Re: Unable to query the nameserver

2010-10-11 Thread Matus UHLAR - fantomas
On 10.10.10 21:03, Doug Barton wrote: > http://dougbarton.us/DNS/bind-users-FAQ.html#nslookup-evil nice but I miss there some explanations that were mentioned here, e.g. it sometimes does not query the server user asks for (iirc) Something could be reworded. e.g. uses system libraries that could

Re: Unable to query the nameserver

2010-10-10 Thread Doug Barton
http://dougbarton.us/DNS/bind-users-FAQ.html#nslookup-evil -- Breadth of IT experience, and| Nothin' ever doesn't change, depth of knowledge in the DNS. | but nothin' changes much. Yours for the right price. :) | -- OK Go http://SupersetSolutions.com/ __

Re: Unable to query the nameserver

2010-10-06 Thread Kevin Oberman
t "ns"lookup was "name > server" lookup). :-) > > -Original Message- > From: bind-users-bounces+jlightner=water@lists.isc.org > [mailto:bind-users-bounces+jlightner=water@lists.isc.org] On Behalf > Of Ben McGinnes > Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2

RE: Unable to query the nameserver

2010-10-06 Thread Lightner, Jeff
ightner=water@lists.isc.org] On Behalf Of Ben McGinnes Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2010 1:52 PM To: Kevin Darcy Cc: bind-users@lists.isc.org Subject: Re: Unable to query the nameserver On 7/10/10 4:42 AM, Kevin Darcy wrote: > > ISC has tried to kill it, but the beast is resilient an

Re: Unable to query the nameserver

2010-10-06 Thread Andrey G. Sergeev (AKA Andris)
Hello Kevin, Wed, 06 Oct 2010 13:42:35 -0400 Kevin Darcy wrote: > ISC has tried to kill it, but the beast is resilient and won't die. > Invocations of nslookup are embedded in thousands of legacy scripts > and some folks are unable or unwilling to change them. Well said, Kevin! Just have sent s

Re: Unable to query the nameserver

2010-10-06 Thread Ben McGinnes
On 7/10/10 4:42 AM, Kevin Darcy wrote: > > ISC has tried to kill it, but the beast is resilient and won't die. Maybe we should call it a wombat then ... > Invocations of nslookup are embedded in thousands of legacy scripts and > some folks are unable or unwilling to change them. Nothing quit

Re: Unable to query the nameserver

2010-10-06 Thread Andrey G. Sergeev (AKA Andris)
Hello Kevin, Wed, 06 Oct 2010 07:47:41 -0700 "Kevin Oberman" wrote: > I keep hoping for a BIND distro that upgrades nslookup(1) to: > print STDERR, "nslookup(1) has been replaced by host(1)\n"; exit 0; Short answer: never. > I've been wishing that nslookup would go away since back in BIND-v4

Re: Unable to query the nameserver

2010-10-06 Thread Kevin Darcy
On 10/6/2010 11:44 AM, Ben McGinnes wrote: On 7/10/10 2:09 AM, Kevin Oberman wrote: I can find nothing in the documentation that states such. If I missed it, I'd appreciate someone pointing me at it. I have some vague memory of seeing messages to that effect when using it on a Solaris

Re: Unable to query the nameserver

2010-10-06 Thread Ben McGinnes
On 7/10/10 2:09 AM, Kevin Oberman wrote: > > I can find nothing in the documentation that states such. If I missed > it, I'd appreciate someone pointing me at it. I have some vague memory of seeing messages to that effect when using it on a Solaris system in around 1999. I stopped using it aroun

Re: Unable to query the nameserver

2010-10-06 Thread Kevin Oberman
> Date: Thu, 07 Oct 2010 01:53:29 +1100 > From: Ben McGinnes > > On 7/10/10 1:47 AM, Kevin Oberman wrote: > > > > I keep hoping for a BIND distro that upgrades nslookup(1) to: > > print STDERR, "nslookup(1) has been replaced by host(1)\n"; exit 0; > > Wasn't nslookup already deprecated about

Re: Unable to query the nameserver

2010-10-06 Thread Ben McGinnes
On 7/10/10 1:47 AM, Kevin Oberman wrote: > > I keep hoping for a BIND distro that upgrades nslookup(1) to: > print STDERR, "nslookup(1) has been replaced by host(1)\n"; exit 0; Wasn't nslookup already deprecated about ten years or so ago? Regards, Ben signature.asc Description: OpenPGP dig

