[CentOS] resolving names it is really slow slow with CentOS5.x using named
carlopmart
carlopmart at gmail.com
Mon May 25 15:24:15 UTC 2009
Les Mikesell wrote:
> carlopmart wrote:
>> Les Mikesell wrote:
>>> carlopmart wrote:
>>>> Lars Hecking wrote:
>>>>>> options {
>>>>>> directory "/var/named";
>>>>>> dump-file "/var/named/data/cache_dump.db";
>>>>>> statistics-file "/var/named/data/named_stats.txt";
>>>>>> memstatistics-file "/var/named/data/named_mem_stats.txt";
>>>>>> listen-on port 53 { 127.0.0.1; 172.25.50.10; };
>>>>>> version "DNS Server v2.0";
>>>>>> dnssec-enable no;
>>>>>> query-source port 53;
>>>>>> forwarders { 208.67.220.220; 208.67.222.222; };
>>>>>> };
>>>>>
>>>>>> As you can see, I need to use "query-source port" param too with forwarders to
>>>>>> resolv names (and this is really really ugly).
>>>>>
>>>>> Explicit query-source port breaks port randomisation and is highly insecure.
>>>>> Your problem may be an incorrectly configured firewall that only accepts
>>>>> outgoing queries originating from source port 53 - it needs to accept all
>>>>> outgoing queries for destination port 53.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Thanks lars. Correctly, firewall could be the problem, but it isn't. Because
>>>> Ubuntu and Windows 2003/2008 doesn't have problems with it ... and resolves
>>>> perfectly ... And I don't have configured this firewall to accept dns queries
>>>> originating from source port 53 ...
>>>>
>>> What does 'dig' show about your access to the root servers without
>>> forwarders and with and without forcing the query-source port? Compare
>>> it to the Ubuntu system. Maybe there's something wrong with the root
>>> hints file - or maybe your border firewall is blocking all udp to this
>>> box but permitting it to the DNS servers that work.
>>>
>> Thanks Les, but I have checked it before post this problem. Ubuntu and CentOS
>> have the same file to do querys to root servers ...
>
> And the results of 'dig' on each?
>
>> I have find a temporary solution: reduce the MTU on CentOS server (1440) ...I
>> need to investigate why centOS loses some packages and ubuntu doesn't ....
>
> Are you routing through tunnels?
>
>
No, all hosts (firewall and CentOS DNS server) are connected to GByte network.
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CL Martinez
carlopmart {at} gmail {d0t} com
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