On Wed, Jul 15, 2026 at 7:16 AM Joe <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Wed, 15 Jul 2026 07:08:04 +0000 > Andy Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > What does: > > > > dig +trace -x 82.195.75.100 @192.168.71.8 > > > > output? > > > > It will show you each step of the recursive resolving. > > > > Do note that part of this recursion uses DNSSEC. If validation fails > > for some reason then SERVFAIL is the usual outcome. BIND9 as a > > resolver does do DNSSEC validation by default, whereas your ISP > > router's resolver probably does not. So your DNSSEC validation setup > > may be iffy. > > joe@jrenewsid:~$ sudo dig +trace -x 82.195.75.100 @192.168.71.8 > > ; <<>> DiG 9.20.24-1+b1-Debian <<>> +trace -x 82.195.75.100 > @192.168.71.8 ;; global options: +cmd > 468193 IN NS l.root-servers.net. . > 468193 IN NS d.root-servers.net. . > 468193 IN NS f.root-servers.net. . > 468193 IN NS h.root-servers.net. . > 468193 IN NS j.root-servers.net. . > 468193 IN NS b.root-servers.net. > 468193 IN NS a.root-servers.net. . > 468193 IN NS e.root-servers.net. . > 468193 IN NS m.root-servers.net. . > 468193 IN NS g.root-servers.net. . > 468193 IN NS i.root-servers.net. . > 468193 IN NS c.root-servers.net. > .468193 IN NSk.root-servers.net. . > 468193 IN RRSIG NS 8 0 518400 20260727190000 > 20260714180000 57780 . > 1qLr5dmWdIvW7LA3BF+R/+O4gdMyZot2CdXC6TFDc9mq+pwbXvnFBeg X > uR1pqR2ZUvWQm6Sgnbyra0BobPh+uAY0fZVfX6HvNZxeLDIkRNuz0qow > 0NTBiu7dM122k+l66s6u6mIn0ApAmUloJs4k1b5qhNXnfLCufvcxmSJk > LmebGMJAumT1F608zvuxOaZ7tcTE5Puios6H/fB rR2aXWxXiewYqfj98 > gzeZ42jKjYYJMiz8P6QK5iOFN37a4ARqFFiIG8OPXPQJ31jOTN9v38h8 > ApvHVEpexuV/WsVbKWiXGoxUmxynv1/bSV71UnbBEEeRDFPgkaKVSXul /ZouAw== > ;; Received 1137 bytes from 192.168.71.8#53(192.168.71.8) in 4 ms > > ;; UDP setup with 2001:500:a8::e#53(2001:500:a8::e) for > 100.75.195.82.in-addr.arpa. failed: network unreachable. > ;; no servers could be reached > ;; UDP setup with 2001:500:a8::e#53(2001:500:a8::e) for > 100.75.195.82.in-addr.arpa. failed: network unreachable. > ;; no servers could be reached > ;; UDP setup with 2001:500:a8::e#53(2001:500:a8::e) for > 100.75.195.82.in-addr.arpa. failed: network unreachable. > ;; UDP setup with 2001:500:a8::e#53(2001:500:a8::e) for > 100.75.195.82.in-addr.arpa. failed: network unreachable. > in-addr.arpa. 172800 IN NS a.in-addr-servers.arpa. > in-addr.arpa. 172800 IN NS e.in-addr-servers.arpa. > in-addr.arpa. 172800 IN NS c.in-addr-servers.arpa. > in-addr.arpa. 172800 IN NS d.in-addr-servers.arpa. > in-addr.arpa. 172800 IN NS b.in-addr-servers.arpa. > in-addr.arpa. 172800 IN NS f.in-addr-servers.arpa. > in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN DS 47054 8 2 > 5CAFCCEC201D1933B4C9F6A9C8F51E51F3B39979058AC21B8DF1B1F2 81CBC6F2 > in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN DS 54956 8 2 > E0E2BF5CFBD66572CA05EC18267D91509BA6A9405AF05C3FD4141DFA 45200C08 > in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN DS 53696 8 2 > 13E5501C56B20394DA921B51412D48B7089C5EB6957A7C58553C4D4D 424F04DF > in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN DS 63982 8 2 > AAF4FB5D213EF25AE44679032EBE3514C487D7ABD99D7F5FEC3383D0 30733C73 > in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN RRSIG DS 8 2 > 86400 20260727180000 20260714170000 39561 arpa. > ggoV/lumzdcvYdHm0Pm1nFSsHMBUEIYLd1kZHfIk9cD9sRadr9na iJb0 > 6nuPbt2UaW64gZvBs1OjCGmSM/gwVTdJj3gtOMdyXaxwb0ebYwhrrzBf > ckDVLwkZd3wKfs/Ym6gb1zrrNPCNyNQKpXkhsLnukCx4TG2YIBxuH0KR > 1cg7fyrZ63kLKmIks4dCmNUUV76u9OnrCQcW 05qSvsgopIOfoHjhlq1H > KxfpdVPJwPMGnFBIHhtYGEimYt4W5CKBQ5RCd6rEJQ5IE+Vn0mH8oWbL > E9SdMJ5rbN7144vh0rHeHdGhu9tM6FmOvsg15k5q6BiGyQy29RagK7OX BVFsmA== ;; > Received 943 bytes from 192.33.4.12#53(c.root-servers.net) in 16 ms > > ;; UDP setup with 2001:43f8:110::10#53(2001:43f8:110::10) for > 100.75.195.82.in-addr.arpa. failed: network unreachable. > 82.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN NS ns3.lacnic.net. > 82.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN NS ns3.afrinic.net. > 82.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN NS ns4.apnic.net. > 82.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN NS pri.authdns.ripe.net. > 82.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN NS rirns.arin.net. > 82.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN DS 64189 13 2 > C1D0F2EB646A851553495E12567C265C5DB9811C61C822DA5C5BD6A6 7F38C2B4 > 82.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN RRSIG DS 8 3 > 86400 20260801224726 20260712091556 31765 in-addr.arpa. > IfRj517uDX81sM2h0alT+sxvuypq7XJVMmTbAoVpnUEc CJ1h1LLLluyJ > EWm4NxMn3G4UyQ24/Pn8AzD4FQcUJD/Z8RuI1DavhcvVxTZehvIxhcSW > 3AUjmiVuT4xMdzfL9hcnN6d9ntuKjJLRsGnl6n3hAK7y/tcRsYIG8TFN hdI= ;; > Received 409 bytes from 193.0.9.1#53(f.in-addr-servers.arpa) in 8 ms > > 75.195.82.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN NS ns2.man-da.de. > 75.195.82.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN NS ns3.man-da.de. > 75.195.82.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN NS ns1.man-da.de. > 75.195.82.in-addr.arpa. 3600 IN DS 57319 13 2 > 03644989133634C2E95982379AA9C243FE48125F67AC7039BF0E4B1B 82477E22 > 75.195.82.in-addr.arpa. 3600 IN RRSIG DS 13 > 5 3600 20260727095121 20260713082121 64189 82.in-addr.arpa. > ppXKEizvrNkimlP6xhfuVBNgGVLQ2UqBPNHe7NiTL DI2849NOsXnehYo > zUn34MRuGqzp1WZoaHzDIuxlCFQCtA== > ;; Received 305 bytes from 202.12.31.53#53(ns4.apnic.net) in 216 ms > > ;; Connection to 2001:4c80:0:7f1::249#53(2001:4c80:0:7f1::249) for > 100.75.195.82.in-addr.arpa. failed: network unreachable. > ;; Connection to 2001:41b8:0:18::10#53(2001:41b8:0:18::10) for > 100.75.195.82.in-addr.arpa. failed: network unreachable. > 100.75.195.82.in-addr.arpa. 3600 IN CNAME > 100.64-26.75.195.82.in-addr.arpa. > 100.75.195.82.in-addr.arpa. 3600 > IN RRSIG CNAME 13 6 3600 20260725072209 20260711055209 > 25684 75.195.82.in-addr.arpa. e7FvHXk4Bqz9JLxenWVC4CDMZCj5wsD > NfqrAD1Au67FcttQtcJJQGwZi YnyXONXn2HfYMcAvw8wOT4VjMWi0Fw== > 64-26.75.195.82.in-addr.arpa. 3600 IN NS rns1.debian.org. > 64-26.75.195.82.in-addr.arpa. 3600 IN NS rns2.debian.com. > 64-26.75.195.82.in-addr.arpa. 3600 IN NS rns3.debian.org. > 64-26.75.195.82.in-addr.arpa. 3600 IN NS rns4.debian.com. > lp0k9coo0o6pt6r38q4jtplcdsuf9tai.75.195.82.