funky result when I do an nslookup for the MX record

Tue Jul 16 19:58:18 UTC 2002

> -----Original Message-----
> From: bind-users-bounce at isc.org [mailto:bind-users-bounce at isc.org] On
> Behalf Of Colin
> Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 1:56 PM
> To: comp-protocols-dns-bind at isc.org
> Subject: Re: funky result when I do an nslookup for the MX record
> 
> 
> I apologize for not including the real IP’s and domains named in
> the original post – I’m a but to paranoid sometimes.
> Anyway, here is the original post with the real IP’s and
> hostnames (and I use dig instead of nslookup for now on):
> 
> I'm setting up a DNS server for sspca.org.  sspca.org’s DNS and
> mail is currently handled by quiknet.net.  The plan is to host our own
> DNS so we are going to point our domain name (sspca.org) to our new
> DNS server but we want to keep using quicknet.net's mail server and
> web
> server for a week of so.  I created records for the web server and it
> works fine.  I created a MX record for the mail server but get a funky
> result when I do an nslookup for the MX record:
> 
> > set q=mx
> > sspca.org
> Server:  66.134.44.139
> Address:  66.134.44.139
> 
> sspca.org       preference = 0, mail exchanger = smtp.quicknet.net
> sspca.org       nameserver = nicholas.sspca.org
> nicholas.sspca.org      internet address = 66.134.44.139
> 
> 
> Notice there is no address for smtp.quickent.net.
> 
> My question(s) is: Will this cause any problems?  Why is the address
> for smtp.quicknet.net not displayed when I do an  nslookup for the MX
> record?
> 
Everything looks ok from here:

[root at ahns1 root]# dig mx sspca.org

; <<>> DiG 9.2.1 <<>> mx sspca.org
;; global options:  printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 22438
;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 2

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;sspca.org.                     IN      MX

;; ANSWER SECTION:
sspca.org.              86400   IN      MX      0 smtp.quiknet.com.

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
sspca.org.              86400   IN      NS      dh0102.promedia.net.
sspca.org.              86400   IN      NS      moroni.promedia.net.

;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
dh0102.promedia.net.    7507    IN      A       208.131.40.21
moroni.promedia.net.    84234   IN      A       208.131.40.2

;; Query time: 148 msec
;; SERVER: 216.154.198.178#53(216.154.198.178)
;; WHEN: Tue Jul 16 15:33:26 2002
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 145

[root at ahns1 root]# dig smtp.quiknet.com

; <<>> DiG 9.2.1 <<>> smtp.quiknet.com
;; global options:  printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 4239
;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 4, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 2

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;smtp.quiknet.com.              IN      A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
smtp.quiknet.com.       86400   IN      A       207.183.225.60
smtp.quiknet.com.       86400   IN      A       207.183.225.58
smtp.quiknet.com.       86400   IN      A       207.183.225.57
smtp.quiknet.com.       86400   IN      A       207.183.225.56

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
quiknet.com.            86400   IN      NS      quiknet2.quiknet.com.
quiknet.com.            86400   IN      NS      quiknet3.quiknet.com.

;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
quiknet2.quiknet.com.   86400   IN      A       207.183.249.254
quiknet3.quiknet.com.   86400   IN      A       207.183.249.3

;; Query time: 115 msec
;; SERVER: 216.154.198.178#53(216.154.198.178)
;; WHEN: Tue Jul 16 15:33:45 2002
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 187

It looks like there are four A RR for smtp.quiknet.com.

Dave...

> Thanks
> 
> Colin
> 
> 
> 
> "David Botham" <dns at botham.net> wrote in message
> news:<ah17ka$jlm$1 at isrv4.isc.org>...
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: bind-users-bounce at isc.org [mailto:bind-users-bounce at isc.org]
On
> > > Behalf Of Colin
> > > Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 12:57 AM
> > > To: comp-protocols-dns-bind at isc.org
> > > Subject: funky result when I do an nslookup for the MX record
> > >
> > >
> > > I'm setting up a DNS server for Domain1.com.  Domain1.com's DNS
and
> > > mail is currently handled by Domain2.net.  The plan is to host our
own
> > > DNS so we are going to point our domain name (Domain1.com) to our
new
> > > DNS server but we want to keep using Domain2.net's mail server and
web
> > > server for a week of so.  I created recors for the web server and
it
> > > works fine.  I created a MX record for the mail server but get a
funky
> > > result when I do an nslookup for the MX record:
> > >
> > > > set q=mx
> > > > domain1.org
> > > Server:  Domain1.org
> > > Address:  99.88.77.66.
> >
> > Above you mention domain1.com and here you lookup domain1.ORG.  I
assume
> > this is a typo that happened when you tried to hide the real domain
> > name.
> >
> > Do not hide your domain and someone here will almost surely be able
to
> > help you out.
> >
> > Also, use dig, not nslookup.
> >
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Domain1.org       preference = 0, mail exchanger =
smtp.Domain2.net
> > > Domain1.org       nameserver = dns.domain1.org
> > > nicholas.sspca.org      internet address = 99.88.77.66
> > >
> > >
> > > Notice there is no address for smtp.Domain2.net.
> > >
> > > My question(s) is: Will this cause any problems?  Why is the
address
> > > for smtp.Domain2.net not displayed when I do an  nslookup for the
MX
> > > record?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Colin