dnsmasq gives a correct response then a connection time out

Question

When trying to nslookup to my dnsmasq dns server I get the correct IP address and then I get a connection timed out : no servers could be reached message. Any idea what is happening here and if I can still use it or better find out what is wrong?

[diis@master1 preparation]$ nslookup node1
Server:         192.168.0.10
Address:        192.168.0.10#53

Name:   node1.example.com
Address: 192.168.0.20
;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached

I have the same problem. Moreover, it's interesting that dig does not run into a timeout. — Stefan Endrullis, Jul 06 '20 at 12:46
The timeout is occurring after the first response because `nslookup` makes 2 queries (A for IPv4 and AAAA for IPv6) - the initial A query has succeeded and a response has been received, but the AAAA query has timed out because an IPv6 address is not received. — ManSamVampire, Mar 11 '23 at 14:21

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 06 '20 at 13:16

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I just solved it on my server.

Try adding the following to your dnsmasq config:

local=/node1/

It tells dnsmasq to resolve those domain names only locally using /etc/hosts.

answered Jul 06 '20 at 13:16

Stefan Endrullis

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