Mysterious DNS Problem - says domain is non-existent, but root server shows it

Dan Bullock danb at DELETEpobox.com
Sun Oct 31 23:56:58 UTC 1999


Below is the debug info for weas.org, which fails.  However a query
for weas.org at the root server "a.root-servers.net" shows the domain
exists.

It appears that the root server "a.root-servers.net" knows of
"weas.org" and the DNS server "whowa.com" has DNS records for
"weas.org", but it comes up as non-existent.  ??

Why non-existent?

Any insight would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks
-Dan
danb at DELETEpobox.com




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Server:  ns1.volocom.net
Address:  207.233.128.10

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Got answer:
    HEADER:
	opcode = QUERY, id = 2, rcode = NXDOMAIN
	header flags:  response, auth. answer, want recursion,
recursion avail.
	questions = 1,  answers = 0,  authority records = 1,
additional = 0

    QUESTIONS:
	weas.org, type = A, class = IN
    AUTHORITY RECORDS:
    ->  org
	ttl = 527 (8 mins 47 secs)
	primary name server = A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET
	responsible mail addr = hostmaster.internic.NET
	serial  = 1999110100
	refresh = 1800 (30 mins)
	retry   = 900 (15 mins)
	expire  = 604800 (7 days)
	default TTL = 86400 (1 day)

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Got answer:
    HEADER:
	opcode = QUERY, id = 3, rcode = NXDOMAIN
	header flags:  response, auth. answer, want recursion,
recursion avail.
	questions = 1,  answers = 0,  authority records = 1,
additional = 0

    QUESTIONS:
	weas.org, type = A, class = IN
    AUTHORITY RECORDS:
    ->  org
	ttl = 527 (8 mins 47 secs)
	primary name server = A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET
	responsible mail addr = hostmaster.internic.NET
	serial  = 1999110100
	refresh = 1800 (30 mins)
	retry   = 900 (15 mins)
	expire  = 604800 (7 days)
	default TTL = 86400 (1 day)

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