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The DNS transaction identifier

The first field of the header of a DNS message is the transaction identifier.


Transaction identifier

The first packet is a DNS request sent by a client. Can you provide the transaction identifier in the response sent by the server ?

# Length Summary Status
0 104 bytes Domain Name System (query)
1 150 bytes Domain Name System (response)

0000  603d269b37def4f2  6d0e485f86dd600d  
0010  1fde003211402a02  2788048407b4f158  
0020  eaad36aa84f32001  4860486000000000  
0030  000000008888da9b  003500322ef4860f  
0040  0120000100000000  000013636f6d7075  
0050  7465722d6e657477  6f726b696e670469  
0060  6e666f0000020001                    

0000  `=&.7Þôòm.H_.Ý`.
0010  .Þ.2.@*.'....´ñX
0020  ê.6ª.ó .H`H`....
0030  ......Ú..5.2.ô..
0040  . .........compu
0050  ter-networking.i
0060  nfo.....        
  • Frame 1: 104 bytes on wire (832 bits), 104 bytes captured (832 bits) on interface 0
    • Ethernet II, Src: Tp-LinkT_0e:48:5f (f4:f2:6d:0e:48:5f), Dst: Technico_9b:37:de (60:3d:26:9b:37:de)
      • Destination: Technico_9b:37:de (60:3d:26:9b:37:de)
        • Address: Technico_9b:37:de (60:3d:26:9b:37:de)
          • .... ..0. .... .... .... .... = LG bit: Globally unique address (factory default)
            • .... ...0 .... .... .... .... = IG bit: Individual address (unicast)
            • Source: Tp-LinkT_0e:48:5f (f4:f2:6d:0e:48:5f)
              • Address: Tp-LinkT_0e:48:5f (f4:f2:6d:0e:48:5f)
                • .... ..0. .... .... .... .... = LG bit: Globally unique address (factory default)
                  • .... ...0 .... .... .... .... = IG bit: Individual address (unicast)
                  • Type: IPv6 (0x86dd)
                  • Internet Protocol Version 6, Src: 2a02:2788:484:7b4:f158:eaad:36aa:84f3, Dst: 2001:4860:4860::8888
                    • 0110 .... = Version: 6
                      • .... 0000 0000 .... .... .... .... .... = Traffic Class: 0x00 (DSCP: CS0, ECN: Not-ECT)
                        • .... 0000 00.. .... .... .... .... .... = Differentiated Services Codepoint: Default (0)
                          • .... .... ..00 .... .... .... .... .... = Explicit Congestion Notification: Not ECN-Capable Transport (0)
                          • .... .... .... 1101 0001 1111 1101 1110 = Flow Label: 0xd1fde
                            • Payload Length: 50
                              • Next Header: UDP (17)
                                • Hop Limit: 64
                                  • Source: 2a02:2788:484:7b4:f158:eaad:36aa:84f3
                                    • Destination: 2001:4860:4860::8888
                                    • User Datagram Protocol, Src Port: 55963, Dst Port: 53
                                      • Source Port: 55963
                                        • Destination Port: 53
                                          • Length: 50
                                            • Checksum: 0x2ef4 [unverified]
                                            • Domain Name System (query)
                                              • Transaction ID: 0x860f
                                                • Flags: 0x0120 Standard query
                                                  • 0... .... .... .... = Response: Message is a query
                                                    • .000 0... .... .... = Opcode: Standard query (0)
                                                      • .... ..0. .... .... = Truncated: Message is not truncated
                                                        • .... ...1 .... .... = Recursion desired: Do query recursively
                                                          • .... .... .0.. .... = Z: reserved (0)
                                                            • .... .... ..1. .... = AD bit: Set
                                                              • .... .... ...0 .... = Non-authenticated data: Unacceptable
                                                              • Questions: 1
                                                                • Answer RRs: 0
                                                                  • Authority RRs: 0
                                                                    • Additional RRs: 0
                                                                      • Queries
                                                                        • computer-networking.info: type NS, class IN
                                                                          • Name: computer-networking.info
                                                                            • Name Length: 24
                                                                              • Label Count: 2
                                                                                • Type: NS (authoritative Name Server) (2)
                                                                                  • Class: IN (0x0001)
                                                                              0000  f4f26d0e485f603d  269b37de86dd600e  
                                                                              0010  1952006011752001  4860486000000000  
                                                                              0020  0000000088882a02  2788048407b4f158  
                                                                              0030  eaad36aa84f30035  da9b0060288c860f  
                                                                              0040  81a0000100020000  000013636f6d7075  
                                                                              0050  7465722d6e657477  6f726b696e670469  
                                                                              0060  6e666f0000020001  c00c000200010000  
                                                                              0070  0e0f000f05646e73  3230036f7668036e  
                                                                              0080  657400c00c000200  0100000e0f000704  
                                                                              0090  6e733230c03c                        

