[Dnsmasq-discuss] Ping does not work but nslookup works (Use dnsmasq on Mac OS X)

Simon Kelley simon at thekelleys.org.uk
Mon Dec 23 15:59:48 GMT 2013


On 23/12/13 15:52, Peng Yu wrote:
>> Use --log-queries to see check that the queries for *.oxygen.yulab are going
>> to the right place. If they are, then check that 192.168.1.25 is givving the
>> right answer.
>
> I now added "log-queries"
>
> /etc$ grep log-queries /opt/local/etc/dnsmasq.conf
> log-queries
> /etc$ sudo port unload dnsmasq
> /etc$ sudo port load dnsmasq
>
> I don't find where the log is from the manual. Would you please let me
> know to check it?

It goes to the standard system log. If you can't find that then add 
something like

log-facility=/tmp/dnsmasq_log

and it will go to that file.


Simon.

>
>> dig @192.168.1.25 oxygen.yulab
>
> Here is the current output.
>
> /etc$ ping oxygen.yulab
> ping: cannot resolve oxygen.yulab: Unknown host
> /etc$ nslookup oxygen.yulab
> Server:        127.0.0.1
> Address:    127.0.0.1#53
>
> Name:    oxygen.yulab
> Address: 192.168.1.163
>
> /etc$ dig @192.168.1.25 oxygen.yulab
>
> ;<<>>  DiG 9.8.5-P1<<>>  @192.168.1.25 oxygen.yulab
> ; (1 server found)
> ;; global options: +cmd
> ;; Got answer:
> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 43460
> ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 1
>
> ;; QUESTION SECTION:
> ;oxygen.yulab.            IN    A
>
> ;; ANSWER SECTION:
> oxygen.yulab.        604800    IN    A    192.168.1.163
>
> ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
> yulab.            604800    IN    NS    ns.yulab.
>
> ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
> ns.yulab.        604800    IN    A    192.168.1.25
>
> ;; Query time: 3 msec
> ;; SERVER: 192.168.1.25#53(192.168.1.25)
> ;; WHEN: Mon Dec 23 09:48:53 CST 2013
> ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 79
> /etc$ dig oxygen.yulab
>
> ;<<>>  DiG 9.8.5-P1<<>>  oxygen.yulab
> ;; global options: +cmd
> ;; Got answer:
> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 9105
> ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0
>
> ;; QUESTION SECTION:
> ;oxygen.yulab.            IN    A
>
> ;; ANSWER SECTION:
> oxygen.yulab.        604605    IN    A    192.168.1.163
>
> ;; Query time: 0 msec
> ;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1)
> ;; WHEN: Mon Dec 23 09:52:01 CST 2013
> ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 46
>




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