Re: Unable to query the nameserver

2010-10-06 Thread Kevin Oberman
> Date: Wed, 06 Oct 2010 10:35:32 -0400 > From: Kevin Darcy > Sender: bind-users-bounces+oberman=es@lists.isc.org > > On 10/5/2010 3:49 PM, Dotan Cohen wrote: > > On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 20:30, Eivind Olsen wrote: > > > >>> However, another site that _does_ work (with both nameservers on

Re: Unable to query the nameserver

2010-10-06 Thread Kevin Darcy
On 10/5/2010 3:49 PM, Dotan Cohen wrote: On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 20:30, Eivind Olsen wrote: However, another site that _does_ work (with both nameservers on this host, not just ns1) shows the same thing: # nslookup ns1.sharingserver.eu 178.63.65.136 Server: 178.63.65.136 Address:

Re: Unable to query the nameserver

2010-10-05 Thread Ben McGinnes
On 6/10/10 6:49 AM, Dotan Cohen wrote: > On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 20:30, Eivind Olsen wrote: >> >> I don't think you've mentioned which OS you're running, and whether you run >> a bundled or self-compiled version of BIND, so I'm not sure where it puts >> its logs by default. Do you see _any_ mention

Re: Unable to query the nameserver

2010-10-05 Thread Dotan Cohen
On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 20:30, Eivind Olsen wrote: >> However, another site that _does_ work (with both nameservers on this >> host, not just ns1) shows the same thing: >> >> # nslookup ns1.sharingserver.eu 178.63.65.136 >> Server:         178.63.65.136 >> Address:        178.63.65.136#53 >> >> **

Re: Unable to query the nameserver

2010-10-05 Thread Dotan Cohen
On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 16:31, Greg Whynott wrote: > its as if they think hackers main source of targets comes from here.     > doesn't appear to really want any help anyway. > Not at all, rather I was trying to learn. I really didn't want anybody doing the heavy lifting for me. But I've gotten to

Re: Unable to query the nameserver

2010-10-05 Thread Dotan Cohen
On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 11:35, Eivind Olsen wrote: > Hm, you mention in another posting that you're hosting other domains. Are > they using the same registrar as the one that's giving you this error > message? Yes. > Are you _naming_ the nameservers the same? I know some registrars > require you

Re: Unable to query the nameserver

2010-10-05 Thread Dotan Cohen
On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 08:48, Chiesa Stefano wrote: > Hello Dothan. > You said: "The working site has both nameservers pointed to that same > server (on two different IP addresses on eth0 and etho0:0)." > So the question is "Are you sure you answer to queries on the proper > interface?" > Maybe yo

Re: Unable to query the nameserver

2010-10-05 Thread Hauke Lampe
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 05.10.2010 20:35, Dotan Cohen wrote: I think the problem is that your two servers return different answers to the same question: dig +norec sharingcenter.de ns @178.63.65.171: > ;; ANSWER SECTION: > sharingcenter.de. 86400 IN NS ns

Re: Unable to query the nameserver

2010-10-05 Thread Dotan Cohen
On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 02:47, Noel Butler wrote: > apart from my dig for you not giving real information.. > > On Mon, 2010-10-04 at 23:08 +0200, Dotan Cohen wrote: > > > // On 1.1.1.1 > [r...@1.1.1.1]# cat /etc/named.conf > options { > directory "/etc"; > > > Why are you specifying /e

Re: Unable to query the nameserver

2010-10-05 Thread Lyle Giese
Andrey G. Sergeev (AKA Andris) wrote: > Hello Dotan, > > > Tue, 5 Oct 2010 20:35:24 +0200 Dotan Cohen wrote: > > >> The two domains names are sharingcenter.eu and sharingcenter.de. The >> eu domain has ns1 and ns2 on the same server (IP addresses >> 178.63.65.136 and 178.63.65.188) and works fin

Re: Unable to query the nameserver

2010-10-05 Thread Andrey G. Sergeev (AKA Andris)
Hello Dotan, Tue, 5 Oct 2010 20:35:24 +0200 Dotan Cohen wrote: > The two domains names are sharingcenter.eu and sharingcenter.de. The > eu domain has ns1 and ns2 on the same server (IP addresses > 178.63.65.136 and 178.63.65.188) and works fine. The de domain has > ns1 on this same server (IP ad

Re: Unable to query the nameserver

2010-10-05 Thread Dotan Cohen
On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 02:35, Noel Butler wrote: > Quite right, too many people with paranoia come here looking for help but > refuse to let us do correct remote testing. > First post was 7.08am local, its 3 /12 hours later and we still have no real > info, had it been supplied his problem may bee

