[Pdns-users] PDNS Recursor on Debian / Low performance !!!URGENT!!!!

[bert hubert]

On Mon, Feb 07, 2011 at 09:17:29AM +0000, Maroon Ibrahim wrote:
> 
> 
> As for the file descriptors, I already added the following:
>  
> - in sysctl.conf : fs.file-max = 65535
>  
> - in /etc/init.d/pdns-recursor  
>  
> #!/bin/sh
> # chkconfig: - 80 75
> # description: pdns_recursor is a versatile high performance recursing nameserver
> ulimit -HSn 65536
> 
> How can I know that the above settings are working? with squid for example, I can know by doing squidclient -p port mgr:info.... 

Before a test-run, and then afterward, can you run:

rec_control get-all

And mail the output? So run it twice, once before, once after.

This will let us know what is limiting your performance. My best guess is
something in your network.

	Bert