You could try using nagios to monitor your dns availability, you can have nagios do all sorts of tests.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Micha Feigin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 10:38 AM > To: debian-user > Subject: problem with dns on local network > > I installed dnsmasq to supply dns to my local network. Lately (I'm not > sure if > its since I installed snort or not, although uninstalling doesn't seem to > help) > the dns service seems to come and go intermittently. The same sites that > don't > work from the local computers work perfectly well on the server, so it's > either > dnsmasq that is not functioning properly, or something is blocking dns on > the > server. > > Any ideas on what may be causing the problem, how to find out and how to > solve > it? > > Thanks > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] NOTICE: This email contains privileged and confidential information and is intended only for the individual to whom it is addressed. If you are not the named addressee, you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this transmission by mistake and delete this communication from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secured or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. AVIS: Le présent courriel contient des renseignements de nature privilégiée et confidentielle et nest destiné qu'à la personne à qui il est adressé. Si vous nêtes pas le destinataire prévu, vous êtes par les présentes avisés que toute diffusion, distribution ou reproduction de cette communication est strictement interdite. Si vous avez reçu ce courriel par erreur, veuillez en aviser immédiatement lexpéditeur et le supprimer de votre système. Notez que la transmission de courriel ne peut en aucun cas être considéré comme inviolable ou exempt derreur puisque les informations quil contient pourraient être interceptés, corrompues, perdues, détruites, arrivées en retard ou incomplètes ou contenir un virus.
