Strange issue

[John Jones]

> Sorry I misread the first post. The problem is that 
> www.essentialserver.com is registered as a nameserver. The 
> GTLD servers are answering queries for that hostname.

> www.essentialserver.com. 172800 IN      A       207.219.3.100
> essentialserver.com.    172800  IN      NS      NS1.MERLINSOFTECH.com.
> essentialserver.com.    172800  IN      NS      NS2.MERLINSOFTECH.com.
> ;; Received 139 bytes from 192.5.6.30#53(A.GTLD-SERVERS.NET) in 82 ms


Thank you.  That explains it, certainly.  However... At
DotRegistrar.com, their record makes no mention of that entry, which is
why I couldn't find it.  The nameserver entries say:

   <snip>

   Domain Name: ESSENTIALSERVER.COM 

   <snip>

   Domain servers in listed order: 

   ns1.merlinsoftech.com 66.38.133.114 
   ns2.merlinsoftech.com 66.38.133.114 

So it was very confusing as to where that was coming from.  NOW, the
question is... How do I get rid of that nameserver entry?  I will
contact them and NetSol to try and get this cleared up.

I have learned a new command:  dig +trace

Thank you Nate.  And thanks to everyone on the list.  You have saved my
sanity.