Re: Phantom name server

[Robert Heller <heller@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At Fri, 24 May 2024 13:41:12 -0700 CentOS mailing list <discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> Kenneth Porter wrote:
> 
> >Does dig consult the proper server?
> 
> dig responds instantly but with the query REFUSED when asking for a
> simple host name, for example "pfa". When asking for the qualified
> host name, "pfa.local", the output contains the suspicious lines,
> "WARNING: .local is reserved for Multicast DNS You are currently
> testing what happens when an mDNS query is leaked to DNS".
> 
> So, is it possible that this issue is a result of using ".local"
> as a pseudo-TLD for the local network?

You really should not be using ".local" as a pseudo-TLD for the local network. 


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