Strange results with dig, this one is wacky!

Kevin Darcy kcd at daimlerchrysler.com
Sat Feb 16 00:24:36 UTC 2002


What old data? You're getting a SERVFAIL response from your local server
(192.168.1.2), not data, old or otherwise. SERVFAIL means your local
server is hosed somehow. There should be something in your logs
indicating why.


- Kevin

Lists User wrote:

> I would appreciate any help is this problem.  It doesn't
> seem to make sense at all.
>
> This is regarding the domain: lilzeus.net
>
> When I do a dig to see which nameserver is reponsible I see
> ns1 and ns2.dnsmadeeasy.com.
>
> >> dig lilzeus.net NS @A.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
> ; <<>> DiG 9.2.0 <<>> lilzeus.net NS @A.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
> ;; global options:  printcmd
> ;; Got answer:
> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 51486
> ;; flags: qr rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 2, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 2
> ;; QUESTION SECTION:
> ;lilzeus.net.                   IN      NS
> ;; ANSWER SECTION:
> lilzeus.net.            172800  IN      NS      NS2.DNSMADEEASY.COM.
> lilzeus.net.            172800  IN      NS      NS1.DNSMADEEASY.COM.
> ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
> NS2.DNSMADEEASY.COM.    172800  IN      A       64.50.168.188
> NS1.DNSMADEEASY.COM.    172800  IN      A       64.50.168.187
>
> When I do a dig @ns1.dnsmadeeasy.com it resolves appropriately.
>
> >> dig lilzeus.net NS @ns1.dnsmadeeasy.com
> ; <<>> DiG 9.2.0 <<>> lilzeus.net NS @ns1.dnsmadeeasy.com
> ;; global options:  printcmd
> ;; Got answer:
> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 58900
> ;; flags: qr aa rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 2, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1
> ;; QUESTION SECTION:
> ;lilzeus.net.                   IN      NS
> ;; ANSWER SECTION:
> lilzeus.net.            10800   IN      NS      ns1.dnsmadeeasy.com.
> lilzeus.net.            10800   IN      NS      ns2.dnsmadeeasy.com.
> ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
> ns2.dnsmadeeasy.com.    81621   IN      A       64.50.168.188
> ;; Query time: 4 msec
> ;; SERVER: 64.50.168.187#53(ns1.dnsmadeeasy.com)
> ;; WHEN: Fri Feb 15 17:21:00 2002
> ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 96
>
> But when I do a dig without specifying a domain I get nothing!
>
> >> dig lilzeus.net NS
> ; <<>> DiG 9.2.0 <<>> lilzeus.net NS
> ;; global options:  printcmd
> ;; Got answer:
> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: SERVFAIL, id: 44799
> ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0
> ;; QUESTION SECTION:
> ;lilzeus.net.                   IN      NS
> ;; Query time: 216 msec
> ;; SERVER: 192.168.1.2#53(192.168.1.2)
> ;; WHEN: Fri Feb 15 17:27:41 2002
> ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 29
>
> Is the old data being cached?



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