On Tue, Jun 24, 2003 at 11:51:23AM -0400, Jean-Luc Wasmer wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I checked the mailing list and google but didn't find any answers.
> Sometimes, named stops working and the only way to fix this is to shut it
> down and restart it.
> This appends once in a blue moon so it's difficult to find the cause.
> 
> Tcpdump on the server shows my laptop requesting and address, then the
> server requests that address to the root servers but THERE ARE NO REPLIES!
> My server keeps sending out request to many servers.
> Once I restart named, my server receives the replies!
> 
> My config: NetBSD 1.6.1 (BIND: named 8.3.4-REL-NOESW).
> I know it's not a connection problem with the ISP since I have the same pbm
> at work (with an older version, 8.3.3) at our remote office and I can
> connect with ssh to restart Bind (takes some time to connect since sshd
> can't reverse lookup my IP address).

Hum, I have several 8.3.4-REL-NOESW running (stock 1.6.x binaries), and I never
noticed such a problem. I have one at home, and 3 at work.

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Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
     NetBSD: 24 ans d'experience feront toujours la difference
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