domain doesn't resolve

Mark.Andrews at nominum.com Mark.Andrews at nominum.com
Sat Feb 5 21:41:57 UTC 2000



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	Mark

> Hello all,
> 
> I've been perusing a lot of the dns resources on the net, including this
> group, and have had no luck answering a perplexing question:
> 
> I have a second domain setup on my nameserver, cicp.org, which will
> resolve locally on the primary and secondary nameservers on my network,
> dns1.pfeiffer.edu and dns2.pfeiffer.edu respectively. This domain cannot
> be resolved "outside", however, thus my problem.
> 
> I've tried dig and dnsquery and nslookup. The most useful debugging
> output thus far, at least to me, is using good ol' nslookup. I've
> attached below a comparison of queries from my primary controlling
> cicp.org, then from a random other nameserver.
> 
> Here's the query to the primary nameserver on my local network:
> 
> > nslookup -debug -q=soa cicp.org dns1.pfeiffer.edu|more
> ;; res_nmkquery(QUERY, 2.242.74.206.in-addr.arpa, IN, PTR)
> ------------
> Got answer:
>     HEADER:
>  opcode = QUERY, id = 49823, rcode = NOERROR
>  header flags:  response, auth. answer, want recursion, recursion avail.
> 
>  questions = 1,  answers = 1,  authority records = 2,  additional = 2
> 
>     QUESTIONS:
>  2.242.74.206.in-addr.arpa, type = PTR, class = IN
>     ANSWERS:
>     ->  2.242.74.206.in-addr.arpa
>  name = dns1.pfeiffer.edu
>  ttl = 86400 (1D)
>     AUTHORITY RECORDS:
>     ->  242.74.206.in-addr.arpa
>  nameserver = dns1.pfeiffer.edu
>  ttl = 86400 (1D)
>     ->  242.74.206.in-addr.arpa
>  nameserver = dns2.pfeiffer.edu
>  ttl = 86400 (1D)
>     ADDITIONAL RECORDS:
>     ->  dns1.pfeiffer.edu
>  internet address = 206.74.242.2
>  ttl = 86400 (1D)
>     ->  dns2.pfeiffer.edu
>  internet address = 206.74.242.3
>  ttl = 86400 (1D)
> 
> ------------
> Server:  dns1.pfeiffer.edu
> Address:  206.74.242.2
> 
> ;; res_nmkquery(QUERY, cicp.org, IN, SOA)
> ------------
> Got answer:
>     HEADER:
>  opcode = QUERY, id = 49824, rcode = NOERROR
>  header flags:  response, auth. answer, want recursion, recursion avail.
> 
>  questions = 1,  answers = 1,  authority records = 2,  additional = 2
> 
>     QUESTIONS:
>  cicp.org, type = SOA, class = IN
>     ANSWERS:
>     ->  cicp.org
>  ttl = 86400 (1D)
>  origin = dns1.pfeiffer.edu
>  mail addr = hostmaster.pfeiffer.edu
>  serial = 20000002
>  refresh = 1800 (30M)
>  retry   = 900 (15M)
>  expire  = 3600000 (5w6d16h)
>  minimum ttl = 86400 (1D)
>     AUTHORITY RECORDS:
>     ->  cicp.org
>  nameserver = dns1.pfeiffer.edu
>  ttl = 86400 (1D)
>     ->  cicp.org
>  nameserver = dns2.pfeiffer.edu
>  ttl = 86400 (1D)
>     ADDITIONAL RECORDS:
>     ->  dns1.pfeiffer.edu
>  internet address = 206.74.242.2
>  ttl = 86400 (1D)
>     ->  dns2.pfeiffer.edu
>  internet address = 206.74.242.3
>  ttl = 86400 (1D)
> 
> ------------
> cicp.org
>  ttl = 86400 (1D)
>  origin = dns1.pfeiffer.edu
>  mail addr = hostmaster.pfeiffer.edu
>  serial = 20000002
>  refresh = 1800 (30M)
>  retry   = 900 (15M)
>  expire  = 3600000 (5w6d16h)
>  minimum ttl = 86400 (1D)
> cicp.org
>  nameserver = dns1.pfeiffer.edu
>  ttl = 86400 (1D)
> cicp.org
>  nameserver = dns2.pfeiffer.edu
>  ttl = 86400 (1D)
