[cobalt-users] [raq 3i] dns problem (nxdomain)

["John F. McClure" <mcclurej@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I have a dns problem.

If I attempt to do a nslookup from my cobalt dns server to another cobalt
dns server (on the same network: different subnets) I get the following
errors in the log that I attempt the lookup from:

command:

[root@ns1 /root]# nslookup costaricaweb.com
Server:  ns1.allbite.net
Address:  216.88.27.4

*** ns1.allbite.net can't find costaricaweb.com: Non-existent host/domain
[root@ns1 /root]#

log from /var/log/messages:

Mar 29 09:17:24 ns1 named[2246]: sysquery: findns error (NXDOMAIN) on
NS1.CENTRALAMERICAINTERNET.COM?
Mar 29 09:17:24 ns1 named[2246]: sysquery: findns error (NXDOMAIN) on
NS2.CENTRALAMERICAINTERNET.COM?
Mar 29 09:17:24 ns1 named[2246]: sysquery: findns error (NXDOMAIN) on
NS1.CENTRALAMERICAINTERNET.COM?
Mar 29 09:17:24 ns1 named[2246]: sysquery: findns error (NXDOMAIN) on
NS2.CENTRALAMERICAINTERNET.COM?

I've searched around for this error and come up some issues regarding using
cname but that's not the case.

Here is a snapshot of the record from the ns1.centralamericainternet.com
server:

[root@ns1 named]# cat pri.centralamericainternet.com
$TTL 86400
centralamericainternet.com. IN SOA ns1.centralamericainternet.com.
admin.ns1.centralamericainternet.com. (
        2001013009
        10800
        3600
        604800
        86400
        )

centralamericainternet.com.     in      ns
ns1.centralamericainternet.com.
centralamericainternet.com.     in      ns
ns2.centralamericainternet.com.
; End SOA Header
;
; Do Not edit BIND db files directly.
; Use the administrative web user interface
; /admin/ -> Control Panel -> DNS Parameters
; Custom additions may be made by creating a file of the same name as this
but
; with a; .include suffix.  Click Save Changes in the DNS web interface and
;the inclusion will be made.
;
centralamericainternet.com.     in      a       216.88.27.96
ns1.centralamericainternet.com. in      a       216.88.27.96
ns2.centralamericainternet.com. in      a       216.88.27.97
www.centralamericainternet.com. in      a       216.88.27.96
ftp.centralamericainternet.com. in      a       216.88.27.96
www.centralamericainternet.com. in      a       216.88.27.96
mail.centralamericainternet.com. in     a       216.88.27.96
centralamericainternet.com.     in      mx      30
mail.centralamericainternet.com.
[root@ns1 named]#

Here are the entries from the ARPA file:

[root@ns1 named]# cat pri.27.88.216.in-addr.arpa
$TTL 86400
27.88.216.in-addr.arpa. IN SOA ns1.centralamericainternet.com.
admin.ns1.centralamericainternet.com. (
        2001031118
        10800
        3600
        604800
        86400
        )
27.88.216.in-addr.arpa. IN      NS      ns1.centralamericainternet.com.
; End SOA Header
;
; Do Not edit BIND db files directly.
; Use the administrative web user interface
; /admin/ -> Control Panel -> DNS Parameters
; Custom additions may be made by creating a file of the same name as this
but
; with a; .include suffix.  Click Save Changes in the DNS web interface and
;the inclusion will be made.
;
96      in      ptr     ns1.centralamericainternet.com.
97      in      ptr     ns2.centralamericainternet.com.

There are more records, but they all seem to be correct.

If I do a nslookup from a machine that uses a different name server (other
than my cobalt) the nslookup works.

Any help would be great.

-- John