[cobalt-users] dodgy nameservers

["alan@" <alan@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,
I am having trouble with the setup of a new  raq4. Initially the client
registered a new domain to use as the nameserver for the raq4. However, the
name he registered, was later refused as it only had 2 characters.
(ir.info).
Unfortunately, we had ordered the server using that domain already, and it
was setup and running.
So, we got the colo people to change the domain to an existing domain which
I was already hosting. The client arranged with the domain registrar to
register octagono.uk.com as a nameserver and we waited.
After a while the domain started resolving to the correct ip, so we added
some sites and domains.
I don't think its relevant, but the first domains we added were of the tld
.shop and they resolve to the octagono.uk.com nameserver ok.
But, whenever I try to register or transfer a .com domain to point to the
octagono.uk.com nameserver, (using totalnic), totalnic returns an error that
the specified host does not exist !
I have been in contact with all parties concerned, and they all claim that
they have played their part correctly and there should be no problems. Hah.
Its been 2 months now, and still no luck finding the problem.
I found an inconsistency almost immediately, but everyone dismissed it.
heres what i get from nslookup and dig for octagono.uk.com :

[admin admin]$ dig octagono.uk.com

; <<>> DiG 8.3 <<>> octagono.uk.com
;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
;; got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 4
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 1
;; QUERY SECTION:
;;      octagono.uk.com, type = A, class = IN

;; ANSWER SECTION:
octagono.uk.com.        3m11s IN A      212.67.199.163

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
octagono.uk.com.        3m11s IN NS     ns.octagono.uk.com.

;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
ns.octagono.uk.com.     2h58m11s IN A   212.67.199.163

;; Total query time: 2 msec
;; FROM: ns.datapin.co.uk to SERVER: default -- 212.67.194.209
;; WHEN: Sat Oct 26 15:03:02 2002
;; MSG SIZE  sent: 33  rcvd: 82

[admin admin]$ nslookup 212.67.199.163
Server:  bns.uk.co
Address:  212.67.194.209

Name:    ns.time2time.com
Address:  212.67.199.163

[admin admin]$ nslookup ns.octagono.uk.com
Server:  bns.uk.co
Address:  212.67.194.209

Non-authoritative answer:
Name:    ns.octagono.uk.com
Address:  212.67.199.163



Notice that although octagono.uk.com resolves to the correct ip, if i run
nslookup on the ip, i get ns.time2time.com as the result. This can't be
right can it ?
If i try to browse to http://ns.time2time.com i get

Bad Gateway
The following error occurred:
A DNS lookup error occurred. The host was not found.

So does this mean that somewhere there is a redundant listing in somebodys
dns for the time2time nameserver ?
I am tempted to tear it all down and use a .com for a nameserver, and start
from scratch.

Any ideas would be most appreciated. I apologise for the length of this
post, but it has been brewing for a while. I guess I need a book on dns too
;-)
TIA

Alan