Dig shows wrong ip

[Bradley Caricofe]

On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 3:00 PM, <sthaug at nethelp.no> wrote:

> > > Here's your 216.250.243.230 address:
> > >
> > > % whois dns3.potomacnetworks.com
> > >
> > > Whois Server Version 2.0
> > >
> > > Domain names in the .com and .net domains can now be registered
> > > with many different competing registrars. Go to
> > > http://www.internic.net
> > > for detailed information.
> > >
> > >   Server Name: DNS3.POTOMACNETWORKS.COM
> > >   IP Address: 216.250.243.230
> > >   Registrar: REGISTER.COM, INC.
> > >   Whois Server: whois.register.com
> > >   Referral URL: http://www.register.com
> > >
> > > So - the GTLD-servers know about this host, and will return it when
> > > asked about A for dns3.potomacnetworks.com.
> > >
> > > Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug at nethelp.no
> >
> >
> > My DNS servers are authoritative for the domain potomacnetworks.com, and
> > contain an A record for the dns3 subdomain which should point it to a
> > different address, 216.250.231.11. Are you saying the problem is with a
> GTLD
> > server? Thanks!
>
> Yes:
>
> % dig +short a dns3.potomacnetworks.com @a.gtld-servers.net
> 216.250.243.230
>
> As long as that host record exists, with an IP different from what
> your authoritative servers reply with, you are going to have problems,
> because queries will be answered by the GTLD servers and not your own
> authoritative servers.
>
> Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug at nethelp.no
>

Ahh, thank you, my brain understands now... :^ )
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