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- From: mshah@next3.corp.mot.com
- Subject: ROOT Server Problem ??
- Organization: MOTOROLA
- Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 15:27:44 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Dec15.152744.27957@schbbs.mot.com>
- Sender: news@schbbs.mot.com (Net News)
- Nntp-Posting-Host: 129.188.151.225
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- I noticed that I was not getting the right info. when I was querying the root
- server "ns.nic.ddn.mil" about an internet domain (osf.org), Instead of
- returning the correct nameservers it was returning our local root nameservers
- as the authoritative for that domain. Please note that the domain name is not
- ended with a trailing dot in the nslookup that I have done below:
-
- ---------------------
- > osf.org
- Server: ns.nic.ddn.mil
- Address: 192.112.36.4
-
- Authoritative answers can be found from:
- MOT.COM nameserver = MOTGATE.MOT.COM
- MOT.COM nameserver = FTPBOX.MOT.COM
- MOT.COM nameserver = NISCA.ACS.OHIO-STATE.EDU
- MOT.COM nameserver = NIC.NEAR.NET
- ----------------------
-
- The above is not right information (i.e motgate and ftpbox are not
- authoratative servers for osf.org domain). This can be illustrated by changing
- the server to say "ns.nasa.gov" and doing an nslookup again. In the following
- nslookup output with server as ns.nasa.gov, eventhough the doamin name is not
- ended with a trailing dot, the nameserver comes up with the right information.
-
- -----------------------
- > server NS.NASA.GOV
- Default Server: NS.NASA.GOV
- Addresses: 128.102.16.10, 192.52.195.10
-
- > osf.org
- Server: NS.NASA.GOV
- Addresses: 128.102.16.10, 192.52.195.10
-
- Non-authoritative answer:
- osf.org nameserver = POOCH.OSF.ORG
- osf.org nameserver = PAPERBOY.OSF.ORG
- osf.org nameserver = MAILBOX.OSF.ORG
- osf.org nameserver = NIC.NEAR.NET
-
- Authoritative answers can be found from:
- OSF.ORG nameserver = POOCH.OSF.ORG
- OSF.ORG nameserver = PAPERBOY.OSF.ORG
- OSF.ORG nameserver = MAILBOX.OSF.ORG
- OSF.ORG nameserver = NIC.NEAR.NET
- POOCH.OSF.ORG internet address = 130.105.1.156
- PAPERBOY.OSF.ORG internet address = 130.105.1.137
- MAILBOX.OSF.ORG internet address = 130.105.1.8
- NIC.NEAR.NET internet address = 192.52.71.4
- -----------------------
-
- My question is why is there an anamoly in the information that the root server
- "ns.nic.ddn.mil" is giving out or there is a misunderstanding on my part.
- Thanks in advance.
-
- --Manish Shah
-