query A records

Kevin Darcy kcd at daimlerchrysler.com
Tue Oct 31 01:08:55 UTC 2000


digitalconscious.com wrote:

> my nameserver seems to work when I do
> set q=MX
> set q-SOA
> I get the right response,
>
> but when I perform
> set q=A
>
> I don't seem to get the proper response,..what could be the problem??

Those are *different* questions! It's like saying "when I ask my bartender
for a beer, I get one, but not when I ask him for a socket wrench".
Different questions, different answers, different results.

Chances are, you're getting the correct answers from the nameserver. Seems
like the problem is more with your questions and/or expectations.

> and also,..how do I do a zone transfer manually do I use named-xfer..if
> so,..whats the command?

Minimally,

    named-xfer -z {zone} -f {output-filename} {address(es)-of-master(s)}

But why use named-xfer when you can use dig or even (shudder) nslookup?


- Kevin






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