[Dnsmasq-discuss] DNS servers to resolve domain name

[Franco Broi]

The manual describes how the servers in resolv.conf are accessed, -o,
--strict-order will probably do what you want or alternatively consider
using --all-servers.

On Sat, 2015-01-03 at 09:53 +0530, Sharan wrote:
> 
> 
> > Hi,
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > I have two IP address listed as “nameserver” in /etc/resolve.conf
> > file. One server is reachable all the time and the second server is
> > down most of the time.
> > 
> > In this situation, when my system does DNS query, some time I get
> > very quick results and some time it take time to get DNS answer. If
> > I remove the server which is down from the list, it works very well.
> > What is the logic behind contacting these “nameservers”? I don’t
> > mention “-o” option for considering DNS servers in order. Please
> > explain how it works.
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Appreciate any answers from this group. 
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Sharan
> > 
> > 
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