[ldns-users] Resolver to use TCP if UDP > bufsize

[Wolfgang Nagele]

Hi all,

I have a case where we are sending large DNS packets that exceed 4096 bytes using 'ldns_resolver_send_pkt()'. I noticed that it will not realize that it exceeds the UDP bufsize and fallback to TCP but rather sends the message using UDP which will result in a FORMERR from BIND.

As far as I can see in the code there is no way in the resolver to make it behave this way. Am I missing something?


At this point I have implemented a check in our code that will set 'usevc()' for packets that exceed the bufsize. That brings me to another question - is there no better way to get the size of my packet than this?

uint8_t *wire = NULL;
size_t size;
ldns_pkt2wire(&wire, pkt, &size);
LDNS_FREE(wire);


Cheers,

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Wolfgang Nagele
Senior Systems and Network Administrator
AusRegistry Pty Ltd
Level 8, 10 Queens Road
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3004
Phone +61 3 9090 1756
Email: wolfgang.nagele at ausregistry.com.au
Web: www.ausregistry.com.au


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