Well, I managed to reverse the servers, and get them working. DiG now works for +trace.
The auth server also seems to be working. One new quirk: DiG to my domain NS sends back the NS records but not the A records, whereas all records came back when the auth server was on top. But the auth nameserver seems to still work, as I can ping at the client level using the host name that is defined in the A record in the auth server. Not sure if this is pointing to another problem, or it is simply working. Stan On Thu, 2017-02-16 at 21:40 -0700, stancs3 wrote: > Thanks for the quick reply. > > Yes, I did see this info at one point, and so I tried briefly to run > the recursor in front on its own, but I have not got it working yet. > > Also,I did try the auth pdns as a recursor itself as I figured it > should work as an integrated server. But, I got the exact same > results > - i.e. zero response to +trace. > > ------------------------------------------------- > > Stepping back, is it not a doable config to have a private auth > server, > that hands off to a recursor, all internal, private? > > If not, then at least I do need the auth server, so I can get basic > name serving for my internal network. > > Would I then simply send all my recursive queries to my router's dns, > as is now the case? i.e. more nameservers listed in resov.conf of > clients. > > Clearly neophyte questions re dns. Feel free to point me somewhere, > but > so far all 'tutorials' have led me here. > > The frustrating part is that most comprehensive dns documentation is > releative to BIND. I have been close to taking a break from pdns and > start over with BIND to learn things better. But, then pdns begins to > work so nicely it seems...... :). I hope to hear back .... > > > Stan > > > > > > On Thu, 2017-02-16 at 21:04 -0700, David wrote: > > > > On 2017-02-16 6:29 PM, stancs3 wrote: > > > > > > > > > I have seen this problem posted in various places over the years. > > > It is > > > not clear if it is a bug, a bad config, or just non-functional. > > https://github.com/PowerDNS/pdns/issues/4353 > > > > In your case (auth pointing to recursor) is a fairly broken config > > to > > begin with, so this may be unlikely for you to get working. In > > order > > for > > auth to respond to "NS ." without recursion you'd have to host the > > root > > zone on there. > > > > Recursor in front and forwarding your internal zones to auth > > would work > > (most) of the time unless your cache doesn't have the root primed > > already. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My set up: > > > > > > VM running Centos 7, up to date. > > > pdns install using postgresql db. > > > pdns-recursor install. > > > > > > pdns is running as an authoritive ns, standalone, replicated via > > > postgresql to a second VM, pretty much identical. > > > > > > > > > pdns is set with recursor=local-address:5300 > > > > > > pdns-recursor is set with local-address equal to pdns local- > > > address > > > above > > > > > > pdns-recursor is set with local-port equal to pdns 5300 above. > > > > > > It all seems to work. > > > > > > The authoritive nameserver is private, and is populated with a > > > few > > > records which work. > > > > > > The recursor is being tested with DiG. (and with typical > > > surfing). > > > I have verified that the VM has no other dns function working in > > > parallel. > > > > > > All DiG commands so far work with the exception of +trace. > > > > > > I have logs running, and can easily see logs generated for DiG > > > commands that work. > > > > > > I have attached a console example. The logs and console indicate > > > that the DiG command with +trace doesn't fail; it just doesn't > > > even > > > respond. > > > > > > If I target the same DiG +trace command at my router's dnsmasq, > > > it > > > responds as expected with a whole bunch of trace info. > > > > > > I have tried for days/hours with all variations I can think of > > > and > > > all manner of surfing for solutions. If there were failure logs > > > it > > > would help, but absolutely zero logs with the +trace command is > > > issued to pdns. > > > > > > I have also dumped my cache and it has many NS records. > > > > > > I am tempted to simply ignore this and just use the thing as it > > > seems to work. I only tried DiG +trace to see how it all > > > works...... > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Pdns-users mailing list > > > Pdns-users@mailman.powerdns.com > > > https://mailman.powerdns.com/mailman/listinfo/pdns-users > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Pdns-users mailing list > > Pdns-users@mailman.powerdns.com > > https://mailman.powerdns.com/mailman/listinfo/pdns-users _______________________________________________ Pdns-users mailing list Pdns-users@mailman.powerdns.com https://mailman.powerdns.com/mailman/listinfo/pdns-users
