help with DNS Machine...Newbie for life

[James A Griffin]

"Scott.Wiseman" wrote:
> 
> what does this exactley mean?
> 
> 08/28/01 16:40:02 dig 216.184.208.169 @ dns.avidware.com
That you typed it incorrectly, no space -^ at this place and you need
the -x flag, i.e.,

dig -x 216.184.208.169 @dns.avidware.com.

; <<>> DiG 9.2.0rc1 <<>> -x 216.184.208.169 @dns.avidware.com.
;; global options:  printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 22197
;; flags: qr aa rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0
 
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;169.208.184.216.in-addr.arpa.  IN      PTR
 
;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
169.208.184.216.in-addr.arpa. 3600 IN   SOA     dns.avidware.com.
admin.avidware.com. 1 900 600 86400 3600
 
;; Query time: 537 msec
;; SERVER: 216.184.208.169#53(dns.avidware.com.)
;; WHEN: Tue Aug 28 21:02:50 2001
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 104


> Dig 169.208.184.216.in-addr.arpa at dns.avidware.com (216.184.208.169) ...
> failed, couldn't connect to nameserver

It looks like you have and improperly delegated /27 reverse domain (i.e.
32 addresses).

[artch at sparta doc-2.2.2]$ whois 216.184.208.169
Internet Express Network, Inc. (NETBLK-IEN-2CIDR) IEN-2CIDR
                               216.184.128.0 - 216.184.255.255
Remax of CA & HI (NETBLK-IEN-REMACAHI) IEN-REMACAHI
                               216.184.208.160 - 216.184.208.191

Check the archives of HOW-TO informaion.

Jim