Re: Unable to query the nameserver

2010-10-05 Thread Andrey G. Sergeev (AKA Andris)
Hello Dotan, Tue, 5 Oct 2010 20:20:02 +0200 Dotan Cohen wrote: >> Can you successfuly telnet port 53 from an external host? > > Yes, but it's only a connection. I don't see any output. That' me > typing "helo": > > $ telnet 178.63.65.136 53 > Trying 178.63.65.136... > Connected to 178.63.65.13

Re: Unable to query the nameserver

2010-10-05 Thread Eivind Olsen
--On 5. oktober 2010 20.20.02 +0200 Dotan Cohen wrote: Yes, but it's only a connection. I don't see any output. That' me typing "helo": $ telnet 178.63.65.136 53 Trying 178.63.65.136... Connected to 178.63.65.136. Escape character is '^]'. helo USER test ^C^C Connection closed by foreign host.

Re: Unable to query the nameserver

2010-10-05 Thread Eivind Olsen
--On 5. oktober 2010 20.07.57 +0200 Dotan Cohen wrote: # nslookup ns1.sharingserver.de 178.63.65.171 Server: 178.63.65.171 Address:178.63.65.171#53 ** server can't find ns1.sharingserver.de: NXDOMAIN In this case, you're trying to look up ns1.sharingserver.de on the nameserve

Re: Unable to query the nameserver

2010-10-05 Thread Dotan Cohen
On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 01:03, Nuno Paquete wrote: > Can you successfuly telnet port 53 from an external host? Yes, but it's only a connection. I don't see any output. That' me typing "helo": $ telnet 178.63.65.136 53 Trying 178.63.65.136... Connected to 178.63.65.136. Escape character is '^]'. h

Re: Unable to query the nameserver

2010-10-05 Thread Dotan Cohen
On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 23:37, Greg Whynott wrote: > someone with way more bind clues than I would be able to give you a better > answer.    the error returned begs two questions.. > > 1. is this server behind or running a local firewall? > 2. is bind actually listening on the proper interface? >

Re: Unable to query the nameserver

2010-10-05 Thread Dotan Cohen
On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 01:14, Nuno Paquete wrote: > Are your servers running virtualized? > No, it's real hardware! -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com ___ bind-users mailing list bind-users@lists.isc.org https://lists.isc.o

Re: Unable to query the nameserver

2010-10-05 Thread Greg Whynott
its as if they think hackers main source of targets comes from here.doesn't appear to really want any help anyway. -g On Oct 4, 2010, at 8:35 PM, Noel Butler wrote: > On Mon, 2010-10-04 at 17:29 -0500, Lyle Giese wrote: >> Dotan Cohen wrote: > >>> The ports aren't blocked as another s

Re: Unable to query the nameserver

2010-10-05 Thread Christopher Cain
Dotan - Are zone transfers working correctly between ns1 & ns2? Although you have ns2 defined as a slave to ns1, your cat output of the zone on ns2 shows a zone with contents different from the master. The slave zone is missing a host record for ns1. Is it possible the system trying to resolve n

Re: Unable to query the nameserver

2010-10-05 Thread Eivind Olsen
> but when I try to configure > my domain name in the registrar's control panel I get this error: > """ > Error : Unable to query the nameserver ns1.example.de > """ Hm, you mention in another posting that you're hosting other domains. Are

R: Unable to query the nameserver

2010-10-04 Thread Chiesa Stefano
On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 23:20, Andrey G. Sergeev (AKA Andris) wrote: > Hi Dotan! > Hello hello! > You might be blocking 53/udp and (or) 53/tcp port. Try to query your > problematic server from some other location rather than the site this > server is installed on. > The ports aren't blocked as

Re: Unable to query the nameserver

2010-10-04 Thread Andrey G. Sergeev (AKA Andris)
sers-bounces+imran=netwave...@lists.isc.org] On Behalf > Of Dotan Cohen > Sent: Monday, October 04, 2010 5:09 PM > To: bind-users@lists.isc.org > Subject: Unable to query the nameserver > > I am configuring BIND on two servers: ns1.example.de on a server > with IP address 1.1.1.

