>Our own address pool is 66.224.41.x, and our new secondary DNS server is >204.250.116.119.
no it isn't, you current official NS's are: # dig @f.gtld-servers.net bcwebhost.net ns ; <<>> DiG 8.3 <<>> @f.gtld-servers.net bcwebhost.net ns ; (1 server found) ;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch ;; got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 6 ;; flags: qr rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 2, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 2 ;; QUERY SECTION: ;; bcwebhost.net, type = NS, class = IN ;; ANSWER SECTION: bcwebhost.net. 2D IN NS BCW4.bcwebhost.net. bcwebhost.net. 2D IN NS NS1.BOSSIG.COM. ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION: BCW4.bcwebhost.net. 2D IN A 66.224.41.3 NS1.BOSSIG.COM. 2D IN A 208.26.176.226 ;; Total query time: 31 msec ;; FROM: mx3.netwood.net to SERVER: f.gtld-servers.net 192.35.51.30 ;; WHEN: Tue Jun 11 16:42:01 2002 ;; MSG SIZE sent: 31 rcvd: 110 ( and bcw4 is poisonable). I bet it is an MS DNS?? >I believe they set this up as a secondary IP on that >server (it also holds either .17 or .18 as its primary IP) so that they >would have the option of later splitting the IPs (running one DNS server on >.18 and one on .19). We created an A record in our zone that points to this >new secondary DNS server. So the A record is for dns2.bcwebhost.net >pointing to 204.250.116.119. futz around all you want with your zone file NS records, the ONLY NS records for bcwebhost.net that count for INternet are the one is the .net parents. If you want to change authoritative NS, then you must re-delegate bcwebhost.net (and all your hosted domains) to use your dns2. You first have to register that host with the .net parent (via your registrar) and you haven't done that yet: # dig @f.gtld-servers.net dns2.bcwebhost.net a ; <<>> DiG 8.3 <<>> @f.gtld-servers.net dns2.bcwebhost.net a ; (1 server found) ;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch ;; got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 6 ;; flags: qr rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 2 ;; QUERY SECTION: ;; dns2.bcwebhost.net, type = A, class = IN After you have registered dns2, then you go to your registrar to re-delegate all your domains to use dns2. >Now for the error message: >When I run nslookup against the new secondary DNS server Go fix your delegation first. Len www.menandmice.com/DNS-training : DNS Training BIND8NT.MEIway.com : ISC BIND for NT4 & W2K IMGate.MEIway.com : Build free, hi-perf, anti-abuse mail gateways Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Please visit the Knowledge Base for answers to frequently asked questions: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
