How to detect DNS server failure in resolve.conf ?
Issue
File /etc/resolve.conf contains list of DNS servers that are to be contacted in case of name resolution. This list is limited to 3 nameservers that can be included. How to detect the one of the DNS servers which is not responding?
Environment
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
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