[Dnsmasq-discuss] Strange error when running 'host'

[Matus UHLAR - fantomas]

On 11.02.22 16:06, Chris Green wrote:
>I am setting up my dnsmasq backup system(s) and have just moved to the
>'other' dnsmasq server, now I'm getting odd response to 'host' :-
>
>    chris$ host esprimo
>    esprimo has address 192.168.1.3
>    Host esprimo not found: 5(REFUSED)
>    chris$ host C475IP
>    C475IP has address 192.168.1.101
>    Host C475IP not found: 5(REFUSED)
>    chris$

host by default checks for A,AAAA and MX records.  apparently your primary 
nameserver returns REFUSED for AAAA or MX query.

>I have checked that I don't have two DNS servers running.  Also if I
>stop dnsmasq from listening I get no response.
>
>dig seems to produce a sensible response:-
>
>    chris$ dig esprimo
>
>    ; <<>> DiG 9.16.15-Ubuntu <<>> esprimo
>    ;; global options: +cmd
>    ;; Got answer:
>    ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 47052
>    ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1
>
>    ;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
>    ; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 4096
>    ;; QUESTION SECTION:
>    ;esprimo.                       IN      A
>
>    ;; ANSWER SECTION:
>    esprimo.                0       IN      A       192.168.1.3
>
>    ;; Query time: 8 msec
>    ;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1)
>    ;; WHEN: Fri Feb 11 15:59:11 GMT 2022
>    ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 52
>
>
>So what on earth have I misconfigured?

diy sends A query by default.

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