Stuck glue records in the GTLD servers??

Mark Andrews Mark_Andrews at isc.org
Mon Dec 15 23:43:36 UTC 2008


In message <A82DAE2A-44AD-4AEB-A72C-A150E6D7FE1A at cyberlifelabs.com>, Milo Hyson
 writes:
> I'm seeing what looks like a stuck glue record in the GTLD servers and  
> I'm hoping I've just overlooked something simple. There are several  
> domains which list the following as their nameservers:
> 
> 	ns.netdentalcare.com
> 	ns2.netdentalcare.com
> 
> The zone for these (netdentalcare.com) was moved to a new ISP several  
> days ago. The new servers are properly resolving the names and the old  
> servers no longer are. Unfortunately, nobody can seem to resolve these  
> names unless they directly ask the new servers. Upon investigation, I  
> discovered the GTLD servers seem to be holding onto a stale glue  
> record for the zone's prior server:
> 
>  > ns.netdentalcare.com.
> Server:		h.gtld-servers.net.
> Address:	192.54.112.30#53
> 
> ------------
>      QUESTIONS:
> 	ns.netdentalcare.com, type = A, class = IN
>      ANSWERS:
>      ->  ns.netdentalcare.com
> 	internet address = 64.84.39.197
>      AUTHORITY RECORDS:
>      ->  netdentalcare.com
> 	nameserver = ns1.idaserver.com.
>      ->  netdentalcare.com
> 	nameserver = ns2.idaserver.com.
>      ADDITIONAL RECORDS:
>      ->  ns1.idaserver.com
> 	internet address = 207.178.132.75
>      ->  ns2.idaserver.com
> 	internet address = 207.178.132.76
> ------------
> Non-authoritative answer:
> Name:	ns.netdentalcare.com
> Address: 64.84.39.197
> 
> I assumed this would have timed-out after two-days, but it hasn't.  
> Nobody is resolving the name to that address anymore. I checked the  
> old zone file to ensure it didn't have a long TTL and it didn't  
> (86,400 seconds).
> 
> If anybody has any insight into this issue it would be greatly  
> appreciated.

	You need to update the HOST records for the nameservers.
 
> --
> Milo Hyson
> Chief Scientist
> CyberLife Labs
> 
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