Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2004 18:47:23 +0200 From: cpghost <cpghost@cordula.ws> To: Sean Dicks <seanyd@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: DNS server Message-ID: <40F16F1B.3070103@cordula.ws> In-Reply-To: <5ef172bb040711092955912d06@mail.gmail.com> References: <5ef172bb040711092955912d06@mail.gmail.com>
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Sean Dicks wrote: >I can ping both NS servers but when it comes to pinging my domain it >doesn't ping. Ideas on what could be wrong? > > You probably didn't configure the resolver library correctly. In /etc/resolv.conf, you need to add the name server entries: /etc/resolv.conf: domain example.com nameserver 1.2.3.4 nameserver 5.6.7.8 Pinging the name servers using their IP addresses doesn't test the resolver at all. While that is the most likely cause, it is also possible that you just bought a domain (or changed its records), and it can take up to 72 hours for the DNS entries to propagate throught the net. Another reason is that you (or your net admin) blocked ICMP at the firewall level, so you can't expect a reply to a ping. You can test this easily by pinging, say, www.altavista.com or another site that replies to pings. Other reasons are possible too. >Sean > cpghost. -- Cordula's Web. http://www.cordula.ws/
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