
> t>
> > .
> > > soft.net <http://soft.net>. 86400 IN NS taurus.soft.net<http://taurus.sof
> t.net>
> > .
> > > soft.net <http://soft.net>. 86400 IN A 164.164.128.29<http://164.164.128.
> 29>
> > >
> > > ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
> > > stpb.soft.net <http://stpb.soft.net>. 86400 IN A 164.164.4.5<http://164.1
> 64.4.5>
> > > taurus.soft.net <http://taurus.soft.net>. 86400 IN A 164.164.128.16<http:
> //164.164.128.16>
> > >
> > > ;; Query time: 467 msec
> > > ;; SERVER: 164.164.128.16#53(taurus.soft.net.)
> > > ;; WHEN: Thu Oct 20 10:49:19 2005
> > > ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 155
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Both servers are answering correctly. But stpb did take 2.5 seconds to
> > answer
> > > at least once. Taurus was always answering fast. I guess stpb has a lot
> > of
> > > work to do. And here are the serial numbers:
> >
> > No they are NOT both answering correctly. Note that "aa" was not
> > set in the flags for both servers. This indicates that there is
> > probably have a error in the zone file. This should have been
> > logged when the zone was loaded.
> >
> > Now I would suggest that stpb.soft.net <http://stpb.soft.net> is upgraded
> > as it is a
> > running a extremely old version of named. A more recent version
> > will also just refuse to load the zone making it harder to
> > ignore the logged errors.
> >
> > VERSION.BIND. 0S CHAOS TXT "BIND 8.1.2"
> >
> > I would also upgrade taurus.soft.net <http://taurus.soft.net> as well
> > because it is getting
> > long in the tooth as well.
> >
> > version.bind. 0S CHAOS TXT "9.2.2"
> >
> > Mark
> >
> > > check_soa soft.net <http://soft.net>
> > > taurus.soft.net <http://taurus.soft.net> has serial number 999
> > > stpb.soft.net <http://stpb.soft.net> is not authoritative for soft.net<ht
> tp://soft.net>
> > >
> > > Here is the problem. The zone file seems to be correct. Both servers are
> > > answering. But the serial numbers are different. And something is in the
> > > bits.
> > >
> > >
> > > Kind regards,
> > > Peter and Karin Dambier
> > >
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> > > mail: peter at peter-dambier.de
> > > mail: peter at echnaton.serveftp.com
> > > http://iason.site.voila.fr
> > > http://www.kokoom.com/iason
> > >
> > >
> > --
> > Mark Andrews, ISC
> > 1 Seymour St., Dundas Valley, NSW 2117, Australia
> > PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742 INTERNET: Mark_Andrews at isc.org
> >
> 
> 
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Mark Andrews, ISC
1 Seymour St., Dundas Valley, NSW 2117, Australia
PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742                 INTERNET: Mark_Andrews at isc.org