[BALUG-Admin] DNS slaves for BALUG? :-)

[Rick Moen]

I wrote:

> Quoting Michael Paoli (Michael.Paoli@cal.berkeley.edu):
> 
> > If you could please, and would be willing,
> > could you cover DNS slave services for BALUG,
> > notably these zones:
> > e.9.1.0.5.0.f.1.0.7.4.0.1.0.0.2.ip6.arpa
> > balug.org
> > master(s) (all for each of the above):
> > 198.144.194.238
> > 2001:470:1f04:19e::2
> 
> FYI, ns1.linuxmafia.com is repeatedly logging this:
> 
> Feb 20 17:50:45 linuxmafia named[17291]: zone e.9.1.0.5.0.f.1.0.7.4.0.1.0.0.2.ip6.arpa/IN: refresh: failure trying master 2001:470:1f04:19e::2#53 (source ::#0): operation canceled
> 
> I'm unsure why the AXFR/IXFR to the IPv6 address fails, and currently
> lack the time and patience to pursue that matter.  For now, I'm going to
> disable that master IP on my BIND9 conffile.

Before I do that, Michael, would you like to any some checking on the
_master_ nameserver end?  The most probable explanation is some deficiency
in IPv6 support on ns1.linuxmafia.com, and that would be my default 
assumption.  

FYI, both zones are affected:

linuxmafia:/etc/bind# zgrep 'failure trying master' /var/log/*  
/var/log/daemon.log:Feb 20 12:55:59 linuxmafia named[17291]: zone balug.org/IN: refresh: failure trying master 2001:470:1f04:19e::2#53 (source ::#0): operation canceled
/var/log/daemon.log:Feb 20 13:39:16 linuxmafia named[17291]: zone e.9.1.0.5.0.f.1.0.7.4.0.1.0.0.2.ip6.arpa/IN: refresh: failure trying master 2001:470:1f04:19e::2#53 (source ::#0): operation canceled
/var/log/daemon.log:Feb 20 17:50:45 linuxmafia named[17291]: zone e.9.1.0.5.0.f.1.0.7.4.0.1.0.0.2.ip6.arpa/IN: refresh: failure trying master 2001:470:1f04:19e::2#53 (source ::#0): operation canceled
/var/log/syslog:Feb 20 12:55:59 linuxmafia named[17291]: zone balug.org/IN: refresh: failure trying master 2001:470:1f04:19e::2#53 (source ::#0): operation canceled
/var/log/syslog:Feb 20 13:39:16 linuxmafia named[17291]: zone e.9.1.0.5.0.f.1.0.7.4.0.1.0.0.2.ip6.arpa/IN: refresh: failure trying master 2001:470:1f04:19e::2#53 (source ::#0): operation canceled
/var/log/syslog:Feb 20 17:50:45 linuxmafia named[17291]: zone e.9.1.0.5.0.f.1.0.7.4.0.1.0.0.2.ip6.arpa/IN: refresh: failure trying master 2001:470:1f04:19e::2#53 (source ::#0): operation canceled
linuxmafia:/etc/bind#