Domain mystery
Kevin Darcy
kcd at daimlerchrysler.com
Tue Mar 27 23:00:30 UTC 2001
nslookup might be perfoming its infamous "search" algorithm and
misreporting the results. What if you do the "any" query using dig, or at
least using nslookup's debug option?
- Kevin
John Oliver wrote:
> [joliver at joliver joliver]$ nslookup www.sunfelipe.com
> Server: ns.connectnet.com
> Address: 207.110.0.60
>
> *** ns.connectnet.com can't find www.sunfelipe.com: Non-existent
> host/domain
> [joliver at joliver joliver]$ nslookup -q=any sunfelipe.com
> Server: ns.connectnet.com
> Address: 207.110.0.60
>
> Non-authoritative answer:
> sunfelipe.com nameserver = NS81.WORLDNIC.com
> sunfelipe.com nameserver = NS82.WORLDNIC.com
>
> Authoritative answers can be found from:
> sunfelipe.com nameserver = NS81.WORLDNIC.com
> sunfelipe.com nameserver = NS82.WORLDNIC.com
> NS81.WORLDNIC.com internet address = 216.168.225.221
> NS82.WORLDNIC.com internet address = 216.168.225.222
> [joliver at joliver joliver]$ dig @a.gtld-servers.net sunfelipe.com.
>
> ; <<>> DiG 8.2 <<>> @a.gtld-servers.net sunfelipe.com.
> ; (1 server found)
> ;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
> ;; got answer:
> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 6
> ;; flags: qr rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 2
> ;; QUERY SECTION:
> ;; sunfelipe.com, type = A, class = IN
>
> ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
> sunfelipe.com. 2D IN NS NS4.GISOL.COM.
> sunfelipe.com. 2D IN NS NS3.GISOL.COM.
>
> ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
> NS4.GISOL.COM. 2D IN A 209.61.155.199
> NS3.GISOL.COM. 2D IN A 209.61.157.180
>
> ;; Total query time: 85 msec
> ;; FROM: joliver.staff.connectnet.com to SERVER: a.gtld-servers.net
> 198.41.3.38
> ;; WHEN: Tue Mar 27 12:09:28 2001
> ;; MSG SIZE sent: 31 rcvd: 108
>
> Why is this? I'm not running a zone for sunfelipe.com, nor does that
> domain name appear anywhere in my nameserver logs. Why does my resolver
> insist on trying to use WorldNIC to resolve this domain when *all* of
> the gtld-servers seem to agree that gisol.com is the one?
>
> --
> John Oliver, System Administrator http://www.allegiancetele.com
> ConnectNet, an Allegiance Telecom company http://www.connectnet.com
> 6370 Lusk Blvd. Ste F103 (858) 638-2020
> San Diego, CA. 92121 FAX: (858) 623-1505
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