> dns1.pfeiffer.edu
>  internet address = 206.74.242.2
>  ttl = 86400 (1D)
> dns2.pfeiffer.edu
>  internet address = 206.74.242.3
>  ttl = 86400 (1D)
> 
> 
> And here's the query to the "random other" nameserver:
> 
> > nslookup -debug -q=soa cicp.org ns.vnet.net|more
> *** char.vnet.net can't find cicp.org: Non-existent host/domain
> ;; res_nmkquery(QUERY, 3.1.82.166.in-addr.arpa, IN, PTR)
> ------------
> Got answer:
>     HEADER:
>  opcode = QUERY, id = 40118, rcode = NOERROR
>  header flags:  response, auth. answer, want recursion, recursion avail.
> 
>  questions = 1,  answers = 1,  authority records = 2,  additional = 2
> 
>     QUESTIONS:
>  3.1.82.166.in-addr.arpa, type = PTR, class = IN
>     ANSWERS:
>     ->  3.1.82.166.in-addr.arpa
>  name = char.vnet.net
>  ttl = 86400 (1D)
>     AUTHORITY RECORDS:
>     ->  82.166.in-addr.arpa
>  nameserver = ns.vnet.net
>  ttl = 86400 (1D)
>     ->  82.166.in-addr.arpa
>  nameserver = ns2.vnet.net
>  ttl = 86400 (1D)
>     ADDITIONAL RECORDS:
>     ->  ns.vnet.net
>  internet address = 166.82.1.3
>  ttl = 86400 (1D)
>     ->  ns2.vnet.net
>  internet address = 166.82.1.8
>  ttl = 86400 (1D)
> 
> ------------
> Server:  char.vnet.net
> Address:  166.82.1.3
> 
> ;; res_nmkquery(QUERY, cicp.org, IN, SOA)
> ------------
> Got answer:
>     HEADER:
>  opcode = QUERY, id = 40119, rcode = NXDOMAIN
>  header flags:  response, want recursion, recursion avail.
>  questions = 1,  answers = 0,  authority records = 1,  additional = 0
> 
>     QUESTIONS:
>  cicp.org, type = SOA, class = IN
>     AUTHORITY RECORDS:
>     ->  org
>  ttl = 6099 (1h41m39s)
>  origin = A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET
>  mail addr = hostmaster.internic.NET
>  serial = 2000020400
>  refresh = 1800 (30M)
>  retry   = 900 (15M)
>  expire  = 604800 (1W)
>  minimum ttl = 86400 (1D)
> 
> ------------
> ;; res_nmkquery(QUERY, cicp.org.pfeiffer.edu, IN, SOA)
> ------------
> Got answer:
>     HEADER:
>  opcode = QUERY, id = 40120, rcode = NXDOMAIN
>  header flags:  response, want recursion, recursion avail.
>  questions = 1,  answers = 0,  authority records = 1,  additional = 0
> 
>     QUESTIONS:
>  cicp.org.pfeiffer.edu, type = SOA, class = IN
>     AUTHORITY RECORDS:
>     ->  pfeiffer.edu
>  ttl = 6099 (1h41m39s)
>  origin = dns1.pfeiffer.edu
>  mail addr = hostmaster.pfeiffer.edu
>  serial = 20000002
>  refresh = 10800 (3H)
>  retry   = 1800 (30M)
>  expire  = 86400 (1D)
>  minimum ttl = 86400 (1D)
> 
> ------------
> 
> 
> 
> I hope I've posted enough information about my problem and not
> overstepped any boundaries which would incur many RTFMs =)
> 
> A great many thanks in advance for any help, direction, advice, divine
> intervention on my little problem.
> 
> --
> Tony Inskeep
> Pfeiffer University
> 704.463.1360 x2172
> ------------------
> Serious error.
> All shortcuts have disappeared.
> Screen. Mind. Both are blank.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
--
Mark Andrews, Nominum Inc. / Internet Software Consortium
1 Seymour St., Dundas Valley, NSW 2117, Australia
PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742                 INTERNET: Mark.Andrews at nominum.com



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