Search Again: Re: changing NS IP numbers From: Len Conrad Date: Sunday, November 17, 2002 Time: 4:54:50 pm >1. changed the host address of my name servers through Netsol >2. set up QDNS on the new circuit with the new IP numbers for itself and >its hosted domains >3. modified all the domains and their respective resource records with >their new IP numbers >4. reduced the TTL of all domains to 864 >5. restarted the dns servers >6. waited two days > >The primary name servers is ns1.usconnect.com and its new IP is >65.86.183.2. The old IP was 216.31.152.2 new ip in the .com parents: C:\>dig @a.gtld-servers.net ns1.usconnect.com ; <<>> DiG 8.3 <<>> @a.gtld-servers.net ns1.usconnect.com ; (1 server found) ;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch ;; got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 6 ;; flags: qr rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 2 ;; QUERY SECTION: ;; ns1.usconnect.com, type = A, class = IN ;; ANSWER SECTION: ns1.usconnect.com. 2D IN A 65.86.183.2 ;; AUTHORITY SECTION: usconnect.com. 2D IN NS ns1.usconnect.com. usconnect.com. 2D IN NS ns2.usconnect.com. ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION: ns1.usconnect.com. 2D IN A 65.86.183.2 ns2.usconnect.com. 2D IN A 65.86.183.3 ;; Total query time: 0 msec ;; FROM: tx0-go2france-c to SERVER: a.gtld-servers.net 192.5.6.30 ;; WHEN: Mon Nov 18 00:46:05 2002 ;; MSG SIZE sent: 35 rcvd: 115 >Unfortunately I seem to be missing something. Traffic is still resolving >to the old DNS settings. Remote trace routes find the old numbers and even >local trace routes are using the old info. As my old circuit goes dead in >about 3 days any help with this would be profoundly appreciated. the worst you have in delays, is 2 days, see the 2D TTL above, which you can't control. After that 2d, all DNS caches will have expired the old values. why is the new ip giving out the old data? C:\>dig @65.86.183.2 ns1.usconnect.com a ; <<>> DiG 8.3 <<>> @65.86.183.2 ns1.usconnect.com a ; (1 server found) ;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch ;; got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 6 ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 2 ;; QUERY SECTION: ;; ns1.usconnect.com, type = A, class = IN ;; ANSWER SECTION: ns1.usconnect.com. 1D IN A 216.31.152.2 ;; AUTHORITY SECTION: usconnect.com. 1D IN NS ns2.usconnect.com. usconnect.com. 1D IN NS ns1.usconnect.com. ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION: ns2.usconnect.com. 1D IN A 216.31.152.3 ns1.usconnect.com. 1D IN A 216.31.152.2 ;; Total query time: 0 msec ;; FROM: tx0-go2france-c to SERVER: 65.86.183.2 ;; WHEN: Mon Nov 18 00:51:27 2002 ;; MSG SIZE sent: 35 rcvd: 115 any DNS client using your NS's will get the old data. Len

Messages In This Thread: changing NS IP numbers by Erich Kaminsky on Nov 17, 2002 at 3:14:57 pm Re: changing NS IP numbers by Len Conrad on Nov 17, 2002 at 4:54:50 pm Re: changing NS IP numbers by Men & Mice Support on Nov 19, 2002 at 12:10:59 am