strange nslookup replies

[Kapil Sethi]

"Jangalwa, Raj" wrote:
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> I am kinda confused here, with the way nslookup and whois database are
> showing me the results. I am sure some gurus can help me out in figuring out
> whats going on.
> 
> When I do a whois on my domain "nick.com", this is what it shows
> 
> # whois -h www.networksolutions.com nick.com
>    Domain servers in listed order:
> 
>    NS1.VISNETOPS.COM            166.77.12.11
>    AUTH02.NS.UU.NET             198.6.1.82
>    MADISON.VISLAB.COM           166.77.18.11
>    FIRE-NYC.VIACOM.COM          166.77.235.211
> 
> This shows that ns1.visnetops.com is the primary server for the domain.
> 
> But on the other hand, when I use one of the root servers and do a nslookup
> query on it, this is what i get
> 
> # nslookup
> 
> > set type=SOA
> > server A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET
> Default Server:  A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET
> Address:  198.41.0.4
> 
> > www.nick.com
> Server:  A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET
> Address:  198.41.0.4
> 
> Authoritative answers can be found from:
> NICK.COM        nameserver = AUTH02.NS.UU.NET
> NICK.COM        nameserver = MADISON.VISLAB.COM
> NICK.COM        nameserver = NS1.VISNETOPS.COM
> NICK.COM        nameserver = FIRE-NYC.VIACOM.COM
> AUTH02.NS.UU.NET        internet address = 198.6.1.82
> MADISON.VISLAB.COM      internet address = 166.77.18.11
> NS1.VISNETOPS.COM       internet address = 166.77.12.11
> FIRE-NYC.VIACOM.COM     internet address = 166.77.235.211
> 
> This is what I get????
> 
> Why is there difference in the order??? Any reason.
> 
> Thanx and will summarize
> -Raj

to my knowledge either the SOA record is missing.
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Kapil Sethi
System Administrator
Fluxart Online Solutions P. Ltd.
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