From: Christian Herdtweck <christian.herdtweck@intra2net.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2014 09:22:38 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: add try-catch to dns resolving of name server to get more precise error
X-Git-Url: http://developer.intra2net.com/git/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=a253294057ff8eabb2ffe43933ce18983093e034;p=pingcheck

add try-catch to dns resolving of name server to get more precise error
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diff --git a/src/dns/dnsresolver.cpp b/src/dns/dnsresolver.cpp
index 1e9e903..4ac11cb 100644
--- a/src/dns/dnsresolver.cpp
+++ b/src/dns/dnsresolver.cpp
@@ -231,7 +231,15 @@ rr_list_t DnsResolver::get_answers_list(
     BOOST_ASSERT( !host_dns_address.empty() );
     BOOST_ASSERT( !name_server.empty() );
 
-    address nameServer( address::from_string( name_server ) );
+    address nameServer;
+    try{
+        nameServer = address::from_string( name_server );
+    }
+    catch ( const std::exception &ex )
+    {
+        GlobalLogger.error() << "Error: name server " << name_server << " does not seem to be an IP address. ";
+        throw;   // forward exception to next handler
+    }
     boost::net::dns::resolve resolver;
     resolver.addServer( nameServer );