Re: g.root-servers.net returns NXDOMAIN for com.

From: Chris Adams (no email)
Date: Fri Aug 04 2000 - 10:03:59 EDT


Once upon a time, <> said:
> And again:
>
> jmalcolm at nodens [~] [main] 2-860> dig ns @g.ROOT-SERVERS.NET com

And again:

$ dig @a.root-servers.net com ns

; <<>> DiG 8.2 <<>> @a.root-servers.net com ns
; (1 server found)
;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
;; got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 6
;; flags: qr aa rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 12, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 12
;; QUERY SECTION:
;; com, type = NS, class = IN

;; ANSWER SECTION:
com. 6D IN NS A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
com. 6D IN NS E.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
com. 6D IN NS F.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
com. 6D IN NS F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
com. 6D IN NS J.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
com. 6D IN NS K.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
com. 6D IN NS A.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
com. 6D IN NS M.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
com. 6D IN NS G.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
com. 6D IN NS C.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
com. 6D IN NS I.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
com. 6D IN NS B.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.

;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 6D IN A 198.41.0.4
E.GTLD-SERVERS.NET. 6D IN A 207.200.81.69
F.GTLD-SERVERS.NET. 6D IN A 198.17.208.67
F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 6D IN A 192.5.5.241
J.GTLD-SERVERS.NET. 6D IN A 198.41.0.21
K.GTLD-SERVERS.NET. 6D IN A 195.8.99.11
A.GTLD-SERVERS.NET. 6D IN A 198.41.3.38
M.GTLD-SERVERS.NET. 6D IN A 210.176.152.18
G.GTLD-SERVERS.NET. 6D IN A 198.41.3.101
C.GTLD-SERVERS.NET. 6D IN A 205.188.185.18
I.GTLD-SERVERS.NET. 6D IN A 192.36.144.133
B.GTLD-SERVERS.NET. 6D IN A 203.181.106.5

;; Total query time: 28 msec
;; FROM: fly.HiWAAY.net to SERVER: a.root-servers.net 198.41.0.4
;; WHEN: Fri Aug 4 09:03:25 2000
;; MSG SIZE sent: 21 rcvd: 434

$

Do you see g.root-servers.net listed? Then why are you asking it about
com?

-- 
Chris Adams <>
Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Information Services
I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.







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