Windows 7 + Bind on Ubuntu - DNS keeps stopping

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Published on 2012-10-15T08:19:20Z Indexed on 2012/10/15 9:40 UTC
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I have a Bind DNS server running from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Server 64 bit. In there, I've setup some local A records for internal websites, e.g. wiki.domain.local.

Everything works fine, except that every so often (a few times a day), the DNS stops responding on client machines (running Windows 7). The only way I've found to fix it is to stop/start the dnscache service on the Windows machine. Sometimes if I just wait for a few minutes, the DNS will start to work again.

I've checked the Windows event log and can't see anything relevant. I've also had a look in the Bind logs and can't see anything there.

Has anyone experienced this before?

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