Help explaining entry in log?

Simon Waters Simon at wretched.demon.co.uk
Sun Jul 29 10:10:35 UTC 2001


John Pickett wrote:
> 
> I was just browsing through my logs and I didn't understand this entry.
> Could someone please help explain what it means exactly?  Thanx!
> 
> Jul 26 12:54:11 server named[2471]: lame server on 'BLACKHOLE.EP.NET' (in
> 'EP.NET'?): 198.32.2.10#53

It means one (or more) of their name servers isn't serving
names correctly.

"dig ep.net ns" shows dot and flag.

"dot" refers you to the root name server - oh dear.
Oh and "ns.isi.net" gives non-authoritative answers.

Where as "flag" is getting ambitious and trying to return
IPv6 answers, could well be related.

Try;
dig @b.gtld-servers.net ep.net ns
dig @flag.ep.net ep.net ns
dig @dot.ep.net ep.net.ns
dig @ns.isi.edu ep.net ns


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