Solar Flux

Paul Vixie vixie at isc.org
Sun Apr 11 22:02:33 UTC 2010


Warren Bailey <wbailey at gci.com> writes:

> Are we thinking its going to get worse??

i am.  looking at some local passive dns data (generated from ISC SIE),
we find the following single bit errors by anchoring some searches at
the known names and addresses of the f-root server.  DNS does not have
its own crc or checksum, it relies on UDP and IP for error detection
(in which it is weak or nonexistant).  i think it's probably time to
formalize the study of bit errors in DNS, and then see if we can make
a sensible mapping between what we observe and what the solar flux is.

because if they're related and we're going to have a strong solar cycle
then everybody's insurance rates are about to go up.

re:

;; matches for IP = 192.5.5.241 (resource records)
m.root-servers.net. IN A 192.5.5.241
a.root-servers.net. IN A 192.5.5.241
b.root-servers.net. IN A 192.5.5.241
c.root-servers.net. IN A 192.5.5.241
d.root-servers.net. IN A 192.5.5.241
e.root-servers.net. IN A 192.5.5.241
f.boot-servers.net. IN A 192.5.5.241
f.ro\127t-servers.net. IN A 192.5.5.241
f.rood-servers.net. IN A 192.5.5.241
f.roop-servers.net. IN A 192.5.5.241
f.root-cervers.net. IN A 192.5.5.241
f.root-sarvers.net. IN A 192.5.5.241
f.root-sebvers.net. IN A 192.5.5.241
f.root-servebs.net. IN A 192.5.5.241
f.root-serverc.net. IN A 192.5.5.241
f.root-servers.nut. IN A 192.5.5.241
f.root-servers.ned. IN A 192.5.5.241
f.root-servers.neu. IN A 192.5.5.241
f.root-servers.~et. IN A 192.5.5.241
f.root-servers. IN A 192.5.5.241
f.root-servess.net. IN A 192.5.5.241
f.root-servurs.net. IN A 192.5.5.241
f.root-serwers.net. IN A 192.5.5.241
f.root-serfers.net. IN A 192.5.5.241
f.root-survers.net. IN A 192.5.5.241
f.root=servers.net. IN A 192.5.5.241
f.rcot-servers.net. IN A 192.5.5.241
f.rgot-servers.net. IN A 192.5.5.241
f.rkot-servers.net. IN A 192.5.5.241
f.r\127ot-servers.net. IN A 192.5.5.241
g.root-servers.net. IN A 192.5.5.241
h.root-servers.net. IN A 192.5.5.241
i.root-servers.net. IN A 192.5.5.241
j.root-servers.net. IN A 192.5.5.241
k.root-servers.net. IN A 192.5.5.241
l.root-servers.net. IN A 192.5.5.241
v.root-servers.net. IN A 192.5.5.241

;; matches for IP = 2001:500:2f::f (resource records)
f.roop-servers.net. IN AAAA 2001:500:2f::f
f.root-cervers.net. IN AAAA 2001:500:2f::f
f.root-sarvers.net. IN AAAA 2001:500:2f::f
f.root-servebs.net. IN AAAA 2001:500:2f::f
f.root-servers.ned. IN AAAA 2001:500:2f::f
f.root-servers.neu. IN AAAA 2001:500:2f::f
f.root-servers.~et. IN AAAA 2001:500:2f::f
f.root-serwers.net. IN AAAA 2001:500:2f::f
f.root-serfers.net. IN AAAA 2001:500:2f::f
f.root=servers.net. IN AAAA 2001:500:2f::f
f.rcot-servers.net. IN AAAA 2001:500:2f::f
f.rgot-servers.net. IN AAAA 2001:500:2f::f
f.rkot-servers.net. IN AAAA 2001:500:2f::f