Re: Unable to query the nameserver

2010-10-04 Thread Noel Butler
apart from my dig for you not giving real information.. On Mon, 2010-10-04 at 23:08 +0200, Dotan Cohen wrote: > > // On 1.1.1.1 > [r...@1.1.1.1]# cat /etc/named.conf > options { > directory "/etc"; > Why are you specifying /etc here? I suggest you use /var/named >pid-

RE: Unable to query the nameserver

2010-10-04 Thread Imran
...@lists.isc.org] On Behalf Of Dotan Cohen Sent: Monday, October 04, 2010 5:09 PM To: bind-users@lists.isc.org Subject: Unable to query the nameserver I am configuring BIND on two servers: ns1.example.de on a server with IP address 1.1.1.1 and ns2.example.de on a server with IP address 1.1.2.2. BIND starts

Re: Unable to query the nameserver

2010-10-04 Thread Noel Butler
On Mon, 2010-10-04 at 17:29 -0500, Lyle Giese wrote: > Dotan Cohen wrote: > > The ports aren't blocked as another site (example.eu) hosted on the > > 1.1.1.1 server works fine. The working site has both nameservers > > pointed to that same server (on two different IP addresses on eth0 and > >

RE: Unable to query the nameserver

2010-10-04 Thread Imri Zvik
, October 04, 2010 11:09 PM To: bind-users@lists.isc.org Subject: Unable to query the nameserver I am configuring BIND on two servers: ns1.example.de on a server with IP address 1.1.1.1 and ns2.example.de on a server with IP address 1.1.2.2. BIND starts fine on both servers, but when I try to configure

Re: Unable to query the nameserver

2010-10-04 Thread Nuno Paquete
Are your servers running virtualized? No dia 2010/10/04, às 23:56, "Dotan Cohen" escreveu: On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 23:37, Greg Whynott wrote: someone with way more bind clues than I would be able to give you a better answer.the error returned begs two questions.. 1. is this server

Re: Unable to query the nameserver

2010-10-04 Thread Dotan Cohen
On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 00:29, Lyle Giese wrote: > I would like to help but since you are refusing to post the real ip address > or the real hostnames or the real domain names involved, I can not.  I could > do some testing from here to see if your firewall was configured correctly > or what the vi

Re: Unable to query the nameserver

2010-10-04 Thread Nuno Paquete
Can you successfuly telnet port 53 from an external host? Have you seen your logs? There must be something logged. No dia 2010/10/04, às 23:56, "Dotan Cohen" escreveu: On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 23:37, Greg Whynott wrote: someone with way more bind clues than I would be able to give you a b

Re: Unable to query the nameserver

2010-10-04 Thread Dotan Cohen
On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 23:37, Greg Whynott wrote: > someone with way more bind clues than I would be able to give you a better > answer.    the error returned begs two questions.. > > 1. is this server behind or running a local firewall? No. > 2. is bind actually listening on the proper interfa

Re: Unable to query the nameserver

2010-10-04 Thread Andrey G. Sergeev (AKA Andris)
Mon, 4 Oct 2010 23:41:13 +0200 Dotan Cohen wrote: >> You might be blocking 53/udp and (or) 53/tcp port. Try to query >> your problematic server from some other location rather than the >> site this server is installed on. >> > > The ports aren't blocked as another site (example.eu) hosted on > th

Re: Unable to query the nameserver

2010-10-04 Thread Lyle Giese
Dotan Cohen wrote: > On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 23:20, Andrey G. Sergeev (AKA Andris) > wrote: > >> Hi Dotan! >> >> > > Hello hello! > > >> You might be blocking 53/udp and (or) 53/tcp port. Try to query your >> problematic server from some other location rather than the site this >> server

Re: Unable to query the nameserver

2010-10-04 Thread Dotan Cohen
On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 23:20, Andrey G. Sergeev (AKA Andris) wrote: > Hi Dotan! > Hello hello! > You might be blocking 53/udp and (or) 53/tcp port. Try to query your > problematic server from some other location rather than the site this > server is installed on. > The ports aren't blocked as a

RE: Unable to query the nameserver

2010-10-04 Thread Greg Whynott
y, October 04, 2010 5:08 PM To: bind-users@lists.isc.org Subject: Unable to query the nameserver I am configuring BIND on two servers: ns1.example.de on a server with IP address 1.1.1.1 and ns2.example.de on a server with IP address 1.1.2.2. BIND starts fine on both servers, but when I try to c

Re: Unable to query the nameserver

2010-10-04 Thread Andrey G. Sergeev (AKA Andris)
domain name in the registrar's control panel I get this error: > """ > Error : Unable to query the nameserver ns1.example.de [...] You might be blocking 53/udp and (or) 53/tcp port. Try to query your problematic server from some other location rather than the site

Unable to query the nameserver

2010-10-04 Thread Dotan Cohen
t; Error : Unable to query the nameserver ns1.example.de """ Of course I have been googling this for hours and I've been reading BIND manuals for about two weeks now! I'm really stuck. Here are my configuration files: // On 1.1.1.1 [r...@1.1.1.1]# cat /etc/named.conf options