Thanks Scott, We've been trying to get this client to fix their registry settings for a while now (we have no direct access in this case), but this will give them the motivation to get it done.
Ben ----- Original Message ----- From: "R. Scott Perry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 11:54 AM Subject: Re: [Declude.Virus] [OT]: unexpected results with DNSreport.com > > >I'm trying to understand the report results for one of our client's domain > >names. The name is ezrentnow.com. We host both DNS servers (primary is > >bcw4.bcwebhost.net and secondary is dns2.bcwebhost.net). I know that the > >registrar holding the name (gkg.net) has an error and lists the secondary > >dns server as ns1.bossig.com (a DNS server we used a couple of years ago). > >I didn't think this was a big deal because secondary name servers seldom get > >used and our primary only goes down when the web farm goes down. > > Actually, the two DNS servers for that domain are bcw4.bcwebhost.net and > ns1.bossig.com. Unlike mail, neither is a primary or a secondary as far as > DNS resolvers are concerned. DNS resolvers will randomly pick one to use. > > >When I ran dnsreport.com on this name, however, it listed bcw4.bcwebhost.net > >and ns1.bossig.com as the name servers from the parent (presumably because > >of the mistake at gkg.net), and then ns1, ns2, and ns3.bossig.com as the > >name server records at our name servers. I don't understand where they got > >this. If you go to the primary name server (bcw4), it won't even mention > >bossig.com. And if you go to bossig.com, they shouldn't be listing one of > >our domains (that relationship died almost two years ago). > > http://www.dnsstuff.com/tools/lookup.ch?domain=ezrentnow.com&server=bcw4.bcw ebhost.com&type=NS > shows that bcw4.bcwebhost.com shows the DNS records as bcw4.bcwebhost.net > and dns2.bcwebhost.net, but > http://www.dnsstuff.com/tools/lookup.ch?domain=ezrentnow.com&server=ns1.boss ig.com&type=NS > shows them as ns1.bossig.com, ns2.bossig.com, and ns3.bossig.com. > > The real problem here is that you have 2 very different sets of DNS > data. Some people will get one, some people will get the other. > > >So I have three questions: how is this possible? How do I fix it? And what > >would be the repurcussions if I left it alone? > > gkg.net still has the old server list (see > http://www.dnsstuff.com/tools/whois.ch?ip=ezrentnow.com ). Until it is > changed there, the DNS problems will continue. If the bossig servers have > mostly correct data, you should be OK -- but if there are any major > changes, then you'll have some serious problems. > > -Scott > --- > Declude JunkMail: The advanced anti-spam solution for IMail mailservers. > Declude Virus: Catches known viruses and is the leader in mailserver > vulnerability detection. > Find out what you've been missing: Ask about our free 30-day evaluation. > > --- > [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] > > --- > This E-mail came from the Declude.Virus mailing list. To > unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and > type "unsubscribe Declude.Virus". The archives can be found > at http://www.mail-archive.com. > --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.Virus mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.Virus". The archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com.
