This thread is turning too long, but I can't give up yet - sorry, everyone.
* Andrey G. Sergeev (AKA Andris) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2008-08-14]: [cut] > > Thx for replying. I did a query for the a record of images.yandex.ru > > with and without the trace. With trace, I get a reply - without > > trace, I don't (see below). (Well, I do - put after 3-4 repeated > > queries.) I really don't get it. > > What number of queries you've done with trace enabled? Oh, I tried many things ... > > If I should guess, it must be dig sending the queries differently > > when tracing. > > Yes. I suggest you to obtain a traffic dump between the g4.tibe.no and > the outside world while doind the queries without trace enabled. This is kind of what I did in my original post, but here we go again. I start by flushing the cache and turning on tracing bind. Then I do the query, which again has status SERVFAIL - which I guess corresponds to the "view external: error" in /var/named/data/named.run. All data below. Hans ----- ; <<>> DiG 9.3.4-P1 <<>> @g4.tibe.no images.yandex.ru. a ; (1 server found) ;; global options: printcmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: SERVFAIL, id: 341 ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;images.yandex.ru. IN A ;; Query time: 143 msec ;; SERVER: 213.161.248.67#53(213.161.248.67) ;; WHEN: Thu Aug 14 15:03:25 2008 ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 34 ------ Output from "tcpdump proto UDP" (filtered): 15:03:25.742101 IP g4.tibe.no.41254 > G.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.domain: 41969 [1au] A? images.yandex.ru. (45) 15:03:25.881303 IP G.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.domain > g4.tibe.no.41254: 41969- 0/7/8 (322) Full detail from /var/named/data/named.run: client 213.161.248.67#40328: UDP request client 213.161.248.67#40328: view external: request is not signed client 213.161.248.67#40328: view external: recursion available client 213.161.248.67#40328: view external: query client 213.161.248.67#40328: view external: query (cache) 'images.yandex.ru/A/IN' approved client 213.161.248.67#40328: view external: replace clientmgr @0x8655330: createclients clientmgr @0x8655330: recycle createfetch: images.yandex.ru A client @0x87ac580: udprecv fctx 0x87b7b20(images.yandex.ru/A'): create fctx 0x87b7b20(images.yandex.ru/A'): join fetch 0x85de8f8 (fctx 0x87b7b20(images.yandex.ru/A)): created fctx 0x87b7b20(images.yandex.ru/A'): start fctx 0x87b7b20(images.yandex.ru/A'): try fctx 0x87b7b20(images.yandex.ru/A'): cancelqueries fctx 0x87b7b20(images.yandex.ru/A'): getaddresses res 0xb41381f0: dns_resolver_prime res 0xb41381f0: priming createfetch: . NS fctx 0xb3d04278(./NS'): create fctx 0xb3d04278(./NS'): join fetch 0xb3f00aa0 (fctx 0xb3d04278(./NS)): created fctx 0xb3d04278(./NS'): start fctx 0xb3d04278(./NS'): try fctx 0xb3d04278(./NS'): cancelqueries fctx 0xb3d04278(./NS'): getaddresses res 0xb41381f0: dns_resolver_prime res 0xb41381f0: dns_resolver_prime res 0xb41381f0: dns_resolver_prime res 0xb41381f0: dns_resolver_prime res 0xb41381f0: dns_resolver_prime res 0xb41381f0: dns_resolver_prime res 0xb41381f0: dns_resolver_prime res 0xb41381f0: dns_resolver_prime res 0xb41381f0: dns_resolver_prime res 0xb41381f0: dns_resolver_prime res 0xb41381f0: dns_resolver_prime res 0xb41381f0: dns_resolver_prime fctx 0x87b7b20(images.yandex.ru/A'): query fctx 0xb3d04278(./NS'): query resquery 0xb3f02260 (fctx 0x87b7b20(images.yandex.ru/A)): send resquery 0xb3f02260 (fctx 0x87b7b20(images.yandex.ru/A)): sent resquery 0xb3f02260 (fctx 0x87b7b20(images.yandex.ru/A)): senddone fctx 0xb3d04278(./NS'): done fctx 0xb3d04278(./NS'): stopeverything fctx 0xb3d04278(./NS'): cancelqueries fctx 0xb3d04278(./NS'): sendevents fetch 0xb3f00aa0 (fctx 0xb3d04278(./NS)): destroyfetch fctx 0xb3d04278(./NS'): shutdown fctx 0xb3d04278(./NS'): doshutdown fctx 0xb3d04278(./NS'): stopeverything fctx 0xb3d04278(./NS'): cancelqueries fctx 0xb3d04278(./NS'): destroy resquery 0xb3f02260 (fctx 0x87b7b20(images.yandex.ru/A)): response fctx 0x87b7b20(images.yandex.ru/A'): noanswer_response fctx 0x87b7b20(images.yandex.ru/A'): cache_message fctx 0x87b7b20(images.yandex.ru/A'): cancelquery fctx 0x87b7b20(images.yandex.ru/A'): cancelqueries fctx 0x87b7b20(images.yandex.ru/A'): try fctx 0x87b7b20(images.yandex.ru/A'): cancelqueries fctx 0x87b7b20(images.yandex.ru/A'): getaddresses fctx 0x87b7b20(images.yandex.ru/A'): query fctx 0x87b7b20(images.yandex.ru/A'): done fctx 0x87b7b20(images.yandex.ru/A'): stopeverything fctx 0x87b7b20(images.yandex.ru/A'): cancelqueries fctx 0x87b7b20(images.yandex.ru/A'): sendevents fetch 0x85de8f8 (fctx 0x87b7b20(images.yandex.ru/A)): destroyfetch fctx 0x87b7b20(images.yandex.ru/A'): shutdown fctx 0x87b7b20(images.yandex.ru/A'): doshutdown fctx 0x87b7b20(images.yandex.ru/A'): stopeverything fctx 0x87b7b20(images.yandex.ru/A'): cancelqueries fctx 0x87b7b20(images.yandex.ru/A'): destroy client 213.161.248.67#40328: view external: error client 213.161.248.67#40328: view external: send client 213.161.248.67#40328: view external: sendto client 213.161.248.67#40328: view external: senddone client 213.161.248.67#40328: view external: next client 213.161.248.67#40328: view external: endrequest