Bind Help - NS Lookups timeout

David Botham DBotham at OptimusSolutions.com
Thu Feb 19 17:32:04 UTC 2004


bind-users-bounce at isc.org wrote on 02/19/2004 12:23:23 PM:
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> Try doing an nslookup (or dig) --using-- ns1.ionosphere.net as your name 

> server, and lookup the A records for covad.net, then try to do the same 
thing 
> looking up the A records for yahoo.com.
> 
; <<>> DiG 9.2.2 <<>> www.ibm.com @208.253.183.35
;; global options:  printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 41
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 6, AUTHORITY: 4, ADDITIONAL: 4

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;www.ibm.com.                   IN      A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
www.ibm.com.            469     IN      A       129.42.17.99
www.ibm.com.            469     IN      A       129.42.18.99
www.ibm.com.            469     IN      A       129.42.19.99
www.ibm.com.            469     IN      A       129.42.20.99
www.ibm.com.            469     IN      A       129.42.21.99
www.ibm.com.            469     IN      A       129.42.16.99

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
ibm.com.                491     IN      NS      ns.almaden.ibm.com.
ibm.com.                491     IN      NS internet-server.zurich.ibm.com.
ibm.com.                491     IN      NS      ns.austin.ibm.com.
ibm.com.                491     IN      NS      ns.watson.ibm.com.

;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
ns.almaden.ibm.com.     71998   IN      A       198.4.83.35
internet-server.zurich.ibm.com. 106222 IN A     195.176.20.204
ns.austin.ibm.com.      70191   IN      A       192.35.232.34
ns.watson.ibm.com.      34890   IN      A       129.34.20.80

;; Query time: 160 msec
;; SERVER: 208.253.183.35#53(208.253.183.35)
;; WHEN: Thu Feb 19 12:29:53 2004
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 310


C:\Documents and Settings\DBotham.IBMT3044>dig yahoo.com @208.253.183.35

; <<>> DiG 9.2.2 <<>> yahoo.com @208.253.183.35
;; global options:  printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 41
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 5, ADDITIONAL: 5

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;yahoo.com.                     IN      A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
yahoo.com.              943     IN      A       66.218.71.198

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
yahoo.com.              117015  IN      NS      ns1.yahoo.com.
yahoo.com.              117015  IN      NS      ns2.yahoo.com.
yahoo.com.              117015  IN      NS      ns3.yahoo.com.
yahoo.com.              117015  IN      NS      ns4.yahoo.com.
yahoo.com.              117015  IN      NS      ns5.yahoo.com.

;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
ns1.yahoo.com.          170275  IN      A       66.218.71.63
ns2.yahoo.com.          170275  IN      A       66.163.169.170
ns3.yahoo.com.          170275  IN      A       217.12.4.104
ns4.yahoo.com.          170275  IN      A       63.250.206.138
ns5.yahoo.com.          170275  IN      A       216.109.116.17

;; Query time: 130 msec
;; SERVER: 208.253.183.35#53(208.253.183.35)
;; WHEN: Thu Feb 19 12:30:01 2004
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 222


C:\Documents and Settings\DBotham.IBMT3044>dig redhat.com @208.253.183.35

; <<>> DiG 9.2.2 <<>> redhat.com @208.253.183.35
;; global options:  printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 41
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 3, ADDITIONAL: 3

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;redhat.com.                    IN      A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
redhat.com.             300     IN      A       66.187.232.50

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
redhat.com.             600     IN      NS      ns1.redhat.com.
redhat.com.             600     IN      NS      ns2.redhat.com.
redhat.com.             600     IN      NS      ns3.redhat.com.

;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
ns1.redhat.com.         117714  IN      A       66.187.233.210
ns2.redhat.com.         117714  IN      A       66.187.224.210
ns3.redhat.com.         117714  IN      A       66.187.229.10

;; Query time: 290 msec
;; SERVER: 208.253.183.35#53(208.253.183.35)
;; WHEN: Thu Feb 19 12:30:11 2004
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 156


C:\Documents and Settings\DBotham.IBMT3044>dig covad.net @208.253.183.35

; <<>> DiG 9.2.2 <<>> covad.net @208.253.183.35
;; global options:  printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 41
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 2

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;covad.net.                     IN      A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
covad.net.              300     IN      A       63.65.120.40

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
covad.net.              272     IN      NS      ns2.covad.net.
covad.net.              272     IN      NS      ns1.covad.net.

;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
ns2.covad.net.          169868  IN      A       66.134.199.12
ns1.covad.net.          169868  IN      A       66.134.199.11

;; Query time: 200 msec
;; SERVER: 208.253.183.35#53(208.253.183.35)
;; WHEN: Thu Feb 19 12:30:25 2004
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 120


All seems ok from here.  Are you sure "dig" fails from your end, and it is 
not just nslookup.  It is known to have many issues.

Dave...
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