DNS resolution problem

Sat Sep 22 00:16:48 UTC 2001

At 4:11 PM -0700 9/21/01, Andris Kalnozols wrote:

>  Warning: found MX RR(s) pointing to the following problematic domain name(s):
>   mail.friend.ly.net.                    [ no such RR ]
>   mail.ly.net.                           [CNAME record]
>   mail.support.ly.net.                   [CNAME record]
>  Warning: found CNAME(s) pointing to the following problematic domain name(s):
>   mail.friend.ly.net.                    [ no such RR ]
>   pop3.friend.ly.net.                    [ no such RR ]
>  Warning: found inconsistent NS RRsets surrounding the zone boundary 
>(RFC-1034):

	Yup, they've got some problems:

                               DNS Expert
                      Detailed Report for ly.net.
       9/22/01, 2:11 AM, using the analysis setting "Everything"
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Information
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Serial number:           2001092102
Primary name server:     ns.ly.net.
Primary mail server:     mail.ly.net.
Number of records:       22 (4 NS, 3 MX, 10 A, 5 CNAME, 0 PTR, 0
                          Other)


Errors
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o The server "ns3.ly.net." did not reply
     The server "ns3.ly.net." did not reply when it was queried for
     the name "ly.net.".  This indicates that the server is not
     running, or it is currently unreachable.

o The server "ns2.friend.ly.net." did not reply
     The server "ns2.friend.ly.net." did not reply when it was queried
     for the name "ly.net.".  This indicates that the server is not
     running, or it is currently unreachable.

o The name server "ns.cw.net." is only listed in delegation data
     The server "ns.cw.net." is listed as being authoritative for the
     zone according to the delegation data, but there is no NS record
     for that server in the zone data.  Delegation data and zone data
     should always match.

o The name server "ns.ly.net." is not listed in delegation data
     The server "ns.ly.net." is listed as being authoritative for the
     zone according to the zone data, but there is no NS record for
     that server in the delegation data.  Delegation data and zone
     data should always match.

o An MX record for "sometimes.ly.net." refers to "mail.ly.net." which
   is a CNAME record
     An MX record in the zone "sometimes.ly.net." refers to the mail
     server "mail.ly.net." The record "mail.ly.net." is a CNAME
     record, not an A record.

o There is no PTR record for the host "doorway.ly.net."
     There is no PTR record available for the host "doorway.ly.net."
     which has the IP address 192.41.57.102.

o The reverse record "4.98.216.205.in-addr.arpa." does not refer to
   the host "sometimes.ly.net."
     The reverse record "4.98.216.205.in-addr.arpa." refers to
     "sometimes.friend.ly.net.", but it should refer to
     "sometimes.ly.net.".

o The reverse record "4.98.216.205.in-addr.arpa." does not refer to
   the host "ns.ly.net."
     The reverse record "4.98.216.205.in-addr.arpa." refers to
     "sometimes.friend.ly.net.", but it should refer to "ns.ly.net.".

o The reverse record "5.98.216.205.in-addr.arpa." does not refer to
   the host "ns2.ly.net."
     The reverse record "5.98.216.205.in-addr.arpa." refers to
     "ns2.friend.ly.net.", but it should refer to "ns2.ly.net.".

o The reverse record "5.98.216.205.in-addr.arpa." does not refer to
   the host "virtual.ly.net."
     The reverse record "5.98.216.205.in-addr.arpa." refers to
     "ns2.friend.ly.net.", but it should refer to "virtual.ly.net.".

o The reverse record "6.98.216.205.in-addr.arpa." does not refer to
   the host "ns3.ly.net."
     The reverse record "6.98.216.205.in-addr.arpa." refers to
     "always.friend.ly.net.", but it should refer to "ns3.ly.net.".

o The reverse record "8.98.216.205.in-addr.arpa." does not refer to
   the host "ly.net."
     The reverse record "8.98.216.205.in-addr.arpa." refers to
     "very.friend.ly.net.", but it should refer to "ly.net.".

o The reverse record "8.98.216.205.in-addr.arpa." does not refer to
   the host "mailin-01.ly.net."
     The reverse record "8.98.216.205.in-addr.arpa." refers to
     "very.friend.ly.net.", but it should refer to "mailin-01.ly.net.".

o The reverse record "12.98.216.205.in-addr.arpa." does not refer to
   the host "webhosting-1.ly.net."
     The reverse record "12.98.216.205.in-addr.arpa." refers to
     "nu1.friend.ly.net.", but it should refer to
     "webhosting-1.ly.net.".


Warnings
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o The zone contains more than one authoritative name server with the
   same IP address
     The name servers "sometimes.ly.net." and "ns.ly.net.", which are
     authoritative for "ly.net.", have the same IP address
     (205.216.98.4).

o The zone contains more than one authoritative name server with the
   same IP address
     The name servers "ns2.ly.net." and "ns2.friend.ly.net.", which
     are authoritative for "ly.net.", have the same IP address
     (205.216.98.5).

o The zone contains more than one authoritative name server with the
   same IP address
     The name servers "ns.friend.ly.net." and "ns.ly.net.", which are
     authoritative for "ly.net.", have the same IP address
     (205.216.98.4).

o "ns.cw.net." does not contain the latest version of the zone
     "ns.cw.net." contains an old version of the zone.  The latest
     version of the zone has the serial number "2001092102", but the
     version contained at "ns.cw.net." has the serial number
     "2001082301".

o The Expire field in the SOA record contains an unusually high value
     The value 4233600 of the Expire field in the SOA record is
     unusually high.  The value for this field should be within the
     range 86400 - 3600000.

o The zone contains more than one A record with the address
   205.216.98.4
     There is more than one A record in the zone with the IP address
     205.216.98.4.

o The zone contains more than one A record with the address
   205.216.98.8
     There is more than one A record in the zone with the IP address
     205.216.98.8.

o The zone contains more than one A record with the address
   205.216.98.5
     There is more than one A record in the zone with the IP address
     205.216.98.5.


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end of report

-- 
Brad Knowles, <brad.knowles at skynet.be>

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