RE: [FreeDNS] my nameservers can't be found !!

["Jan Bester" <jbsq@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've experienced some similar problems where it just won't see the
nameservers of the company that I work for.  Even after it's already
been set up, and I just ask for a modification to be made.  I dunno if
ZA Nic doesn't 'see' the servers coz of some obscurity along the way or
what is going on, but if someone can find a viable solution I'd also be
much obliged.

Btw, thanks for pointing that out Craig.  I'm not the very best with DNS
but I am learning.

NF

-----Original Message-----
From: freedns-bounces@xxxxxxxx [mailto:freedns-bounces@xxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Andre Els
Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2003 10:17 PM
To: The ZA NiC FreeDNS mailing list
Subject: Re: [FreeDNS] my nameservers can't be found !!

Craig,

Thanks, that makes sense, but its interesting that I am getting a
different
output from my unix box based in London :

[andre@spitfire andre]$ host -t ns aels.za.net 66.246.48.57
Using domain server:
Name: 66.246.48.57
Address: 66.246.48.57#53
Aliases:
aels.za.net name server ns1.elshost.com.
aels.za.net name server ns2.elshost.com.

[andre@spitfire andre]$ host -t ns aels.za.net ns1.elshost.com
Using domain server:
Name: ns1.elshost.com
Address: 66.246.48.57#53
Aliases:

aels.za.net name server ns1.elshost.com.
aels.za.net name server ns2.elshost.com.


[andre@spitfire andre]$ host ns1.elshost.com
ns1.elshost.com has address 66.246.48.57

[andre@spitfire andre]$ host ns2.elshost.com
ns2.elshost.com has address 66.246.48.58


[andre@spitfire andre]$ host ns1.elshost.com 66.246.48.57
Using domain server:
Name: 66.246.48.57
Address: 66.246.48.57#53
Aliases:

Host ns1.elshost.com not found: 3(NXDOMAIN)
[andre@spitfire andre]$

I only seem to have problems with the za.net domain as I have registered
a
.co.za and two .com domain names with these same nameservers.

Thanks
Andre

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Craig Nicholson" <cr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "The ZA NiC FreeDNS mailing list" <freedns@xxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2003 9:00 PM
Subject: RE: [FreeDNS] my nameservers can't be found !!


> Actually Jan, you are wrong here. His NS records are ns1.elshost.com
and
> ns2.elshost.com. He happened to be querying his localhost when he
tested.
>
> The problem I notice is that the A records for ns1.elshost.com and
> ns2.elshost.com don't exist.
>
>   $ host ns1.elshost.com
>   ns1.elshost.com does not exist, try again
>   $ host ns2.elshost.com
>   ns2.elshost.com does not exist, try again
>   $ host ns1.elshost.com 66.246.48.57
>   ns1.elshost.com does not exist at ip-addr-66-246-48-57.qnoc.net
> (Authoritative answer)
>   $ host ns1.elshost.com 66.246.48.58
>   ns1.elshost.com does not exist at ip-addr-66-246-48-58.qnoc.net
> (Authoritative answer)
>
> Checking the addresses quoted by Andre, I confirm that the aels.za.net
> domain is  authoritive on the two nameservers, however the failure to
locate
> the nameservers by name is the failing, as evident below:
>
>   $ host -t ns aels.za.net 66.246.48.57
>   aels.za.net             NS      ns2.elshost.com
>    !!! aels.za.net NS host ns2.elshost.com does not exist
>   aels.za.net             NS      ns1.elshost.com
>    !!! aels.za.net NS host ns1.elshost.com does not exist
>
> Andre, sort out the A records for ns1.elshost.com and ns2.elshost.com
first.
>
> Regards,
> - Craig.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: freedns-bounces@xxxxxxxx [mailto:freedns-bounces@xxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of Jan Bester
> Sent: 06 July 2003 21:34
> To: 'The ZA NiC FreeDNS mailing list'
> Subject: RE: [FreeDNS] my nameservers can't be found !!
>
>
> Dude your first nameserver is localhost.  You need to find two remote
> nameservers and then set it up that way.
>
> Just to clarify a bit more.  127.0.0.1 is your local pc.  If you are
> connected permanently to the net you can't use that as a nameserver
even
> if you wanted to.  You need to establish what your actual IP address
is
> and use that.
>
> Hope this helps.
> NiteFenix
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: freedns-bounces@xxxxxxxx [mailto:freedns-bounces@xxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Andre Els
> Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2003 7:36 PM
> To: freedns@xxxxxxxx
> Subject: [FreeDNS] my nameservers can't be found !!
>
> can anyone help or give advice on the following problem:
>
> everytime when I want to register with my nameservers, it keep on
saying
> that it can't be found or its not authoritive, but as you can see it
CAN
> be
> found :
>
> > ns1.elshost.com
> Server:         127.0.0.1
> Address:        127.0.0.1#53
>
> Non-authoritative answer:
> Name:   ns1.elshost.com
> Address: 66.246.48.57
> > ns2.elshost.com
> Server:         127.0.0.1
> Address:        127.0.0.1#53
>
> Non-authoritative answer:
> Name:   ns2.elshost.com
> Address: 66.246.48.58
>
> and it IS authoritive :
>
> ns1.elshost.com [66.246.48.57] returned an authoritative response in
47
> ms:
> Header
> rcode:Success
> id:0opcode:Standard query
> is a response:Trueauthoritative:True
> recursion desired:Truerecursion avail:True
> truncated:False
> questions:1answers:5
> authority recs:0additional recs:1
>
> Questions
> nameclasstype
> aels.za.netINANY
>
> Answer records
> nameclasstypedatatime to live
> aels.za.netINMXpreference:0
> exchange:aels.za.net
> 14400s(4h)
> aels.za.net        IN        SOA            server:
> ns1.elshost.com
> email:kevmaz@xxxxxxxxxxx
> serial:1057505154
> refresh:28800
> retry:7200
> expire:3600000
> minimum ttl:86400
> 14400s(4h)
> aels.za.net    IN        NS        ns1.elshost.com14400s(4h)
> aels.za.net    IN        NS        ns2.elshost.com14400s(4h)
> aels.za.net    IN        A            66.246.48.5614400s(4h)
> Authority records
> [none]
> Additional records
> nameclasstypedatatime to live
> aels.za.net    IN        A            66.246.48.5614400s(4h)
>
>
> Anyone any idea why this is happening ??
>
> Thanks
>
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