Dear experts.
I have problem that my Linux box takes a quite long time to resolve an internet name for the first time. However, once the name is resolved, the next calling will be successfull without delay.
My Linux : Redhat 7.3
local DNS : chaching DNS server (as installation, I didn't change anything)
Main DNS : other DNS server on my network
Firewall : accept everything but log it for the test.
Some examples are here
(My IP is masked to 1.2.3.4, My main DNS is masked to 1.2.3.1):
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# nslookup -sil
www.altavista.com
;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached
# nslookup -sil
www.altavista.com
;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached
# nslookup -sil
www.altavista.com
Server: 127.0.0.1
Address: 127.0.0.1#53
Non-authoritative answer:
Name:
www.altavista.com
Address: 209.73.164.91
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# ping
www.lycos.com
ping: unknown host
www.lycos.com
# ping
www.lycos.com
ping: unknown host
www.lycos.com
# ping
www.lycos.com
PING
www.lycos.com.akadns.net (209.202.192.25) from 1.2.3.4 : 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from
www.lycos.com (209.202.192.25): icmp_seq=1 ttl=243 time=31 ms
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This is the firewall log during the failed tests
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Mar 10 05:35:31 rob01 kernel: Firewall ACC IN= OUT=eth0 SRC=1.2.3.4 DST=1.2.3.1 LEN=60 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=1068 DPT=53 LEN=40
Mar 10 05:35:36 rob01 kernel: Firewall ACC IN= OUT=eth0 SRC=1.2.3.4 DST=1.2.3.1 LEN=60 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=1025 DPT=53 LEN=40
Mar 10 05:35:37 rob01 kernel: Firewall ACC IN= OUT=eth0 SRC=1.2.3.4 DST=1.2.3.1 LEN=60 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=1068 DPT=53 LEN=40
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Then this is the firewall log before the successfull test
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Mar 10 05:35:42 rob01 kernel: Firewall ACC IN=eth0 OUT= SRC=1.2.3.1 DST=1.2.3.4 LEN=226 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=63 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=53 DPT=1066 LEN=206
Mar 10 05:35:42 rob01 kernel: Firewall ACC IN= OUT=eth0 SRC=1.2.3.4 DST=1.2.3.1 LEN=254 TOS=0x00 PREC=0xC0 TTL=64 ID=49813 PROTO=ICMP TYPE=3 CODE=3 [SRC=134.115.8.33 DST=134.115.124.126 LEN=226 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=63 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=53 DPT=1066 LEN=206 ]
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Thank you for your help.