Re: How common is lack of DNS server diversity?

[Brian <bri () sonicboom org>]

I have heard from numerous sources that even if you provide multiple name
servers in windows 9x tcp/ip config, only the first is used.  Not sure how
true it is currently.  It seems from below you are talking about
resolvers, not authorative name servers??

        Brian

On Sat, 27 Jan 2001, Charles Scott wrote:

> All:
>   I have a related question that may be dated at this point but of which
> I'm curious. Some time ago we had a problem with a DNS server we located
> on a totally separate network to achieve DNS server diversity. At one
> point there was a failure on that network so that our DNS server loacted
> there could not be reached. It appeared from the reports/complaints we
> received that a number of client systems/resolvers had decided to only
> request data from the nonfunctional DNS server and despite failing on that
> wouldn't ask our other listed DNS servers. They therefore could not
> resolve addresses for otherwise functional network assets. I seem to
> remember this was somehow related to systems running Microsoft OS's.
>   Am I confused or could it be that Microsoft knows something about this?
>
> Chuck Scott