returns 0 answers (may be a referral)

Ben Bridges ben at springnet.net
Thu May 12 13:22:37 UTC 2005


When I try to query ns2.phurix.com, I receive an ICMP destination (port)
unreachable message from that device (84.12.42.226).  So it appears to be
the firewall on your server, not your isp.




> When I visit:
> http://www.dnsreport.com/tools/dnsreport.ch?domain=phurix.com
>
> It says:
>
> WARN	All nameservers report identical NS records	WARNING: At least one
> of your nameservers did not return your NS records (it reported 0
> answers). This could be because of a referral, if you have a lame
> nameserver (which would need to be fixed).
>
> 84.12.42.226 returns 0 answers (may be a referral)
>
> Why might this be?
>
> I run my own name servers, ns1. is in the US running redhat this also
> hosts the sites, ns2. is in the UK and is a new setup running freebsd.
>
> I think my firewall or my ISP might be blocking the DNS/name server
> ports.
>
> What ports do I need open, and what other problems could be making this
> happen.
>
> Please help, thanks.
>
>
>




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