Semi regular reverse DNS timeout when running status checks

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Hi,

Where can I increase the timeout for DNS lookups?

Last month I got six “DNS timeout” messages, similar to one I’ve pasted below these also mean that I get six “Reverse DNS is set correctly at ISP.” changes as well.


Your box's reverse DNS is currently [timeout] (IPv4) and box.example.com (IPv6), but it should be box.example.com.
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FWIW I’ve increased max-recursion-queries from 100 to 200 in /etc/bind/named.conf.options and restarted bind at 2022-08-08 10:57 localtime.

Link to previous discussion “System Status Check claims reverse DNS is not correct” .

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Hi ge8Hooe,

I had the same problem with my box a few months back. The problem disappeared when I added a AAAA record for my box’s IPv6 address (I had only a A record for my IPv4 address before). I was never able to pinpoint this change to the solution but I recommend giving it a try to see if the timeout emails stop.

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