Root servers

[Thomas Schulz]

> On Thu, Aug 14, 2014 at 02:26:54PM -0500, Bill Christensen wrote:
> > I'm seeing some root server errors on startup:
> > 
> > 14-Aug-2014 13:14:08.142 info: host unreachable resolving 'd.gtld-servers.net/AAAA/IN': 2001:503:ba3e::2:30#53
> > 14-Aug-2014 13:14:08.215 info: host unreachable resolving 'b.gtld-servers.net/A/IN': 2001:503:231d::2:30#53
> > 14-Aug-2014 13:14:08.220 info: host unreachable resolving 'c.gtld-servers.net/A/IN': 2001:503:231d::2:30#53
> > 14-Aug-2014 13:14:08.522 info: host unreachable resolving 'd.gtld-servers.net/AAAA/IN': 2001:503:83eb::2:31#53
> > 14-Aug-2014 13:14:08.595 info: host unreachable resolving 'c.gtld-servers.net/A/IN': 2001:503:a83e::2:31#53
> > 14-Aug-2014 13:14:08.793 info: host unreachable resolving 'b.gtld-servers.net/AAAA/IN': 2001:503:c27::2:30#53
> > 14-Aug-2014 13:14:08.794 info: host unreachable resolving 'b.gtld-servers.net/AAAA/IN': 2001:dc3::35#53
> > 14-Aug-2014 13:14:08.795 info: host unreachable resolving 'c.gtld-servers.net/AAAA/IN': 2001:503:c27::2:30#53
> > 14-Aug-2014 13:14:08.796 info: host unreachable resolving 'c.gtld-servers.net/AAAA/IN': 2001:dc3::35#53
> > 
> > 
> > How do I correct that?
> 
> It looks like your system thinks it has IPv6 connectivity, but it
> doesn't really have it.  You can disable IPv6 at the OS level or:
> "named -4".
> 
> > It looks like my root pointers are horribly out of date.  Seems
> > to me this is something which should automatically update...
> 
> Not much, and yes.
> 
> > ;       This file is made available by InterNIC
> > ;       under anonymous FTP as
> > ;           file                /domain/named.root
> > ;           on server           FTP.INTERNIC.NET
> > ;       -OR-                    RS.INTERNIC.NET
> > ;
> > ;       last update:    Feb 04, 2008
> > ;       related version of root zone:   2008020400
> 
> That's old, but not so old as to prevent you from reaching an actual 
> root server.  Of course it was 2 years before the root was signed.
> -- 
>   http://rob0.nodns4.us/
>   Offlist GMX mail is seen only if "/dev/rob0" is in the Subject:

I will add my $0.02. The named executable has the root information built
in so that it can start up if there is no named.root file available.
So, if you had no named.root file but did have the latest release of
Bind then you would have the current data. If you do not update Bind
the moment that a new version is released then you need a current
named.root file. Just go get a new one from the server listed at the
top of the old file.

Tom Schulz
Applied Dynamics Intl.
schulz at adi.com