No forward lookup for one domain

Mark.Andrews at nominum.com Mark.Andrews at nominum.com
Sat Sep 2 21:59:05 UTC 2000


> 
> I have a domain name frontstreetnetworks.net 216.175.178.41
> in a subclass 'c' network 216.175.178.32/28 
> Nameservers:
> fsn1.frontstreetnetworks.net.     86400   A       216.175.178.41
> fsn2.frontstreetnetworks.com.   86400   A       216.175.178.46
> fsn3.frontstreetnetworks.com.   86400   A       216.175.178.45
> My reverse lookup does not seem to work, 
> following is output from 'dig' 216.175.178.41 
> any ideas?

	Yes.  Driver error.  The query you should have made is "dig
	-x 216.175.178.41 ptr".  This returns a partial answer then
	SERVFAIL.  The servers for 32-28.178.175.216.in-addr.arpa
	are not set up.

	Mark

; <<>> DiG 8.3 <<>> -x ptr
; (1 server found)
;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
;; got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: SERVFAIL, id: 6
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0
;; QUERY SECTION:
;;	41.178.175.216.in-addr.arpa, type = PTR, class = IN

;; ANSWER SECTION:
41.178.175.216.in-addr.arpa.  23h59m57s IN CNAME  41.32-28.178.175.216.in-addr.arpa.

;; Total query time: 5801 msec
;; FROM: drugs.dv.isc.org to SERVER: 130.155.191.233
;; WHEN: Sun Sep  3 08:56:17 2000
;; MSG SIZE  sent: 45  rcvd: 68

> 
> [admin at www admin]$ dig 216.175.178.41
> ; <<>> DiG 2.2 <<>> 216.175.178.41
> ;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
> ;; got answer:
> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NXDOMAIN, id: 6
> ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; Ques: 1, Ans: 0, Auth: 0, Addit: 0
> ;; QUESTIONS:
> ;;      216.175.178.41, type = A, class = IN
> 
> ;; Total query time: 5 msec
> ;; FROM: www.frontstreetnetworks.org to SERVER: default -- 216.175.178.41
> ;; WHEN: Sat Sep  2 01:47:10 2000
> ;; MSG SIZE  sent: 32  rcvd: 32
> 
> Gerald Waugh
> 
> 
> 
> 
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Mark Andrews, Nominum Inc.
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