Server looking up its own hostname every 2 minutes
 

Hi

I am running a Suse server and would like to troubleshoot the following problem: (Not that big a deal, but still bothersome!)

ANY IDEAS Where to start?

Something on my server is looking up the server's dns entry a few times every 2 minutes! How stupid!!!

Jun 28 12:31:01 www named[2044]: client 192.168.0.1#1274: query: 1.0.168.192.in-addr.arpa IN PTR
Jun 28 12:31:01 www named[2044]: client 192.168.0.1#1274: query: www.dish.org.za IN A
Jun 28 12:31:01 www named[2044]: client 192.168.0.1#1274: query: www.dish.org.za IN A
Jun 28 12:31:31 www named[2044]: client 192.168.0.1#1274: query: 1.0.168.192.in-addr.arpa IN PTR
Jun 28 12:31:31 www named[2044]: client 192.168.0.1#1274: query: www.dish.org.za IN A
Jun 28 12:31:31 www named[2044]: client 192.168.0.1#1274: query: www.dish.org.za IN A
Jun 28 12:31:57 www named[2044]: client 192.168.0.4#1243: query: xfactor.no-ip.com IN A
Jun 28 12:32:01 www named[2044]: client 192.168.0.1#1274: query: 1.0.168.192.in-addr.arpa IN PTR
Jun 28 12:32:01 www named[2044]: client 192.168.0.1#1274: query: www.dish.org.za IN A
Jun 28 12:32:01 www named[2044]: client 192.168.0.1#1274: query: www.dish.org.za IN A
Jun 28 12:32:31 www named[2044]: client 192.168.0.1#1274: query: 1.0.168.192.in-addr.arpa IN PTR
Jun 28 12:32:31 www named[2044]: client 192.168.0.1#1274: query: www.dish.org.za IN A
Jun 28 12:32:31 www named[2044]: client 192.168.0.1#1274: query: www.dish.org.za IN A
Jun 28 12:33:01 www named[2044]: client 192.168.0.1#1274: query: 1.0.168.192.in-addr.arpa IN PTR
Jun 28 12:33:01 www named[2044]: client 192.168.0.1#1274: query: www.dish.org.za IN A
Jun 28 12:33:01 www named[2044]: client 192.168.0.1#1274: query: www.dish.org.za IN A
Jun 28 12:34:01 www named[2044]: client 192.168.0.1#1274: query: 1.0.168.192.in-addr.arpa IN PTR
Jun 28 12:34:01 www named[2044]: client 192.168.0.1#1274: query: www.dish.org.za IN A
Jun 28 12:34:01 www named[2044]: client 192.168.0.1#1274: query: www.dish.org.za IN A
Jun 28 12:34:19 www named[2044]: client 192.168.0.4#1243: query: xfactor.no-ip.com IN A
Jun 28 12:34:31 www named[2044]: client 192.168.0.1#1274: query: 1.0.168.192.in-addr.arpa IN PTR
Jun 28 12:34:31 www named[2044]: client 192.168.0.1#1274: query: www.dish.org.za IN A
Jun 28 12:34:31 www named[2044]: client 192.168.0.1#1274: query: www.dish.org.za IN A
Jun 28 12:35:00 www named[2044]: client 192.168.0.1#1274: query: www.dish.org.za IN A
Jun 28 12:35:01 www named[2044]: client 192.168.0.1#1274: query: 1.0.168.192.in-addr.arpa IN PTR
Jun 28 12:35:01 www named[2044]: client 192.168.0.1#1274: query: www.dish.org.za IN A
Jun 28 12:35:01 www named[2044]: client 192.168.0.1#1274: query: www.dish.org.za IN A
Jun 28 12:35:31 www named[2044]: client 192.168.0.1#1274: query: 1.0.168.192.in-addr.arpa IN PTR
Jun 28 12:35:31 www named[2044]: client 192.168.0.1#1274: query: www.dish.org.za IN A
Jun 28 12:35:31 www named[2044]: client 192.168.0.1#1274: query: www.dish.org.za IN A
Jun 28 12:35:44 www named[2044]: client 192.168.0.1#1276: query: www.dish.org.za IN A
Jun 28 12:36:01 www named[2044]: client 192.168.0.1#1276: query: 1.0.168.192.in-addr.arpa IN PTR
Jun 28 12:36:01 www named[2044]: client 192.168.0.1#1276: query: www.dish.org.za IN A
Jun 28 12:36:01 www named[2044]: client 192.168.0.1#1276: query: www.dish.org.za IN A
Jun 28 12:36:31 www named[2044]: client 192.168.0.1#1276: query: 1.0.168.192.in-addr.arpa IN PTR
Jun 28 12:36:32 www named[2044]: client 192.168.0.1#1276: query: www.dish.org.za IN A
Jun 28 12:36:32 www named[2044]: client 192.168.0.1#1276: query: www.dish.org.za IN A
Jun 28 12:36:58 www named[2044]: client 192.168.0.4#1243: query: xfactor.no-ip.com IN A
Jun 28 12:37:01 www named[2044]: client 192.168.0.1#1276: query: 1.0.168.192.in-addr.arpa IN PTR
Jun 28 12:37:01 www named[2044]: client 192.168.0.1#1276: query: www.dish.org.za IN A
Jun 28 12:37:01 www named[2044]: client 192.168.0.1#1276: query: www.dish.org.za IN A
Jun 28 12:37:31 www named[2044]: client 192.168.0.1#1276: query: 1.0.168.192.in-addr.arpa IN PTR
Jun 28 12:37:32 www named[2044]: client 192.168.0.1#1276: query: www.dish.org.za IN A
Jun 28 12:37:32 www named[2044]: client 192.168.0.1#1276: query: www.dish.org.za IN A
Jun 28 12:37:37 www named[2044]: client 192.168.0.1#1277: query: www.dish.org.za IN A
Jun 28 12:38:01 www named[2044]: client 192.168.0.1#1277: query: 1.0.168.192.in-addr.arpa IN PTR
Jun 28 12:38:02 www named[2044]: client 192.168.0.1#1277: query: www.dish.org.za IN A
Jun 28 12:38:02 www named[2044]: client 192.168.0.1#1277: query: www.dish.org.za IN A

You could add the addresses to /etc/hosts

Thanks!
 

You know what!

My STUPID-ASS SuSe keeps commenting it out, on each reboot.

Will I ever get my head around suse's configuration... geeeez!

Well... Maybe try doing it through YaST instead of hand editing it.

YaST can kiss my
 

As if I wouldn't if i could find the stupidass option...

Umm pls! Can't you read? Open YaST - > Network Services -> Host Names

What is so hard about that?

..The "using your brain" part....

Information saturation causes blindess

Thanks :rolleyes:

Heh!

Then again, maybe not.

It is listed in Yast, along with all the aliases (I gather Yast is SOO COOL it takes it from the hosts file)...

Anyways, so it must be some other Stupid Ass Program commenting it out...

Hah, I don't suppose anyone know of any program that would do this?
(No, it wasn't me!)