gTLD root nameserver anomaly

Wed Aug 6 20:02:59 UTC 2008

Handled directly. The problem was glue records within the .com TLD for  
the nameserver that needed to be changed as well as the zonefile.

On Aug 6, 2008, at 12:32 PM, Ross Dmochowski wrote:

> Something weird seems afoot in the root nameservers.
> I am noticing that the root nameservers are handing out extra info  
> with
> TTLs much
> longer than those delineated in the respective zone file on the
> authoritative nameserver
> for that zone.
>
> Case in point:
> I asked my local DNS server for ns2.gamespy.com and it went directly  
> to
> a gtld server (f.gtld-servers.net.):
>
> 	08:25:27.541627 IP 172.19.2.15.45505 > 192.35.51.30.domain:
> 42289% [1au] A? ns2.gamespy.com. (44)
> 	08:25:27.544415 IP 192.35.51.30.domain > 172.19.2.15.45505:
> 42289- 1/5/3 A 207.38.0.11 (229)
>
> and returned an answer with the larger TTL:
>
> 	dig ns2.gamespy.com
>
> 	; <<>> DiG 9.2.4 <<>> ns2.gamespy.com
> 	;; global options:  printcmd
> 	;; Got answer:
> 	;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 37167
> 	;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 5,
> ADDITIONAL: 7
>
> 	;; QUESTION SECTION:
> 	;ns2.gamespy.com.               IN      A
>
> 	;; ANSWER SECTION:
> 	ns2.gamespy.com.        172800  IN      A       207.38.0.11
>
> 	;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
> 	gamespy.com.            172800  IN      NS
> pdns4.ultradns.org.
> 	gamespy.com.            172800  IN      NS
> pdns5.ultradns.info.
> 	gamespy.com.            172800  IN      NS
> pdns1.ultradns.net.
> 	gamespy.com.            172800  IN      NS
> pdns2.ultradns.net.
> 	gamespy.com.            172800  IN      NS
> pdns3.ultradns.org.
>
> 	;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
> 	pdns1.ultradns.net.     131158  IN      A       204.74.108.1
> 	pdns1.ultradns.net.     44758   IN      AAAA    2001:502:f3ff::1
> 	pdns2.ultradns.net.     131158  IN      A       204.74.109.1
> 	pdns3.ultradns.org.     44758   IN      A       199.7.68.1
> 	pdns4.ultradns.org.     44758   IN      A       199.7.69.1
> 	pdns4.ultradns.org.     44758   IN      AAAA    2001:502:4612::1
> 	pdns5.ultradns.info.    44758   IN      A       204.74.114.1
>
> 	;; Query time: 4 msec
> 	;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1)
> 	;; WHEN: Wed Aug  6 08:25:27 2008
> 	;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 322
>
> but if I ask an UltraDNS server directly...it returns the correct TTL
>
> 	dig @204.74.108.1 ns2.gamespy.com
>
> 	; <<>> DiG 9.2.4 <<>> @204.74.108.1 ns2.gamespy.com
> 	; (1 server found)
> 	;; global options:  printcmd
> 	;; Got answer:
> 	;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 23978
> 	;; flags: qr aa rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 6,
> ADDITIONAL: 0
>
> 	;; QUESTION SECTION:
> 	;ns2.gamespy.com.               IN      A
>
> 	;; ANSWER SECTION:
> 	ns2.gamespy.com.        300     IN      A       207.38.0.11
>
> 	;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
> 	gamespy.com.            300     IN      NS
> PDNS6.ULTRADNS.CO.UK.
> 	gamespy.com.            300     IN      NS
> PDNS5.ULTRADNS.INFO.
> 	gamespy.com.            300     IN      NS
> PDNS4.ULTRADNS.ORG.
> 	gamespy.com.            300     IN      NS
> PDNS3.ULTRADNS.ORG.
> 	gamespy.com.            300     IN      NS
> PDNS2.ULTRADNS.NET.
> 	gamespy.com.            300     IN      NS
> PDNS1.ULTRADNS.NET.
>
> but unfortunately, my nameserver honors (as expected) the TTL that  
> came
> back from the initial request
>
> 	;; ANSWER SECTION:
> 	ns2.gamespy.com.        172493  IN      A       207.38.0.11
>
> Another example would be 'gss1.foxtv.com'. I changed the IP for that
> server on Sunday night,
> and if you ask the authoritative nameservers (for IGN), they give you
> the correct response.
> However, when you do a trace, once can see that the gTLD server gives
> out its own
> info, which is not correct, and no one ever seems to get to the
> authoritative nameserver
> to get the appropriate information.
>
> -bash-2.05b$ dig +trace gss1.foxtv.com
>
> ; <<>> DiG 9.2.4 <<>> +trace gss1.foxtv.com
> ;; global options:  printcmd
> .                       1796    IN      NS      f.root-servers.net.
> .                       1796    IN      NS      g.root-servers.net.
> .                       1796    IN      NS      h.root-servers.net.
> .                       1796    IN      NS      i.root-servers.net.
> .                       1796    IN      NS      j.root-servers.net.
> .                       1796    IN      NS      k.root-servers.net.
> .                       1796    IN      NS      l.root-servers.net.
> .                       1796    IN      NS      m.root-servers.net.
> .                       1796    IN      NS      a.root-servers.net.
> .                       1796    IN      NS      b.root-servers.net.
> .                       1796    IN      NS      c.root-servers.net.
> .                       1796    IN      NS      d.root-servers.net.
> .                       1796    IN      NS      e.root-servers.net.
> ;; Received 332 bytes from 10.1.100.100#53(10.1.100.100) in 1 ms
>
> com.                    172800  IN      NS      L.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
> com.                    172800  IN      NS      A.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
> com.                    172800  IN      NS      J.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
> com.                    172800  IN      NS      G.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
> com.                    172800  IN      NS      C.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
> com.                    172800  IN      NS      H.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
> com.                    172800  IN      NS      E.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
> com.                    172800  IN      NS      K.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
> com.                    172800  IN      NS      I.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
> com.                    172800  IN      NS      D.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
> com.                    172800  IN      NS      F.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
> com.                    172800  IN      NS      M.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
> com.                    172800  IN      NS      B.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
> ;; Received 492 bytes from 192.5.5.241#53(f.root-servers.net) in 5 ms
>
> gss1.foxtv.com.         172800  IN      A       63.241.173.211
> foxtv.com.              172800  IN      NS      ns1.ign.com.
> foxtv.com.              172800  IN      NS      ns2.gamespy.com.
> foxtv.com.              172800  IN      NS      ns4.ign.com.
> ;; Received 162 bytes from 192.41.162.30#53(L.GTLD-SERVERS.NET) in  
> 81 ms
>
>
> Anyone have any ideas of why I am seeing this?
> Any info would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Ross S. Dmochowski     |   Sr. Linux Administrator   |   Fox  
> Interactive
> Media
> Desk: (415) 508-2230 | Cell: (415) 279-3761 | Fax: (415) 508-2001 |  
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>
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