DNS ISSUES WITH QWEST

[Mark Damrose]

"Billy J. Mayberry" <webmaster at thecomputercorner.net> wrote in message
news:aolbrr$fh7h$1 at isrv4.isc.org...
> Dear whomever,
>
> I have dns box setup and running
>
> IP= 65.221.79.32
>
> Nameservers:
>
> ns0.thecomputercorner.com
> ns1.thecomputercorner.com
>
>
> Here is my problem:
>
> Using this command:
>
> dig @205.171.3.65 secure.thecomputercorner.com a
> dig @205.171.3.65 freemail.thecomputercorner.com a
> dig @205.171.3.65 buy.thecomputercorner.com a
> dig @205.171.3.65 phpsys.thecomputercorner.com a
> dig @205.171.3.65 freemail.ohioisonline.com a
> dig @205.171.3.65 phpsys.ohioisonline.com a
>
> Sometimes one works and the other doesn't or neither work or all
> sorts of wierd stuff.
>
> What I do know:
>
> Same registration company
> Same Web Server
> Same Zones (we have been trying to change stuff so the attached zones
> for both domains may be a little off but still don't work)
> Same DNS box and everything is identical
> (AND REMEMBER IT WORKS EVERYWHERE ELSE EXCEPT WITH THIS DNS BOX FROM
> QWEST)
>
> The ip that I am using with dig is the qwest dns server that I get
> when logged in with my dial-up account.  I have checked with other
> people all around the world and it works fine to all of them and
> never breaks.
>
> If I point my dialup connection directly to MY dns server
> (65.221.79.32) it works great.  If I log in with my other dialup
> which uses a UUNET dns server it works fine.
>
> I have been in touch with my isp and they seem to think it's dns but
> I don't think that it is and that they are just beating around the
> bush.
>
> Attached is named.conf, thecomputercorner.com zone, ohioisonline.com
> zone
>
> - ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> - ----
> named.conf
>
> - ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> - ----
>
>
> // generated by named-bootconf.pl
>
> options {
>  directory "/var/named";
>
> // forward first;
>  forwarders {
>   204.192.96.18;
>   204.192.96.20;
>  };
>
>  /*
>   * If there is a firewall between you and nameservers you want
>   * to talk to, you might need to uncomment the query-source
>   * directive below.  Previous versions of BIND always asked
>   * questions using port 53, but BIND 8.1 uses an unprivileged
>   * port by default.
>   */
>  // query-source address * port 53;
> };
>
> //
> // a caching only nameserver config
> //
>
> zone "." IN {
>         type hint;
>         file "named.ca";
> };
>
> zone "thecomputercorner.com" {
>         type master;
>         file "thecomputercorner.com";
>  also-notify {
>   192.168.0.105;
>   };
>  notify yes;
>         };
>
> zone "mtgileadonline.com" {
>  type master;
>  file "mtgileadonline.com";
>  also-notify {
>   192.168.0.105;
>   };
>  notify yes;
>  };
>
> zone "uppersanduskyonline.com" {
>  type master;
>  file "uppersanduskyonline.com";
>  also-notify {
>   192.168.0.105;
>   };
>  notify yes;
>  };
>
> zone "ohioisonline.com" {
>  type master;
>  file "ohioisonline.com";
>  also-notify {
>   192.168.0.105;
>   };
>  notify yes;
>  };
>
> zone "marioncouponsonline.com" {
>  type master;
>  file "marioncouponsonline.com";
>  also-notify {
>   192.168.0.105;
>   };
>  notify yes;
>  };
>
>
> server 192.168.0.105 {
>  transfers 100;
>  };
>
>
> - ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> - ----
> thecomputercorner.com zone
> - ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> - ----
>
> $ttl 1h
> @ IN SOA ns0.thecomputercorner.com. hostmaster.thecomputercorner.com.
> (
>    1015452701
>    28800
>    7200
>    604800
>    86400 )
>     IN NS ns0.thecomputercorner.com.
>     IN NS ns1.thecomputercorner.com.

Your 2 nameservers do not have A records.  This is likely the cause of the
problems you are seeing.

I also note that both of these name servers have glue records that list the
same IP address.  You need 2 independant name servers.


>     IN MX 10 mail.thecomputercorner.com.
> ;
> ; DEFINE LOCALHOST
> ;
>
> localhost   IN  A 127.0.0.1
>
> ;
> ; DEFINE HOST IN ZONE FILE
> ;
>
> thecomputercorner.com.   IN A 65.221.79.32
> www    IN A 65.221.79.32
> ftp    IN A 65.221.79.32
> mail    IN A 65.221.79.32
>
> ;
> ; DEFINE SUB-DOMAINS FOR HOST
> ;
>
> mysql    IN A 65.221.79.32
> secure    IN A 65.221.79.32
> freemail   IN      A       65.221.79.32
> buy    IN      A 65.221.79.32
> phpsys     IN      A       65.221.79.32
> weather     IN      A       65.221.79.32
>
> - ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> - ----
> ohioisonline.com zone
> - ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> - ----
>
> $ttl 1h
> @ IN SOA  ns0.thecomputercorner.com.
> hostmaster.thecomputercorner.com. (
>    1015452702
>    28800
>    7200
>    604800
>    86400 )
>     IN NS ns0.thecomputercorner.com.
>     IN NS ns1.thecomputercorner.com.
>     IN MX 10 mail.ohioisonline.com.
> ;
> ; DEFINE LOCALHOST
> ;
>
> localhost.ohioisonline.com   IN  A 127.0.0.1

This record is missing the trailing dot.  It is not related to your problem.

>
> ;
> ; DEFINE HOST IN ZONE FILE
> ;
>
> ohioisonline.com.   IN A 65.221.79.32
> www    IN A 65.221.79.32
> ftp    IN A 65.221.79.32
> mail    IN A 65.221.79.32
>
> ;
> ; DEFINE SUB-DOMAINS FOR HOST
> ;
>
> freemail   IN      A       65.221.79.32
> phpsys    IN A 65.221.79.32
> - ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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>
> Thank You,
>
> Billy J. Mayberry
> Owner/Partner/Webmaster
> The Computer Corner
> www.thecomputercorner.net
>
>