Aha! I know this (it’s a Unix system… /<JURASSIC PARK>) > On 8 Feb 2019, at 09:49, John Robson <jrob...@zenoss.com> wrote: > > Hi all, > > I'm trying to understand the mechanism by which dnsmasq uses the resolvers > specified (in this case they are all specified in /etc/resolv.conf). > Specifically I am trying to work out why dnsmasq is (erratically) sending the > same query to multiple servers, and not listening beyond the first response. <snip> > Two questions: > - What triggers dnsmasq to forward a query to multiple upstream resolvers > (aside from the first query after startup, which seems reasonable)
From src/config.h #define FORWARD_TEST 50 /* try all servers every 50 queries */ #define FORWARD_TIME 20 /* or 20 seconds */ The thread http://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/pipermail/dnsmasq-discuss/2018q2/012226.html > - Why does dnsmasq not bother to listen for the second (or more) response - > which would surely be useful in terms of timing/aliveness information, as > well as less odd for the upstream server*. Now that I cannot answer. Cheers, Kevin D-B 012C ACB2 28C6 C53E 9775 9123 B3A2 389B 9DE2 334A _______________________________________________ Dnsmasq-discuss mailing list Dnsmasq-discuss@lists.thekelleys.org.uk http://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dnsmasq-discuss
