Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 17:41:32 -0700 From: Deepwell Internet <freebsd@deepwell.com> To: Carol Deihl <carol@tinker.com>, freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: nslookup problem please help. Message-ID: <4.2.0.58.19991012173805.00d2ad30@mail1.dcomm.net> In-Reply-To: <3803D40B.23E2D7C4@tinker.com> References: <Pine.BSF.3.96.991012191000.1194A-100000@runner.jjsoft.com>
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Also, if you're seeing zone records with serial numbers different than your newest it's probably one of the following: 1) you're looking at a cached copy. This would show "non-authoritative answer" or 2) You are querying a secondary name server which is keeping a wrong record. This has happened where we don't have the secondary name server listed correctly with an NS record in the SOA block. At 07:36 PM 10/12/99 -0500, you wrote: >Hello, > >Note that changing the serial number doesn't help if the rest of the >data in the file is incorrect :-) (as I described in a previous >message). > >Also, note that using a date-style string for the serial number in >the SOA records is merely a convenience for the DNS administrator, >so that it's easy to see when a DNS record was last updated. The only >requirement from named's point of view is that a new serial number >must be *greater than* the old serial number, otherwise named >won't think that the configuration file has been updated. > >Also note that when changing values in DNS, some servers will have >cached the old values, and they won't time out until the "TTL" >time (given either in the SOA records, on the A record itself, >or in the $TTL directive) has passed. (In general, one would >allow for the Refresh time also, but in this case it looks like >both dns servers are directly controlled and can be updated >with the correct information at the same time.) > >Regards, >Carol > >jahanur wrote: > > > > I think I have it right it is set as 19991012 > > thanks > > Jahanur > > > > On Tue, 12 Oct 1999 up@3.am wrote: > > > > > > > > You named is NOT set up correctly. You need to advance your serial > > > number PAST: 19990902 > > > > > > You currently have it as: > > > > > > 1999080205 > > > > > > Don't forget to HUP named... > > > > > > On Tue, 12 Oct 1999, jahanur wrote: > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > I am having problem with one my customers domain name. > > > > I am setting it up as a virtual name. > > > > We have a lot of virtuals they are all working fine.Even I added > different > > > > domain name after this particular one and they are all working fine. > > > > Domain name is turkishtop500.com. > > > > If I do whois turkishtop500.com. it shows our dns entries successfully. > > > > And named was setup correctly also. > > > > but if I do nslookup on turkishtop500.com it resolves to old server. > > > > I dont have any clue to what is going on. > > > > I thought if I change it with the Internic it should automaticaly > look for > > > > our servers. > > > > Please help. > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > Jahanur@jjsoft.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > James Smallacombe PlantageNet, Inc. CEO and Janitor > > > > up@3.am http://3.am > > > ========================================================================= > > > ISPF 3 - The Forum for ISPs by ISPs(tm) || Nov 15-17, 1999, New Orleans > > > 3 days of clues, news, and views from the industry's best and brightest. > > > Visit <http://www.ispf.com/>; for information and registration. > > > ========================================================================= > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message > >-- >Carol Deihl - principal, Shrier and Deihl - mailto:carol@tinker.com >Remote Unix Network Admin, Security, Internet Software Development > Tinker Internet Services - Superior FreeBSD-based Web Hosting > http://www.tinker.com/ > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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