Re: [monit] Monit and DNS

[Len Conrad]

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Markus Heinze <address@hidden>
Reply-To: This is the general mailing list for monit <address@hidden>
Date:  Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:13:30 +0100

>Hi,
>
>Am 12.01.2010 14:58, schrieb Len Conrad:
>> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
>> From: Markus Heinze <address@hidden>
>> Reply-To: This is the general mailing list for monit <address@hidden>
>> Date:  Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:47:28 +0100
>>
>>   
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> i want to monitor some DNS Server, but except the local bind all other
>>> hosts failed to connect.
>>>
>>> can someone show me an example to configure a external DNS host ?
>>>     
>> check host ns1.xxx.net-DNS with address ns1.xxx.net
>>  if failed port 53 type udp protocol dns with timeout 2 seconds 3 times 
>> within 3 cycles then alert
>>
>> Len
>>   
>
>I've tried this several times but always connection failed :( even when
>i allow recursion for all, but the host are stll alive any dig or
>nslookup will work.
>
>any ideas ?

from the monit machine, does DNS query work:

dig @ns1.xxx.net google.com any

Len