I see constant issues where I can't resolve PTR's in Europe. I see no reason for this except that a bunch of servers are either dropping my packets or are permanently f**ked... any other clues gratefully accepted. michelle@enigma:~/dultools$ dig +trace -x 213.219.184.23 ; <<>> DiG 9.3.3 <<>> +trace -x 213.219.184.23 ;; global options: printcmd . 364340 IN NS J.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364340 IN NS K.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364340 IN NS L.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364340 IN NS M.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364340 IN NS A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364340 IN NS B.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364340 IN NS C.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364340 IN NS D.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364340 IN NS E.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364340 IN NS F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364340 IN NS G.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364340 IN NS H.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364340 IN NS I.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. ;; Received 332 bytes from 111.125.160.132#53(111.125.160.132) in 1 ms 213.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN NS NS-PRI.RIPE.NET. 213.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN NS NS3.NIC.FR. 213.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN NS SUNIC.SUNET.SE. 213.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN NS SNS-PB.ISC.ORG. 213.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN NS SEC1.APNIC.NET. 213.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN NS SEC3.APNIC.NET. 213.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN NS TINNIE.ARIN.NET. ;; Received 224 bytes from 192.228.79.201#53(B.ROOT-SERVERS.NET) in 20011 ms ;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached michelle@enigma:~/dultools$ dig +trace -x 213.219.184.23 ; <<>> DiG 9.3.3 <<>> +trace -x 213.219.184.23 ;; global options: printcmd . 364195 IN NS F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364195 IN NS G.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364195 IN NS H.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364195 IN NS I.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364195 IN NS J.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364195 IN NS K.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364195 IN NS L.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364195 IN NS M.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364195 IN NS A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364195 IN NS B.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364195 IN NS C.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364195 IN NS D.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364195 IN NS E.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. ;; Received 512 bytes from 111.125.160.132#53(111.125.160.132) in 1 ms 213.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN NS NS-PRI.RIPE.NET. 213.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN NS TINNIE.ARIN.NET. 213.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN NS SNS-PB.ISC.ORG. 213.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN NS SUNIC.SUNET.SE. 213.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN NS NS3.NIC.FR. 213.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN NS SEC3.APNIC.NET. 213.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN NS SEC1.APNIC.NET. ;; Received 224 bytes from 192.112.36.4#53(G.ROOT-SERVERS.NET) in 5256 ms ;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached michelle@enigma:~/dultools$ dig +trace -x 213.219.184.23 ; <<>> DiG 9.3.3 <<>> +trace -x 213.219.184.23 ;; global options: printcmd . 364138 IN NS E.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364138 IN NS F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364138 IN NS G.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364138 IN NS H.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364138 IN NS I.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364138 IN NS J.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364138 IN NS K.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364138 IN NS L.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364138 IN NS M.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364138 IN NS A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364138 IN NS B.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364138 IN NS C.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364138 IN NS D.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. ;; Received 500 bytes from 111.125.160.132#53(111.125.160.132) in 1 ms 213.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN NS NS-PRI.RIPE.NET. 213.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN NS SUNIC.SUNET.SE. 213.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN NS SNS-PB.ISC.ORG. 213.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN NS SEC1.APNIC.NET. 213.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN NS TINNIE.ARIN.NET. 213.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN NS SEC3.APNIC.NET. 213.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN NS NS3.NIC.FR. ;; Received 224 bytes from 192.203.230.10#53(E.ROOT-SERVERS.NET) in 183 ms ;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached michelle@enigma:~/dultools$ dig +trace -x 213.219.184.23 ; <<>> DiG 9.3.3 <<>> +trace -x 213.219.184.23 ;; global options: printcmd . 364091 IN NS D.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364091 IN NS E.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364091 IN NS F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364091 IN NS G.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364091 IN NS H.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364091 IN NS I.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364091 IN NS J.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364091 IN NS K.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364091 IN NS L.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364091 IN NS M.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364091 IN NS A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364091 IN NS B.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364091 IN NS C.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. ;; Received 500 bytes from 111.125.160.132#53(111.125.160.132) in 1 ms 213.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN NS SUNIC.SUNET.SE. 213.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN NS TINNIE.ARIN.NET. 213.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN NS NS3.NIC.FR. 213.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN NS NS-PRI.RIPE.NET. 213.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN NS SEC3.APNIC.NET. 213.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN NS SEC1.APNIC.NET. 213.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN NS SNS-PB.ISC.ORG. ;; Received 224 bytes from 128.8.10.90#53(D.ROOT-SERVERS.NET) in 249 ms ;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached michelle@enigma:~/dultools$ dig +trace -x 213.219.184.23 ; <<>> DiG 9.3.3 <<>> +trace -x 213.219.184.23 ;; global options: printcmd . 364032 IN NS B.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364032 IN NS C.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364032 IN NS D.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364032 IN NS E.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364032 IN NS F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364032 IN NS G.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364032 IN NS H.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364032 IN NS I.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364032 IN NS J.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364032 IN NS K.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364032 IN NS L.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364032 IN NS M.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364032 IN NS A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. ;; Received 500 bytes from 111.125.160.132#53(111.125.160.132) in 1 ms 213.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN NS NS3.NIC.FR. 213.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN NS SEC1.APNIC.NET. 213.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN NS SEC3.APNIC.NET. 213.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN NS SUNIC.SUNET.SE. 213.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN NS NS-PRI.RIPE.NET. 213.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN NS SNS-PB.ISC.ORG. 213.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN NS TINNIE.ARIN.NET. ;; Received 224 bytes from 192.228.79.201#53(B.ROOT-SERVERS.NET) in 179 ms ;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached ...and to prove things do work @111.125.160.128/26... michelle@enigma:~/dultools$ dig +trace -x 8.8.8.8 ; <<>> DiG 9.3.3 <<>> +trace -x 8.8.8.8 ;; global options: printcmd . 364040 IN NS C.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364040 IN NS D.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364040 IN NS E.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364040 IN NS F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364040 IN NS G.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364040 IN NS H.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364040 IN NS I.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364040 IN NS J.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364040 IN NS K.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364040 IN NS L.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364040 IN NS M.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364040 IN NS A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 364040 IN NS B.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. ;; Received 500 bytes from 111.125.160.132#53(111.125.160.132) in 4 ms 8.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN NS NS1.LEVEL3.NET. 8.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN NS NS2.LEVEL3.NET. ;; Received 84 bytes from 192.33.4.12#53(C.ROOT-SERVERS.NET) in 180 ms 8.8.8.in-addr.arpa. 3600 IN NS ns2.google.com. 8.8.8.in-addr.arpa. 3600 IN NS ns3.google.com. 8.8.8.in-addr.arpa. 3600 IN NS ns4.google.com. 8.8.8.in-addr.arpa. 3600 IN NS ns1.google.com. ;; Received 120 bytes from 209.244.0.1#53(NS1.LEVEL3.NET) in 175 ms 8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN PTR google-public-dns-a.google.com. ;; Received 82 bytes from 216.239.34.10#53(ns2.google.com) in 211 ms