Re: [cobalt-users] DNSconfig questions

[SteelHead <brk@xxxxxxxx>]

> > a whois request returns the following:  (modified for
> security at this time)
> > Whois Server Version 1.3
> > snip
> >    Domain Name: mydomain.COM
> >    Registrar: TUCOWS, INC.
> >    Whois Server: whois.opensrs.net
> >    Referral URL: http://www.opensrs.org
> >    Name Server: DNS1.zzzzzzzz.ORG
> >    Name Server: NS.xxxxxxx.NET
> >    Name Server: ccccc.vvvvv.NET
> >    Updated Date: 21-may-2001
> > >>> Last update of whois database: Wed, 20 Jun 2001
> 02:11:53 EDT <<<
> >
> > the info is correct, as far as it can be, but I get
> nothing on a ping
> > request, suggesting the name is not propagated correctly.
>
> What happens if you run:
> dig mydomain.com @dns1.zzzzzzz.org
> dig mydomain.com @ns.xxxxxx.net
> dig mydomain.com @cccc.vvvvv.net.
> Do you get the correct response?
> Gerald
responses are edited for security:
[root@ries-knight /root]# ping mydomain.com
ping: unknown host mydomain.com

[root@ries-knight /root]# dig mydomain.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx

; <<>> DiG 9.1.1 <<>> mydomain.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx
;; global options:  printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NXDOMAIN, id: 555555
;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
mydomain.com\@DNS1.zzzzzzz. IN A

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
zzzzzzz.ORG.            86400   IN      SOA     vvvvvv.zzzzzzz.ORG.
core.zzzzzzz.ORG. 2001011701 10800 3600 604800 86400

;; Query time: 58 msec
;; SERVER: 205.231.210.90#53(205.231.210.90)
;; WHEN: Thu Jun 21 07:36:40 2001
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 98

this response seems to match my response from a domain I have hosted
commercially.

I am at a loss, the only thing i can think of is the DNS is not propagating
from zzzzzzz.org and it's kin

Bill