Somewhat simple DNS setup...

[Danny Mayer]

         Well, avalon.net thinks it owns those IP addresses:

 >dig -x 12.29.146.35

; <<>> DiG 8.3 <<>> -x
;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
;; got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 4
;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 2
;; QUERY SECTION:
;;      35.146.29.12.in-addr.arpa, type = ANY, class = IN

;; ANSWER SECTION:
35.146.29.12.in-addr.arpa.  12H IN PTR  vhost.cwe.avalon.net.

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
146.29.12.in-addr.arpa.  12H IN NS  dns1.avalon.net.
146.29.12.in-addr.arpa.  12H IN NS  dns2.avalon.net.

;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
dns1.avalon.net.        12H IN A        204.71.106.8
dns2.avalon.net.        12H IN A        204.71.106.2

;; Total query time: 0 msec
;; FROM: tecotoo to SERVER: default -- 127.0.0.1
;; WHEN: Thu Jan 04 21:46:27 2001
;; MSG SIZE  sent: 43  rcvd: 169

         So you'll need to get your PTR records fixed as well.  What nameservers
   at cableone.net are you using?  

                 Danny

At 12:36 PM 1/4/01, Craig Miller wrote:
>Hey, Kevin-
>
>Ok, got those CNAME's replaced with real A records. The ambiguity is not
>a problem, as you mention, because this whole cwe.cx domain is really just
>an 'alias' for public consumption anyway - my real hostnames are managed by
>my ISP.  I'll attach my new version cwe.db file at the bottom of this
>message.  Can I do something as simple as:
>    www.saints.cwe.cx     A 12.29.146.35
>to get the 'www' name for my vhosts as well?  Never mind, I just tried
>it and it appears to work.  Is it really this simple?  I can't believe
>I've been analyzing this file for so long trying to decide the best
>combination of A & CNAME and all.  See any more problems?
>
>Got any magic tools you can use to identify why cableone.net won't
>or can't resolve my names? :)  They're being categorically unhelpful.
>
>Thanks very much for the info, Kevin, I owe you a beverage of your choice-
>Craig
>
> > You're using CNAMEs (mail.cwe.cx and ns.cwe.cx) on the righthand side
> > of an NS record and an MX record. This is illegal. You should use the
> > A record (cwe.cx) instead.
> >
> > On the other hand, there's nothing inherently wrong with having
> > multiple A records referring to the same address. The only minor
> > problem is that it creates a reverse-record ambiguity, but that's
> > usually harmless.
>
>;****** start file
>cwe.cx.              SOA     cwe.cx. admin.cwe.cx. (
>                              2001010409  ;    serial number
>                              1D          ;    refresh: 1 day
>                              1H          ;    retry: 60 minutes
>                              7D          ;    expire: 7 days
>                              1D )        ;    minimum: 60 minutes
>cwe.cx.              NS      ns.cwe.cx.
>cwe.cx.              NS      loki.cwe.cx.
>cwe.cx.              NS      siouxlandchamber.com.
>cwe.cx.              MX      10 mail.cwe.cx.
>cwe.cx.              HINFO   "IBM/P233"  "OS/2 Warp"
>;
>cwe.cx.              A      12.29.146.34
>;
>gatekeeper.cwe.cx.   A      12.29.146.33
>hermod.cwe.cx.       A      12.29.146.34
>ns.cwe.cx.           A      12.29.146.34
>mail.cwe.cx.         A      12.29.146.34
>www.cwe.cx.          A      12.29.146.34
>ftp.cwe.cx.          A      12.29.146.34
>mftp.cwe.cx.         A      12.29.146.34
>telnet.cwe.cx.       A      12.29.146.34
>irc.cwe.cx.          A      12.29.146.34
>bbs.cwe.cx.          A      12.29.146.34
>vhost.cwe.cx.        A      12.29.146.35
>saints.cwe.cx.       A      12.29.146.35
>www.saints.cwe.cx.   A      12.29.146.35
>saints.cwe.cx.       MX     10 mail.cwe.cx.
>mhess.cwe.cx.        A      12.29.146.35
>www.mhess.cwe.cx.    A      12.29.146.35
>mhess.cwe.cx.        MX     10 mail.cwe.cx.
>odin.cwe.cx.         A      12.29.146.36
>loki.cwe.cx.         A      12.29.146.37
>thor.cwe.cx.         A      12.29.146.38
>hugin.cwe.cx.        A      12.29.146.39
>munin.cwe.cx.        A      12.29.146.40
>freya.cwe.cx.        A      12.29.146.41
>narve.cwe.cx.        A      12.29.146.42
>njord.cwe.cx.        A      12.29.146.43
>heimdall.cwe.cx.     A      12.29.146.44
>vali.cwe.cx.         A      12.29.146.45
>sigyn.cwe.cx.        A      12.29.146.46
>; End of Zone
>; ******* end file
>
>
>--
>
>Craig Miller <mailto:craiger at cwe.cx>
>Owner, CWE Solutions <http://cwe.cx/>
>ICQ# 43937751
>
>Finger craiger at cwe.cx for more info and my PGP public key.
>
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