ip address change

[Mark_Andrews at isc.org]

> 
> hi there,
> 
>   i used to have 165.220.36.7 as my primary dns server untill it has been dec
> ided that we're going to be transferring our connection to another isp that i
> ssued us 
> 202.78.67.171 for our dns server... the problem im experiencing now is that m
> y server cannot query my new dns server 202.78.67.171 anymore... even 
> 202.78.67.171 cannot answer nslookup from itself.  but changing /etc/resolv.c
> onf with 127.0.0.1 as my nameserver, nslookup is able to answer it.  im also 
> having problems with the e-mail servers...during the transfer of ip address, 
> it seems some mails are not able be sent. i wonder if the outside world is ab
> le to query 
> my name server.
> 
>  please advice.  more power!
> 
> dsn admin
> 
> 
> 
	nslookup requires that the server can successfully lookup its
	own name from its address.  Add the missing PTR record or use
	a tool (like dig) that doesn't require this.

	Mark

; <<>> DiG 8.3 <<>> -x @202.78.67.171 
; (1 server found)
;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
;; got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NXDOMAIN, id: 6
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0
;; QUERY SECTION:
;;	171.67.78.202.in-addr.arpa, type = ANY, class = IN

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
67.78.202.in-addr.arpa.  2h59m13s IN SOA  ns.skyinet.net. root.skyinet.net. (
					19		; serial
					3H		; refresh
					1H		; retry
					1W		; expiry
					1D )		; minimum


;; Total query time: 441 msec
;; FROM: drugs.dv.isc.org to SERVER: 202.78.67.171
;; WHEN: Mon May 13 10:50:15 2002
;; MSG SIZE  sent: 44  rcvd: 99

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