NT DNS Doesn't resolves

[Kevin Darcy]

Tom Tan wrote:

> Thanks in advance for your help. Any advise would be most appreciated.
>
> Initial recursive query reply using Dexpro DNS Expert.
>
> Query: hotmail.com. Query type: Any record
> Recursive query: Yes Authoritative answer: No
> Query time: 50 ms. Server name: pridns.stoneforest.com.sg
>
> Answer:
>
> Authority:
>  . 28816 NS c.root-servers.net.
>  . 28816 NS g.root-servers.net.
>  . 28816 NS f.root-servers.net.
>  . 28816 NS b.root-servers.net.
>  . 28816 NS j.root-servers.net.
>  . 28816 NS k.root-servers.net.
>  . 28816 NS l.root-servers.net.
>  . 28816 NS m.root-servers.net.
>  . 28816 NS i.root-servers.net.
>  . 28816 NS e.root-servers.net.
>  . 28816 NS d.root-servers.net.
>  . 28816 NS a.root-servers.net.
>  . 28816 NS h.root-servers.net.
>
> Additional:
>  c.root-servers.net. 28816 A 192.33.4.12
>  g.root-servers.net. 28816 A 192.112.36.4
>  f.root-servers.net. 28816 A 192.5.5.241
>  b.root-servers.net. 28816 A 128.9.0.107
>  j.root-servers.net. 28816 A 198.41.0.10
>  k.root-servers.net. 28816 A 193.0.14.129
>  l.root-servers.net. 28816 A 198.32.64.12
>  m.root-servers.net. 28816 A 202.12.27.33
>  i.root-servers.net. 28816 A 192.36.148.17
>  e.root-servers.net. 28816 A 192.203.230.10
>  d.root-servers.net. 28816 A 128.8.10.90
>  a.root-servers.net. 28816 A 198.41.0.4
>  h.root-servers.net. 28816 A 128.63.2.53
>
> After your advise, I did a dig hotmail.com with Samspade and it replies
> correct.
>
> 06/27/02 19:39:05 dig hotmail.com @ secdns.stoneforest.com.sg
> Dig hotmail.com at secdns.stoneforest.com.sg (203.117.94.61) ...
> Non-authoritative answer
>  Query for hotmail.com type=255 class=1
>   hotmail.com NS (Nameserver) NS1.hotmail.com
>   hotmail.com NS (Nameserver) NS2.hotmail.com
>   hotmail.com NS (Nameserver) NS3.hotmail.com
>   hotmail.com NS (Nameserver) NS4.hotmail.com
>   hotmail.com NS (Nameserver) NS1.hotmail.com
>   hotmail.com NS (Nameserver) NS2.hotmail.com
>   hotmail.com NS (Nameserver) NS3.hotmail.com
>   hotmail.com NS (Nameserver) NS4.hotmail.com
>   NS1.hotmail.com A (Address) 216.200.206.140
>   NS2.hotmail.com A (Address) 216.200.206.139
>   NS3.hotmail.com A (Address) 209.185.130.68
>   NS4.hotmail.com A (Address) 64.4.29.24
>
> Subsequent recursive queries resolves correctly. What should I do ? I was
> advised to put the whole hotmail.com zone info into my DNS record but was
> hoping some other methods would solve this issue. Same problem for Win2k.
>
> Thanks
> Tom
>
> "those who know me have no need of my name" <not-a-real-address at usa.net>
> wrote in message news:afcviu$288n$1 at isrv4.isc.org...
> >
> > in comp.protocols.dns.bind i read:
> >
> > >We are running Windows NT in our office and has setup a DNS server as a
> > >cache server. The problem is the DNS server does not resolve hotmail.com
> or
> > >some popular server. The problem does not occur when I try it on other
> DNS
> > >server like my ISP's. Any expert advise ?
> >
> > post the full results of the following command:
> >
> >   dig hotmail.com

You shouldn't be doing ANY queries. You should be doing A queries.

Is secdns.stoneforest.com.sg your nameserver, or your ISP's nameserver? It
isn't clear from your message...


- Kevin