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN > NSEC3 1 0 0 - LU919LMT93UQJRQO6A2ETA4E84SMOAQ0 NS > lp0k9coo0o6pt6r38q4jtplcdsuf9tai.75.195.82.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN > RRSIG NSEC3 13 6 86400 20260725072209 20260711055209 25684 > 75.195.82.in-addr.arpa. yFEvhq > OdRcFNZ8eDHY0MQ1DOYEOoNqqJ0z1wQUzRYjB1f2dOrw4mhNQl > fgtWoKmxj0fpd/ORnKANNEDllwux7g== ;; Received 511 bytes from > 82.195.66.249#53(ns1.man-da.de) in 28 ms > > > > Success despite some problems on the way. > > > > Anything in bind9's logs? > > Nothing, with trace used. Without it: > > Jul 15 11:35:09 piserve1 named[3722]: network unreachable resolving > 'pri.authdns.ripe.net/A/IN': 2001:dd8:12::53#53 Jul 15 11:35:09 > piserve1 named[3722]: network unreachable resolving > 'pri.authdns.ripe.net/A/IN': 2620:38:2000::53#53 Jul 15 11:35:09 > piserve1 named[3722]: network unreachable resolving > 'pri.authdns.ripe.net/AAAA/IN': 2620:38:2000::53#53 Jul 15 11:35:09 > piserve1 named[3722]: network unreachable resolving > 'ns3.lacnic.net/A/IN': 2001:13c7:7002:3000::10#53 Jul 15 11:35:09 > piserve1 named[3722]: network unreachable resolving > 'ns3.lacnic.net/AAAA/IN': 2001:13c7:7002:3000::10#53 Jul 15 11:35:09 > piserve1 named[3722]: network unreachable resolving > '195.82.in-addr.arpa/NS/IN': 2620:38:2000::53#53 Jul 15 11:35:09 > piserve1 named[3722]: network unreachable resolving > 'ns3.lacnic.net/A/IN': 2001:dd8:12::53#53 Jul 15 11:35:09 piserve1 > named[3722]: network unreachable resolving 'ns3.lacnic.net/AAAA/IN': > 2620:38:2000::53#53 Jul 15 11:35:09 piserve1 named[3722]: network > unreachable resolving 'a.lactld.org/A/IN': 2801:1b8:10::b#53 Jul 15 > 11:35:09 piserve1 named[3722]: network unreachable resolving > 'a.lactld.org/AAAA/IN': 2801:1b8:10::b#53 Jul 15 11:35:09 piserve1 > named[3722]: network unreachable resolving 'ns3.lacnic.net/A/IN': > 2620:38:2000::53#53 Jul 15 11:35:09 piserve1 named[3722]: network > unreachable resolving 'ns3.lacnic.net/AAAA/IN': > 2001:13c7:7002:3000::11#53 Jul 15 11:35:09 piserve1 named[3722]: > network unreachable resolving 'a.lactld.org/A/IN': 2001:7fe::53#53 Jul > 15 11:35:09 piserve1 named[3722]: network unreachable resolving > 'a.lactld.org/AAAA/IN': 2001:7fe::53#53 Jul 15 11:35:09 piserve1 > named[3722]: network unreachable resolving 'ns3.lacnic.net/A/IN': > 2001:13c7:7002:3000::11#53 Jul 15 11:35:09 piserve1 named[3722]: > network unreachable resolving 'a.lactld.org/A/IN': > 2001:503:c27::2:30#53 Jul 15 11:35:09 piserve1 named[3722]: network > unreachable resolving 'a.lactld.org/AAAA/IN': 2001:503:c27::2:30#53 Jul > 15 11:35:09 piserve1 named[3722]: network unreachable resolving > 'a.lactld.org/A/IN': 2001:500:2f::f#53 Jul 15 11:35:09 piserve1 > named[3722]: network unreachable resolving 'a.lactld.org/AAAA/IN': > 2001:500:2f::f#53 Jul 15 11:35:09 piserve1 named[3722]: network > unreachable resolving 'a.lactld.org/A/IN': 2001:500:9f::42#53 Jul 15 > 11:35:09 piserve1 named[3722]: network unreachable resolving > 'a.lactld.org/AAAA/IN': 2001:500:9f::42#53 Jul 15 11:35:09 piserve1 > named[3722]: network unreachable resolving 'a.lactld.org/A/IN': > 2001:dc3::35#53 Jul 15 11:35:09 piserve1 named[3722]: network > unreachable resolving 'a.lactld.org/AAAA/IN': 2001:dc3::35#53 Jul 15 > 11:35:09 piserve1 named[3722]: network unreachable resolving > 'a.lactld.org/A/IN': 2001:503:ba3e::2:30#53 Jul 15 11:35:09 piserve1 > named[3722]: network unreachable resolving 'a.lactld.org/AAAA/IN': > 2001:503:ba3e::2:30#53 Jul 15 11:35:09 piserve1 named[3722]: network > unreachable resolving 'a.lactld.org/A/IN': 2001:7fd::1#53 Jul 15 > 11:35:09 piserve1 named[3722]: network unreachable resolving > 'a.lactld.org/AAAA/IN': 2001:7fd::1#53 Jul 15 11:35:09 piserve1 > named[3722]: network unreachable resolving 'a.lactld.org/A/IN': > 2001:500:12::d0d#53 Jul 15 11:35:09 piserve1 named[3722]: network > unreachable resolving '75.195.82.in-addr.arpa/NS/IN': > 2a13:27c0:30::5#53 Jul 15 11:35:09 piserve1 named[3722]: network > unreachable resolving 'a.lactld.org/AAAA/IN': 2001:500:12::d0d#53 Jul > 15 11:35:09 piserve1 named[3722]: network unreachable resolving > 'a.lactld.org/A/IN': 2001:500:1::53#53 Jul 15 11:35:09 piserve1 > named[3722]: network unreachable resolving 'a.lactld.org/AAAA/IN': > 2001:500:1::53#53 Jul 15 11:35:09 piserve1 named[3722]: network > unreachable resolving 'a2.org.afilias-nst.info/A/IN': 2001:7fd::1#53 > Jul 15 11:35:09 piserve1 named[3722]: network unreachable resolving > 'a0.org.afilias-nst.info/A/IN': 2001:7fd::1#53 Jul 15 11:35:09 piserve1 > named[3722]: network unreachable resolving > 'a2.org.afilias-nst.info/A/IN': 2001:500:9f::42#53 Jul 15 11:35:09 > piserve1 named[3722]: network unreachable resolving > 'a2.org.afilias-nst.info/AAAA/IN': 2001:500:9f::42#53 Jul 15 11:35:09 > piserve1 named[3722]: network unreachable resolving > 'a0.org.afilias-nst.info/A/IN': 2001:500:9f::42#53 Jul 15 11:35:09 > piserve1 named[3722]: network unreachable resolving > 'a0.org.afilias-nst.info/AAAA/IN': 2001:500:9f::42#53 Jul 15 11:35:09 > piserve1 named[3722]: network unreachable resolving > 'a.lactld.org/A/IN': 2001:500:48::1#53 > > > Presumably the router is forwarding to the ISP's master caching DNS > server, which isn't having problems. But it looks as if the trouble is > outside my network, and there's nothing I can do to fix it without > forwarding to the ISP's server myself. I don't like using router DNS, > once I had some trouble sending email to a few people which turned out > to be the router not finding an MX record for a few domains. Since then > I've used root hints. I still don't understand why I had no trouble > with (presumably an older) BIND9 on the Microserver. > > Maybe a clue: my ISP doesn't yet do IPv6, though I can't see why that > should affect a DNS enquiry for an IPv4 address.
Maybe Happy Eyeballs, <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Eyeballs>? It is going through the motions even though IPv6 is not fully supported yet. Jeff

