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List:       opensuse
Subject:    Re: [opensuse] When I have downloads running, DNS fails.
From:       "Carlos E. R." <robin.listas () telefonica ! net>
Date:       2014-07-14 18:27:51
Message-ID: 53C42127.6050204 () telefonica ! net
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On 2014-07-14 19:59, David C. Rankin wrote:
> On 07/10/2014 11:27 AM, Carlos E. R. wrote:
>> At this moment, this machine is using bind, with this config:
>>
>>          forwarders { 192.168.1.1; };
>>          forward first;
> 
> Get rid of `forward first;` and replace it with `forward only`. Here is
> a snippet from the bind 8/9 DNS-HOWWTO:
> 
> The default setting is "forward first", which first asks each of the
> forwarders, and then tries the normal approach of doing the legwork
> itself if that fails. This gives the familiar behaviour of
> gethostbyname() taking an inordinately long time when the link is not
> up. (or full as in your case)

No, it does not take long. It fails, and fails relatively fast, few seconds.

> But if "forward only" is set, then BIND
> gives up when it doesn't get a response from the forwarders, and
> gethostbyname() returns immediately.

Well, I really prefer getting an answer than a failure. :-)

-- 
Cheers / Saludos,

		Carlos E. R.
		(from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" at Telcontar)


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