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Asked: 2012-12-06 06:13:49 +0800 CST

Nameserver usage

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I have four nameservers registered for a domain:

ns1.primary-nameserver.net
ns2.primary-nameserver.net
a.ns.secondary-nameserver.net
b.ns.secondary-nameserver.net

How can I find out how much usage each nameserver is getting? Or is it safe to assume that it's 25% to each?

Update

I don't control the nameservers, they are provided by third party suppliers like DNS Made Easy, Zerigo, Route 53, etc. I am trying to establish whether all listed nameservers are used equally.

domain-name-system

2 Answers

  1. If your dns servers are running bind you can enable, if not already done so, the statistics file.

    This can be done with putting statistics-file “/var/stats/named.stats”; in the global section of your named.conf. After you have restarted your bind you can run rndc stats and it will show you the statistics of the server.

    So to get the usage percentage of your namesservers you have to collect all the rndc stats outputs and calculate it yourself.

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  2. If you don't control the name server there is really no way to determine this (other than asking the company that DOES control the name server to give you a query count).

    Many companies that provide DNS hosting as a specific service will also provide query counts as part of a reporting dashboard (and some that provide what you might call "upscale" or "specialty" DNS hosting charge you based on the number of queries, and put it right on your bill for that extra pain-and-suffering touch).

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