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Re: Sleepy server causes workstation dns error

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Subject: Re: Sleepy server causes workstation dns error
From: Charles Cazabon <dns@discworld.dyndns.org>
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 21:15:23 -0600
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Graham Miller <graham@webenhanced.com.au> wrote:
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> Are there any procedures I can run to determine if it is dnscache just
> falling asleep overnight and is too sluggish for windows liking?

dnscache doesn't go to sleep.  Perhaps an overnight memory hog (think
something run from cron: slocate's updatedb, backup job, etc) is pushing
dnscache's memory out to swap?

dnscache logs *everything*.  Check it's logs for that first query and see for
yourself exactly how long dnscache takes to generate an answer.

Charles
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