I can get an answer with nslookup but I can not ping.

[phn at icke-reklam.ipsec.nu]

Robert Messinger <lists at mail.tiggee.com> wrote:


> Why can I get an answer with nslookup but not ping the
> record?

> Server:  winnie.tiggee.com
> Address:  192.168.1.2

> Non-authoritative answer:
> Name:    redirect.dnsmadeeasy.com
> Address:  64.50.168.177
> Aliases:  aaron.superbeagle.com


>>ping aaron.superbeagle.com
> Ping request could not find host aaron.superbeagle.com. Please check the name and try again.


> Does this make sense?  This is the only record
> which is failing?

Neither nslookup nor ping is any good tools for examining DNS.

aaron.superbeagle.com is a CNAME to redirect.dnsmadeeasy.com, which my ping
( freeBSD) has no trouble with.
> ping aaron.superbeagle.com
PING redirect.dnsmadeeasy.com (64.50.168.177): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 64.50.168.177: icmp_seq=0 ttl=237 time=229.205 ms
64 bytes from 64.50.168.177: icmp_seq=1 ttl=237 time=145.080 ms
64 bytes from 64.50.168.177: icmp_seq=2 ttl=237 time=143.832 ms
^C



> Thanks for any help.



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