                                                                              0000  ôòm.H_`=&.7Þ.Ý`.
                                                                              0010  .R.`.u .H`H`....
                                                                              0020  ......*.'....´ñX
                                                                              0030  ê.6ª.ó.5Ú..`(...
                                                                              0040  ...........compu
                                                                              0050  ter-networking.i
                                                                              0060  nfo.....À.......
                                                                              0070  .....dns20.ovh.n
                                                                              0080  et.À............
                                                                              0090  ns20À<          
                                                                              • Frame 2: 150 bytes on wire (1200 bits), 150 bytes captured (1200 bits) on interface 0
                                                                                • Ethernet II, Src: Technico_9b:37:de (60:3d:26:9b:37:de), Dst: Tp-LinkT_0e:48:5f (f4:f2:6d:0e:48:5f)
                                                                                  • Destination: Tp-LinkT_0e:48:5f (f4:f2:6d:0e:48:5f)
                                                                                    • Address: Tp-LinkT_0e:48:5f (f4:f2:6d:0e:48:5f)
                                                                                      • .... ..0. .... .... .... .... = LG bit: Globally unique address (factory default)
                                                                                        • .... ...0 .... .... .... .... = IG bit: Individual address (unicast)
                                                                                        • Source: Technico_9b:37:de (60:3d:26:9b:37:de)
                                                                                          • Address: Technico_9b:37:de (60:3d:26:9b:37:de)
                                                                                            • .... ..0. .... .... .... .... = LG bit: Globally unique address (factory default)
                                                                                              • .... ...0 .... .... .... .... = IG bit: Individual address (unicast)
                                                                                              • Type: IPv6 (0x86dd)
                                                                                              • Internet Protocol Version 6, Src: 2001:4860:4860::8888, Dst: 2a02:2788:484:7b4:f158:eaad:36aa:84f3
                                                                                                • 0110 .... = Version: 6
                                                                                                  • .... 0000 0000 .... .... .... .... .... = Traffic Class: 0x00 (DSCP: CS0, ECN: Not-ECT)
                                                                                                    • .... 0000 00.. .... .... .... .... .... = Differentiated Services Codepoint: Default (0)
                                                                                                      • .... .... ..00 .... .... .... .... .... = Explicit Congestion Notification: Not ECN-Capable Transport (0)
                                                                                                      • .... .... .... 1110 0001 1001 0101 0010 = Flow Label: 0xe1952
                                                                                                        • Payload Length: 96
                                                                                                          • Next Header: UDP (17)
                                                                                                            • Hop Limit: 117
                                                                                                              • Source: 2001:4860:4860::8888
                                                                                                                • Destination: 2a02:2788:484:7b4:f158:eaad:36aa:84f3
                                                                                                                • User Datagram Protocol, Src Port: 53, Dst Port: 55963
                                                                                                                  • Source Port: 53
                                                                                                                    • Destination Port: 55963
                                                                                                                      • Length: 96
                                                                                                                        • Checksum: 0x288c [unverified]
                                                                                                                        • Domain Name System (response)
                                                                                                                          • Transaction ID: 0x860f
                                                                                                                            • Flags: 0x81a0 Standard query response, No error
                                                                                                                              • 1... .... .... .... = Response: Message is a response
                                                                                                                                • .000 0... .... .... = Opcode: Standard query (0)
                                                                                                                                  • .... .0.. .... .... = Authoritative: Server is not an authority for domain
                                                                                                                                    • .... ..0. .... .... = Truncated: Message is not truncated
                                                                                                                                      • .... ...1 .... .... = Recursion desired: Do query recursively
                                                                                                                                        • .... .... 1... .... = Recursion available: Server can do recursive queries
                                                                                                                                          • .... .... .0.. .... = Z: reserved (0)
                                                                                                                                            • .... .... ..1. .... = Answer authenticated: Answer/authority portion was authenticated by the server
                                                                                                                                              • .... .... ...0 .... = Non-authenticated data: Unacceptable
                                                                                                                                                • .... .... .... 0000 = Reply code: No error (0)
                                                                                                                                                • Questions: 1
                                                                                                                                                  • Answer RRs: 2
                                                                                                                                                    • Authority RRs: 0
                                                                                                                                                      • Additional RRs: 0
                                                                                                                                                        • Queries
                                                                                                                                                          • computer-networking.info: type NS, class IN
                                                                                                                                                            • Name: computer-networking.info
                                                                                                                                                              • Name Length: 24
                                                                                                                                                                • Label Count: 2
                                                                                                                                                                  • Type: NS (authoritative Name Server) (2)
                                                                                                                                                                    • Class: IN (0x0001)
                                                                                                                                                                  • Answers
                                                                                                                                                                    • computer-networking.info: type NS, class IN, ns dns20.ovh.net
                                                                                                                                                                      • Name: computer-networking.info
                                                                                                                                                                        • Type: NS (authoritative Name Server) (2)
                                                                                                                                                                          • Class: IN (0x0001)
                                                                                                                                                                            • Time to live: 3599
                                                                                                                                                                              • Data length: 15
                                                                                                                                                                                • Name Server: dns20.ovh.net
                                                                                                                                                                                • computer-networking.info: type NS, class IN, ns ns20.ovh.net
                                                                                                                                                                                  • Name: computer-networking.info
                                                                                                                                                                                    • Type: NS (authoritative Name Server) (2)
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Class: IN (0x0001)
                                                                                                                                                                                        • Time to live: 3599
                                                                                                                                                                                          • Data length: 7
                                                                                                                                                                                            • Name Server: ns20.ovh.net