Non-authoritative server

Re: Non-authoritative server

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At 7:43 PM -0800 5/13/04, Matthew Fosberg wrote:
>Here's my results so far:
>
>Checked all spelling and for any obvious errors of that sort, and
>found none, of course it's still possible I'm just not seeing one
>that is there.
>
>I got DNS Expert Pro and queried the server from both the server
>itself and from another computer on my local network. Both report as
>receiving authoritative answers from mattcave.bohemianfreecorps.com.
>
>I am in the process of having a friend check on what he sees when he
>connects from his home, but I probably won't find out until
>tomorrow. Meanwhile, DNSstuff.com still reports my server as being
>non-authoritative.
>
>A couple of things that might have relevance.
>
>1. When I try to log on to the server from the machine itself with
>QuickDNS manager it will only allow me to do so when I use the
>internal IP address of the computer it is on 192.168.1.10. If I try
>the public IP, or the server name I get an error stating I cannot
>log on to the server.

That generally indicates that your NAT router either isn't set up to
map the necessary ports (1231 for QuickDNS Central, 1337 for QuickDNS
Remote), or doesn't permit connections from inside to inside via NAT.

>2. I am not using this server for my own DNS purposes, (other than
>providing DNS for one of my domains and a friends) I use my ISP's
>DNS for my own computers, so nothing inside my personal network
>should be querying the server. I also do not have the reverse zone
>configured to point to my static IP, and I know that my ISP will not
>delegate that to me.
>
>Could either of these be related to my problem?

Not number 2. Number 1 might.
____________________________________________________________________
Chris Buxton Men & Mice
Customer Support Specialist Making DNS Easy

>On May 13, 2004, at 7:15 AM, Men & Mice Support wrote:
>
>>Since there's nothing obviously wrong, check every detail. Here's
>>an example of how you might approach this:
>>
>>Step 1: Check the spelling of the zone in QuickDNS Manager.
>>
>>Step 2: Download DNS Expert Pro from our FTP server and install it
>>on the server. If you don't have a license, it will act in demo
>>mode, which is fine for this testing. Use the DNS Query tool in DNS
>>Expert Pro to query the server, non-recursively, for any record
>>named bohemianfreecorps.com. If it doesn't return an authoritative
>>answer, then the problem is on the server itself. Otherwise,
>>continue to step 3.
>>
>>Step 3: Copy DNS Expert Pro to another machine on the same switch
>>and repeat the test. If the test in step 2 succeeded, but the test
>>in this step failed, then the problem is in the switch.
>>
>>Step 4: Repeat step 3, moving outward from the server each time.
>>For example, the next test might be from outside the router (if you
>>can manage this), or sent through the router to the public IP
>>address.

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