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Date:      Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:08:26 +0000 (GMT)
From:      Robert Watson <rwatson@FreeBSD.org>
To:        =?utf-8?Q?Dag-Erling_Sm=C3=B8rgrav?= <des@des.no>
Cc:        current@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: resolver change?
Message-ID:  <20080128090552.B14807@fledge.watson.org>
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On Mon, 28 Jan 2008, Dag-Erling Sm=F8rgrav wrote:

> Robert Watson <rwatson@FreeBSD.org> writes:
>> On the grounds that paranoia is clearly better, my suggestion at this po=
int=20
>> would be to run tcpdump between the caching resolver and ntpd and see wh=
at=20
>> is actually going on the wire.
>
> In this case, they're on the same machine.  I'm not sure how well tcpdump=
=20
> works on loopback devices...

It should work just fine.  Make sure to use -vvv so you get all the details=
=2E

>> The name server should be rotating them in reply, and it would be good t=
o=20
>> confirm that it's doing that.
>
> The results from host(1) seem to indicate that it does.
>
>> It would also be good to check that it's looking up what you think it's=
=20
>> looking up, and indeed, what it should be looking at.
>
> Not sure what you mean by this...

I'm sure I don't have to tell you that when debugging, it's good to look un=
der=20
the hood to see what's actually happening, as one misunderstanding can wast=
e=20
hours of time chasing the wrong lead.

Robert N M Watson
Computer Laboratory
University of Cambridge
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