;; matches for name = f.root-servers.net (RRsets)
f.root-servers.net. IN A 128.63.2.53

f.root-servers.net. IN A 128.63.2.53
f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.5.5.241

f.root-servers.net. IN A 128.63.2.53
f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.112.36.4

f.root-servers.net. IN A 128.8.10.90

f.root-servers.net. IN A 128.8.10.90
f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.5.5.241

f.root-servers.net. IN A 128.8.10.90
f.root-servers.net. IN A 202.12.27.33

f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.58.128.30

f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.58.128.30
f.root-servers.net. IN A 198.41.0.4

f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.5.5.225

f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.5.5.253

f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.5.5.255

f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.5.5.240

f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.5.5.241
f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.58.128.30

f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.5.5.241
f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.58.128.30
f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.228.79.201

f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.5.5.241
f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.58.128.30
f.root-servers.net. IN A 198.41.0.4

f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.5.5.241
f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.5.5.241

f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.5.5.241
f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.33.4.12

f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.5.5.241
f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.33.4.12
f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.58.128.30

f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.5.5.241
f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.33.4.12
f.root-servers.net. IN A 193.0.14.129

f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.5.5.241
f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.33.4.12
f.root-servers.net. IN A 198.32.64.12

f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.5.5.241
f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.33.4.12
f.root-servers.net. IN A 202.12.27.33

f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.5.5.241
f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.36.148.17

f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.5.5.241
f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.112.36.4

f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.5.5.241
f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.203.230.10

f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.5.5.241
f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.228.79.201

f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.5.5.241
f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.228.79.201
f.root-servers.net. IN A 193.0.14.129

f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.5.5.241
f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.228.79.201
f.root-servers.net. IN A 198.32.64.12

f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.5.5.241
f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.228.79.201
f.root-servers.net. IN A 202.12.27.33

f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.5.5.241
f.root-servers.net. IN A 193.0.14.129

f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.5.5.241
f.root-servers.net. IN A 193.0.14.129
f.root-servers.net. IN A 198.41.0.4

f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.5.5.241
f.root-servers.net. IN A 198.32.64.12

f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.5.5.241
f.root-servers.net. IN A 198.32.64.12
f.root-servers.net. IN A 198.41.0.4

f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.5.5.241
f.root-servers.net. IN A 198.41.0.4

f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.5.5.241
f.root-servers.net. IN A 198.41.0.4
f.root-servers.net. IN A 202.12.27.33

f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.5.5.241
f.root-servers.net. IN A 202.12.27.33

f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.5.5.248

f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.5.5.249

f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.5.5.250

f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.5.5.251

f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.5.5.252

f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.5.21.241

f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.21.5.241

f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.33.4.12

f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.33.4.12
f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.36.148.17

f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.36.148.17
f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.228.79.201

f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.112.36.4

f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.112.36.4
f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.203.230.10

f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.203.230.10

f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.203.230.10
f.root-servers.net. IN A 198.32.64.12

f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.228.79.201

f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.228.79.201
f.root-servers.net. IN A 193.0.14.129

f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.228.79.201
f.root-servers.net. IN A 198.32.64.12

f.root-servers.net. IN A 192.228.79.201
f.root-servers.net. IN A 202.12.27.33

f.root-servers.net. IN A 193.0.14.129

f.root-servers.net. IN A 193.0.14.129
f.root-servers.net. IN A 198.41.0.4

f.root-servers.net. IN A 198.32.64.12

f.root-servers.net. IN A 198.32.64.12
f.root-servers.net. IN A 198.41.0.4

f.root-servers.net. IN A 198.41.0.4

f.root-servers.net. IN A 198.41.0.4
f.root-servers.net. IN A 202.12.27.33

f.root-servers.net. IN A 202.12.27.33

f.root-servers.net. IN 4097 \# 4 c0 05 05 f1 

f.root-servers.net. IN AAAA 2001:500:2f::3a:801e

f.root-servers.net. IN AAAA 2001:500:2f::

f.root-servers.net. IN AAAA 2001:500:2f::1:0

f.root-servers.net. IN AAAA 2001:500:2f::14:0

f.root-servers.net. IN AAAA 2001:510:2f::f

f.root-servers.net. IN AAAA 2101:500:2f::f

f.root-servers.net. IN AAAA 2109:500:2f::f

f.root-servers.net. IN LOC \# 16 20 01 05 00 00 2f 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0f 
-- 
Paul Vixie
KI6YSY




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