NT DNS Doesn't resolves

[Kevin Darcy]

Tom Tan wrote:

> Sorry for the mistake... pridns.stoneforest.com.sg is not our DNS nor our
> ISP's it is just one that is having the same problem as us. Because after
> the dig at our DNS server, the problem disappear so I have to use the other
> address. I know the problem will come back.
>
> 1.    Here it goes again... First query .....
>
> Query: hotmail.com. Query type: A record
> Recursive query: Yes Authoritative answer: No
> Query time: 230 ms. Server name: 203.117.185.2
> Answer:
>
> Authority:
>  com. 48231 NS a.gtld-servers.net.
>  com. 48231 NS g.gtld-servers.net.
>  com. 48231 NS h.gtld-servers.net.
>  com. 48231 NS c.gtld-servers.net.
>  com. 48231 NS i.gtld-servers.net.
>  com. 48231 NS b.gtld-servers.net.
>  com. 48231 NS d.gtld-servers.net.
>  com. 48231 NS l.gtld-servers.net.
>  com. 48231 NS f.gtld-servers.net.
>  com. 48231 NS j.gtld-servers.net.
>  com. 48231 NS k.gtld-servers.net.
>  com. 48231 NS e.gtld-servers.net.
>  com. 48231 NS m.gtld-servers.net.
>
> Additional:
>  m.gtld-servers.net. 48231 A 192.55.83.30
>
> 2.    Then dig @ hotmail.com....
>
> 06/28/02 20:19:33 dig hotmail.com @ 203.117.185.2
> Dig hotmail.com at 203.117.185.2 ...
> Non-authoritative answer
>  Query for hotmail.com type=255 class=1
>   hotmail.com NS (Nameserver) NS1.hotmail.com
>   hotmail.com NS (Nameserver) NS2.hotmail.com
>   hotmail.com NS (Nameserver) NS3.hotmail.com
>   hotmail.com NS (Nameserver) NS4.hotmail.com
>   hotmail.com NS (Nameserver) NS1.hotmail.com
>   hotmail.com NS (Nameserver) NS2.hotmail.com
>   hotmail.com NS (Nameserver) NS3.hotmail.com
>   hotmail.com NS (Nameserver) NS4.hotmail.com
>   NS1.hotmail.com A (Address) 216.200.206.140
>   NS2.hotmail.com A (Address) 216.200.206.139
>   NS3.hotmail.com A (Address) 209.185.130.68
>   NS4.hotmail.com A (Address) 64.4.29.24
>
> 3.    Subsequent query....    Suddenly, it is OK ?!?! And it stays OK for
> maybe afew days ? I'm not sure.
>
> Query: hotmail.com. Query type: A record
> Recursive query: Yes Authoritative answer: No
> Query time: 40 ms. Server name: 203.117.185.2
> Answer:
>
> Authority:
>  hotmail.com. 86342 NS ns1.hotmail.com.
>  hotmail.com. 86342 NS ns2.hotmail.com.
>  hotmail.com. 86342 NS ns3.hotmail.com.
>  hotmail.com. 86342 NS ns4.hotmail.com.
>
> Thanks in advance for any advise.
>
> Regards
> Tom
>
> "Kevin Darcy" <kcd at daimlerchrysler.com> wrote in message
> news:affumm$3rnr$1 at isrv4.isc.org...
> > >
> > > Subsequent recursive queries resolves correctly. What should I do ? I
> was
> > > advised to put the whole hotmail.com zone info into my DNS record but
> was
> > > hoping some other methods would solve this issue. Same problem for
> Win2k.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Tom
> > >
> > > "those who know me have no need of my name" <not-a-real-address at usa.net>
> > > wrote in message news:afcviu$288n$1 at isrv4.isc.org...
> > > >
> > > > in comp.protocols.dns.bind i read:
> > > >
> > > > >We are running Windows NT in our office and has setup a DNS server as
> a
> > > > >cache server. The problem is the DNS server does not resolve
> hotmail.com
> > > or
> > > > >some popular server. The problem does not occur when I try it on
> other
> > > DNS
> > > > >server like my ISP's. Any expert advise ?
> > > >
> > > > post the full results of the following command:
> > > >
> > > >   dig hotmail.com
> >
> > You shouldn't be doing ANY queries. You should be doing A queries.
> >
> > Is secdns.stoneforest.com.sg your nameserver, or your ISP's nameserver? It
> > isn't clear from your message...

Is your nameserver BIND or isn't it? Is 203.117.185.2 a BIND nameserver or
isn't it? If neither of these are BIND servers, then it's anybody's guess as to
why they are behaving the way they are...


- Kevin