Resolving a domain

[Andy Shellam (Mailing Lists)]

Is your server authoritative for that domain?
If not, try querying the authoritative server directly.

Rasheed Darras wrote:
> All servers in  /etc/resolv.conf working and I have only problem with this
> domain.
>
> # dig @localhost arishost.com
>
> ; <<>> DiG 9.3.0 <<>> @localhost arishost.com
> ;; global options:  printcmd
> ;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached
>
> Localhost will not work because I'm having in named.conf:-
>
>  listen-on { 212.93.192.4; };
>
> # dig ns.com a
>
> ; <<>> DiG 9.3.0 <<>> ns.com a
> ;; global options:  printcmd
> ;; Got answer:
> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 638
> ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 3, ADDITIONAL: 0
>
> ;; QUESTION SECTION:
> ;ns.com.                                IN      A
>
> ;; ANSWER SECTION:
> ns.com.                 3600    IN      A       216.193.241.178
>
> ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
> ns.com.                 172799  IN      NS      ns2.ns.com.
> ns.com.                 172799  IN      NS      ns0.ns.com.
> ns.com.                 172799  IN      NS      ns1.ns.com.
>
> ;; Query time: 836 msec
> ;; SERVER: 212.93.192.4#53(212.93.192.4)
> ;; WHEN: Sun Dec 17 18:44:29 2006
> ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 94
>
> Rasheed
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andy Shellam (Mailing Lists)
> [mailto:andy.shellam-lists at mailnetwork.co.uk] 
> Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 6:37 PM
> To: Rasheed Darras
> Cc: bind-users at isc.org
> Subject: Re: Resolving a domain
>
> Check the servers listed in /etc/resolv.conf are working, or try "dig
> @localhost arishost.com"
>
> Rasheed Darras wrote:
>   
>> Dears,
>>
>>
>> I have problem resolving domain arishost.com. I'm unable to get it 
>> despite I can use their DNS to resolve the domain.
>>
>> $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
>>
>> # dig @dns1.arishost.com arishost.com a
>>
>> ; <<>> DiG 9.3.0 <<>> @dns1.arishost.com arishost.com a ;; global 
>> options:  printcmd ;; Got answer:
>> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 1835 ;; flags: qr 
>> aa rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 4, ADDITIONAL: 4
>>
>> ;; QUESTION SECTION:
>> ;arishost.com.                  IN      A
>>
>> ;; ANSWER SECTION:
>> arishost.com.           1800    IN      A       69.28.157.196
>>
>> ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
>> arishost.com.           1800    IN      NS      dns1.arishost.com.
>> arishost.com.           1800    IN      NS      dns2.arishost.com.
>> arishost.com.           1800    IN      NS      dns3.arishost.com.
>> arishost.com.           1800    IN      NS      dns4.arishost.com.
>>
>> ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
>> dns1.arishost.com.      1800    IN      A       208.64.200.100
>> dns2.arishost.com.      1800    IN      A       208.64.200.101
>> dns3.arishost.com.      1800    IN      A       208.64.200.100
>> dns4.arishost.com.      1800    IN      A       208.64.200.101
>>
>> ;; Query time: 177 msec
>> ;; SERVER: 208.64.200.100#53(dns1.arishost.com)
>> ;; WHEN: Sun Dec 17 18:05:20 2006
>> ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 186
>>
>> $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
>>
>> # dig dns1.arishost.com a
>>
>> ; <<>> DiG 9.3.0 <<>> dns1.arishost.com a ;; global options:  printcmd 
>> ;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached
>>
>> $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
>>
>> # dig www.arishost.com a
>>
>> ; <<>> DiG 9.3.0 <<>> www.arishost.com a ;; global options:  printcmd 
>> ;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached
>>
>> $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
>>
>>
>> I dump my DNS cache and found the following:-
>>
>> arishost.com.           172033  NS      dns1.arishost.com.
>>                         172033  NS      dns2.arishost.com.
>>                         172033  NS      dns3.arishost.com.
>>                         172033  NS      dns4.arishost.com.
>> dns1.arishost.com.      171978  A       208.64.200.100
>> dns2.arishost.com.      171978  A       208.64.200.101
>> dns3.arishost.com.      172033  A       208.64.200.100
>> dns4.arishost.com.      172033  A       208.64.200.101
>> etedm.com.              171978  NS      dns1.arishost.com.
>>                         171978  NS      dns2.arishost.com.
>> ; dns2.arishost.com [v4 TTL -17] [v4 success] [v6 unexpected] ; 
>> dns2.arishost.com [v4 TTL -53] [v4 success] [v6 unexpected] ; 
>> dns1.arishost.com [v4 TTL -17] [v4 success] [v6 unexpected] ; 
>> dns1.arishost.com [v4 TTL -53] [v4 success] [v6 unexpected] ; 
>> dns4.arishost.com [v4 TTL -17] [v4 success] [v6 unexpected] ; 
>> dns3.arishost.com [v4 TTL -17] [v4 success] [v6 unexpected]
>>
>> What could be the reason cause this problem?
>>
>> Rasheed
>>
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>
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