[Pdns-users] changing root server to local DNS

[Muhammad Yousuf Khan]

i want to mark the root server to my local server however powerdns is
hitting  j.root-server.net.domain but i want it to hit the local
server
secondly it is downloading too much data against just a single dig
command you can see the output below. when i "dig nano.com"
it start to contact with so many NS server.

below is the output of port 53 which shows it is trying to contacting
too many host for a single query which is too much. or want to
minimize this thing
more over i want to retain a single cache entry for at least an hour.

please help.


v17:19:49.388287 IP 192.168.30.97.52223 > j.root-servers.net.domain:
18537 A? ns2.nasa.gov. (30)
17:19:49.561635 IP j.root-servers.net.domain > 192.168.30.97.52223:
18537- 0/2/3 (137)
17:19:49.561958 IP 192.168.30.97.25926 > b.gov-servers.net.domain:
6083 A? ns2.nasa.gov. (30)
17:19:49.830704 IP b.gov-servers.net.domain > 192.168.30.97.25926:
6083- 0/3/3 (128)
17:19:49.830989 IP 192.168.30.97.59819 > ns1.nasa.gov.domain: 9938 A?
ns2.nasa.gov. (30)
17:19:50.056403 IP ns1.nasa.gov.domain > 192.168.30.97.59819: 9938*-
1/3/2 A 198.116.4.185 (128)
17:19:50.056692 IP 192.168.30.97.26329 > ns2.nasa.gov.domain: 65462
PTR? 10.230.203.192.in-addr.arpa. (45)
17:19:50.258038 IP ns2.nasa.gov.domain > 192.168.30.97.26329: 65462
Refused- 0/0/0 (45)
17:19:50.258256 IP 192.168.30.97.34372 > ns3.nasa.gov.domain: 29779
PTR? 10.230.203.192.in-addr.arpa. (45)
17:19:50.546331 IP ns3.nasa.gov.domain > 192.168.30.97.34372: 29779
Refused- 0/0/0 (45)
17:19:50.546562 IP 192.168.30.97.45769 > ns1.nasa.gov.domain: 45479
PTR? 10.230.203.192.in-addr.arpa. (45)
17:19:50.770790 IP ns1.nasa.gov.domain > 192.168.30.97.45769: 45479
Refused- 0/0/0 (45)
17:19:50.771664 IP 192.168.30.97.47515 > anysec.apnic.net.domain:
20674 PTR? 1.68.248.207.in-addr.arpa. (43)
17:19:50.995060 IP anysec.apnic.net.domain > 192.168.30.97.47515:
20674- 0/8/0 (179)
17:19:50.995390 IP 192.168.30.97.50656 > w.arin.net.domain: 62415 PTR?
1.68.248.207.in-addr.arpa. (43)
17:19:51.137595 IP w.arin.net.domain > 192.168.30.97.50656: 62415- 0/6/0 (147)
17:19:51.137884 IP 192.168.30.97.47636 > i.mx-ns.mx.domain: 43046 PTR?
1.68.248.207.in-addr.arpa. (43)
17:19:51.266939 IP i.mx-ns.mx.domain > 192.168.30.97.47636: 43046*-
1/6/7 PTR i.mx-ns.mx. (285)
17:19:51.268677 IP 192.168.30.97.57554 > t.arin.net.domain: 28842 PTR?
83.1.6.198.in-addr.arpa. (41)
17:19:51.479627 IP t.arin.net.domain > 192.168.30.97.57554: 28842- 0/2/0 (92)
17:19:51.479898 IP 192.168.30.97.17505 > auth51.ns.uu.net.domain:
47393 PTR? 83.1.6.198.in-addr.arpa. (41)
