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 http://code.google.com/p/namebench/ http://code.google.com/p/namebench/
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 +===== Source Port =====
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 +Newer DNS servers may fail to resolve when requests come from UDP port 53, rather than from a high (1024+), random port.
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 +Bind name servers now default to random query source ports.  See Bind ''query-source'' option.
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 +One may need to:
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 +  - Comment out an existing ''query-source'' option and restart Bind
 +  - Adjust the firewall to allow all outgoing connections to UDP (and TCP) port 53
  
 ===== Linux ===== ===== Linux =====
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 **SERVFAIL** messages show that the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) that has been looked up does exist, that the root name servers have information on the domain but that the authoritative name servers are not answering queries for this domain. **SERVFAIL** messages show that the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) that has been looked up does exist, that the root name servers have information on the domain but that the authoritative name servers are not answering queries for this domain.
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 +**SERVFAIL** messages can also result from DNSSEC problems.  You might try removing DNSSEC records at your registrar.
  
 For **NXDOMAIN**, you need to track down the registrar with a tool such as 'whois' and find out why the domain is no longer available.  For **NXDOMAIN**, you need to track down the registrar with a tool such as 'whois' and find out why the domain is no longer available. 
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