the GOV top-level domain
Deepak Jain
deepak at ai.net
Mon Sep 21 23:49:19 UTC 1998
I would have to agree, not being a dig expert, I prefer nslookup.
> server a.root-servers.net
Default Server: a.root-servers.net
Address: 198.41.0.4
> sec.gov.
Server: a.root-servers.net
Address: 198.41.0.4
*** a.root-servers.net can't find sec.gov.: Non-existent host/domain
>
Not a good thing usually.
-Deepak.
On Mon, 21 Sep 1998, Sean Donelan wrote:
> Is it just me, or are other people having trouble with the GOV
> domain today.
>
> The a.root-server.net doesn't seem to be returning the NS records
> for the GOV domain. I'm not a 'dig' expert, so what am I doing
> wrong?
>
> Here is a normal DIG response for the COM top-level domain
>
> # dig @198.41.0.4 com. ns
> ; <<>> DiG 2.2 <<>> @198.41.0.4 com. ns
> ; (1 server found)
> ;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
> ;; got answer:
> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 10
> ;; flags: qr aa rd; Ques: 1, Ans: 11, Auth: 0, Addit: 11
> ;; QUESTIONS:
> ;; com, type = NS, class = IN
>
> ;; ANSWERS:
> com. 518400 NS C.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
> com. 518400 NS D.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
> com. 518400 NS E.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
> com. 518400 NS I.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
> com. 518400 NS F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
> com. 518400 NS G.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
> com. 518400 NS J.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
> com. 518400 NS K.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
> com. 518400 NS A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
> com. 518400 NS H.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
> com. 518400 NS B.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
>
> ;; ADDITIONAL RECORDS:
> C.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 A 192.33.4.12
> D.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 A 128.8.10.90
> E.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 A 192.203.230.10
> I.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 A 192.36.148.17
> F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 A 192.5.5.241
> G.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 A 192.112.36.4
> J.GTLD-SERVERS.NET. 518400 A 198.41.0.21
> K.GTLD-SERVERS.NET. 518400 A 195.8.99.11
> A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 A 198.41.0.4
> H.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 A 128.63.2.53
> B.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 A 128.9.0.107
>
> ;; Total query time: 261 msec
> ;; FROM: drgate.dra.com to SERVER: 198.41.0.4
> ;; WHEN: Mon Sep 21 18:19:02 1998
> ;; MSG SIZE sent: 21 rcvd: 402
>
>
> Here is a DIG response for the GOV top-level domain, notice
> it just returns an SOA record for the a.root-servers.net, no
> NS records.
>
>
> # dig @198.41.0.4 gov. ns
> ; <<>> DiG 2.2 <<>> @198.41.0.4 gov. ns
> ; (1 server found)
> ;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
> ;; got answer:
> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NXDOMAIN, id: 10
> ;; flags: qr aa rd; Ques: 1, Ans: 0, Auth: 1, Addit: 0
> ;; QUESTIONS:
> ;; gov, type = NS, class = IN
>
> ;; AUTHORITY RECORDS:
> . 86400 SOA A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. hostmaster.INTERNIC.NET. (
> 1998092000 ; serial
> 1800 ; refresh (30 mins)
> 900 ; retry (15 mins)
> 604800 ; expire (7 days)
> 86400 ) ; minimum (1 day)
>
> ;; Total query time: 269 msec
> ;; FROM: drgate.dra.com to SERVER: 198.41.0.4
> ;; WHEN: Mon Sep 21 18:18:50 1998
> ;; MSG SIZE sent: 21 rcvd: 94
>
>
>
> Here is a DIG response for a non-existant top-level domain,
> same type of response as for the GOV domain.
>
> # dig @198.41.0.4 kasdgkasdgk. ns
> ; <<>> DiG 2.2 <<>> @198.41.0.4 kasdgkasdgk. ns
> ; (1 server found)
> ;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
> ;; got answer:
> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NXDOMAIN, id: 10
> ;; flags: qr aa rd; Ques: 1, Ans: 0, Auth: 1, Addit: 0
> ;; QUESTIONS:
> ;; kasdgkasdgk, type = NS, class = IN
>
> ;; AUTHORITY RECORDS:
> . 86400 SOA A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. hostmaster.INTERNIC.NET. (
> 1998092000 ; serial
> 1800 ; refresh (30 mins)
> 900 ; retry (15 mins)
> 604800 ; expire (7 days)
> 86400 ) ; minimum (1 day)
>
> ;; Total query time: 273 msec
> ;; FROM: drgate.dra.com to SERVER: 198.41.0.4
> ;; WHEN: Mon Sep 21 18:23:23 1998
> ;; MSG SIZE sent: 29 rcvd: 102
>
>
> --
> Sean Donelan, Data Research Associates, Inc, St. Louis, MO
> Affiliation given for identification not representation
>
>
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