17:19:51.705229 IP auth51.ns.uu.net.domain > 192.168.30.97.17505:
47393*- 1/0/0 PTR auth03.ns.uu.net. (71)
17:19:51.705943 IP 192.168.30.97.25073 > auth00.ns.uu.net.domain:
61627 A? auth01.ns.uu.net. (34)
17:19:51.908975 IP auth00.ns.uu.net.domain > 192.168.30.97.25073:
61627*- 1/0/0 A 198.6.1.81 (50)
17:19:51.909223 IP 192.168.30.97.64500 > auth01.ns.uu.net.domain:
10610 PTR? 181.1.6.198.in-addr.arpa. (42)
17:19:52.111975 IP auth01.ns.uu.net.domain > 192.168.30.97.64500:
10610*- 1/0/0 PTR auth60.ns.uu.net. (72)
17:19:52.112675 IP 192.168.30.97.1949 > auth01.ns.uu.net.domain: 8069
PTR? 182.1.6.198.in-addr.arpa. (42)
17:19:52.316063 IP auth01.ns.uu.net.domain > 192.168.30.97.1949:
8069*- 1/0/0 PTR auth61.ns.uu.net. (72)
17:19:52.317040 IP 192.168.30.97.14626 > u.arin.net.domain: 42654 PTR?
30.123.112.209.in-addr.arpa. (45)
17:19:52.586992 IP u.arin.net.domain > 192.168.30.97.14626: 42654- 0/2/0 (103)
17:19:52.587282 IP 192.168.30.97.38358 > ns1.crsnic.net.domain: 16615
PTR? 30.123.112.209.in-addr.arpa. (45)
17:19:52.856812 IP ns1.crsnic.net.domain > 192.168.30.97.38358:
16615*- 1/4/0 PTR b.gov-servers.net. (161)
17:19:52.857476 IP 192.168.30.97.27291 > v.arin.net.domain: 51784 PTR?
181.4.116.198.in-addr.arpa. (44)
17:19:52.979380 IP v.arin.net.domain > 192.168.30.97.27291: 51784- 0/3/0 (106)
17:19:52.979646 IP 192.168.30.97.49940 > ns3.nasa.gov.domain: 23310
PTR? 181.4.116.198.in-addr.arpa. (44)
17:19:53.267371 IP ns3.nasa.gov.domain > 192.168.30.97.49940: 23310*-
1/3/3 PTR ns3.nasa.gov. (168)
17:19:53.268046 IP 192.168.30.97.21060 > x.arin.net.domain: 15637 PTR?
185.4.116.198.in-addr.arpa. (44)
17:19:53.545385 IP x.arin.net.domain > 192.168.30.97.21060: 15637- 0/3/0 (106)
17:19:53.545666 IP 192.168.30.97.9506 > ns3.nasa.gov.domain: 27340
PTR? 185.4.116.198.in-addr.arpa. (44)
17:19:53.833311 IP ns3.nasa.gov.domain > 192.168.30.97.9506: 27340*-
1/3/3 PTR ns2.nasa.gov. (168)
17:19:53.833964 IP 192.168.30.97.28612 > ns1.nasa.gov.domain: 30537
PTR? 189.4.116.198.in-addr.arpa. (44)
17:19:54.059942 IP ns1.nasa.gov.domain > 192.168.30.97.28612: 30537*-
1/3/3 PTR ns1.nasa.gov. (168)
17:19:54.060808 IP 192.168.30.97.40516 > auth61.ns.uu.net.domain:
15913 PTR? 65.1.6.198.in-addr.arpa. (41)
17:19:54.334160 IP auth61.ns.uu.net.domain > 192.168.30.97.40516:
15913*- 1/0/0 PTR auth00.ns.uu.net. (71)
17:19:54.334826 IP 192.168.30.97.2960 > auth51.ns.uu.net.domain: 4038
PTR? 81.1.6.198.in-addr.arpa. (41)
17:19:54.563690 IP auth51.ns.uu.net.domain > 192.168.30.97.2960:
4038*- 1/0/0 PTR auth01.ns.uu.net. (71)

this is just a small portion of the output . it is still continue
asking other ns server. what it is behaving that way. plz help

thank you,