Re: [Dnsmasq-discuss] dnsmasq does not seem to randomize resolvers

2013-03-06 Thread Sjors Gielen
Op 06-03-13 19:02, Simon Kelley schreef: >> Thanks for your response. In my tests the two main resolvers were >> both equally fast (≈ 1 ms as they had the results cached), so even >> though one may be a tiny bit quicker than the other, I doubt it would >> be an explanation for it choosing a specifi

Re: [Dnsmasq-discuss] dnsmasq does not seem to randomize resolvers

2013-03-06 Thread Sjors Gielen
Op 04-03-13 00:29, Ed W schreef: > Dnsmasq by default queries all dnsservers simultaneously and locks onto the > one which gives the fastest response (rechecking every few queries or every > 60 seconds - or some numbers like that) > > So I guess it's just bad luck that the fastest resolver has a

Re: [Dnsmasq-discuss] dnsmasq does not seem to randomize resolvers

2013-03-06 Thread Simon Kelley
On 06/03/13 17:32, Sjors Gielen wrote: Op 04-03-13 00:29, Ed W schreef: Dnsmasq by default queries all dnsservers simultaneously and locks onto the one which gives the fastest response (rechecking every few queries or every 60 seconds - or some numbers like that) So I guess it's just bad luck t

Re: [Dnsmasq-discuss] dnsmasq does not seem to randomize resolvers

2013-03-03 Thread Ed W
Dnsmasq by default queries all dnsservers simultaneously and locks onto the one which gives the fastest response (rechecking every few queries or every 60 seconds - or some numbers like that) So I guess it's just bad luck that the fastest resolver has a bad record? Using strictorder should pro

[Dnsmasq-discuss] dnsmasq does not seem to randomize resolvers

2013-03-02 Thread Sjors Gielen
Hi all, I've either got a case of some very very bad luck from my RNG, or a bug on my hands. (Or I'm just being an idiot.) I noticed that one of my upstream DNS servers has an old entry in its cache: 131.174.78.16:asterix 83904 [...] 2001:610:6d0:75:6c21:5fff:fea1:be1 131.174.78.17: