From owner-freebsd-net Mon Dec 11 8:55:19 2000 From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 11 08:55:14 2000 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mgw1.MEIway.com (mgw1.meiway.com [212.73.210.75]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1452E37B400 for ; Mon, 11 Dec 2000 08:55:13 -0800 (PST) Received: from sv.Go2France.com (sv.meiway.com [212.73.210.79]) by mgw1.MEIway.com (Postfix Relay Hub) with ESMTP id 02E056A90B for ; Mon, 11 Dec 2000 17:55:06 +0100 (CET) Message-Id: <5.0.2.1.0.20001211175018.057476e0@mail.Go2France.com> X-Sender: lconrad%Go2France.com@mail.Go2France.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.0.2 Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 17:54:31 +0100 To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org From: Len Conrad Subject: RE: Odd TCP / DNS behavior in 4.x In-Reply-To: <3A34C1E7@operamail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Sender: owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Before you trash FBSD and BIND, I suggest you learn DNS, because yours is a freakin mess: DNS Expert Detailed Report for litestep.org 11/12/00, 17:48, using the analysis setting "Normal" ====================================================================== Information ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Serial number: 1999100114 Primary name server: greedo.ecsc.net. Primary mail server: pimpin.net. Number of records: 8 (1 NS, 1 MX, 1 A, 5 CNAME, 0 PTR, 0 Other) Warnings ---------------------------------------------------------------------- o The zone contains more than one authoritative name server with the same IP address The name servers "ns2.ecsc.net." and "greedo.ecsc.net.", which are authoritative for "litestep.org.", have the same IP address (209.116.0.3). o There is just one NS record in the zone The zone contains just one NS record. Every zone should contain two or more NS records, and the NS records in the zone should match the delegation data for the domain. o There is more than one PTR record for the address 209.116.0.210 The reverse domain contains more than one PTR record for the IP Address 209.116.0.210 Errors ---------------------------------------------------------------------- o The name server "ns.ecsc.net." is only listed in delegation data The server "ns.ecsc.net." is listed as being authoritative for the zone according to the delegation data, but there is no NS record for that server in the zone data. Delegation data and zone data should always match. o The name server "greedo.ecsc.net." is not listed in delegation data The server "greedo.ecsc.net." is listed as being authoritative for the zone according to the zone data, but there is no NS record for that server in the delegation data. Delegation data and zone data should always match. o CNAME and other record type(s) with the name "mail.litestep.org." There is both a CNAME record and a record of a different type with the name "mail.litestep.org.". There should never be another type of record with the same name as a CNAME record. o There are no MX records in the zone The zone contains no MX records. This will cause delivery problems for mail sent to a user in this zone. Every zone should contain at least one MX record for successful mail delivery. o The reverse record "210.0.116.209.in-addr.arpa." does not refer to the host "litestep.org." The reverse record "210.0.116.209.in-addr.arpa." refers to "pimpin.net.", but it should refer to "litestep.org.". ---------------------------------------------------------------------- end of report DNS Expert Detailed Report for litestep.net 11/12/00, 17:53, using the analysis setting "Thorough" ====================================================================== Information ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Serial number: 1999100114 Primary name server: greedo.ecsc.net. Primary mail server: pimpin.net. Number of records: 12 (1 NS, 2 MX, 1 A, 8 CNAME, 0 PTR, 0 Other) Warnings ---------------------------------------------------------------------- o The zone contains more than one authoritative name server with the same IP address The name servers "ns2.ecsc.net." and "greedo.ecsc.net.", which are authoritative for "litestep.net.", have the same IP address (209.116.0.3). o A dot is possibly missing in the host name "litestep.net.litestep.net." A part of the domain name appears more than once in the host name of the MX record "litestep.net.litestep.net.". There may be a missing dot in the host name entry. o There is just one NS record in the zone The zone contains just one NS record. Every zone should contain two or more NS records, and the NS records in the zone should match the delegation data for the domain. o There is more than one PTR record for the address 209.116.0.210 The reverse domain contains more than one PTR record for the IP Address 209.116.0.210 Errors ---------------------------------------------------------------------- o The name server "ns.ecsc.net." is only listed in delegation data The server "ns.ecsc.net." is listed as being authoritative for the zone according to the delegation data, but there is no NS record for that server in the zone data. Delegation data and zone data should always match. o The name server "greedo.ecsc.net." is not listed in delegation data The server "greedo.ecsc.net." is listed as being authoritative for the zone according to the zone data, but there is no NS record for that server in the delegation data. Delegation data and zone data should always match. o CNAME and other record type(s) with the name "mail.litestep.net." There is both a CNAME record and a record of a different type with the name "mail.litestep.net.". There should never be another type of record with the same name as a CNAME record. o There are no MX records in the zone The zone contains no MX records. This will cause delivery problems for mail sent to a user in this zone. Every zone should contain at least one MX record for successful mail delivery. o The reverse record "210.0.116.209.in-addr.arpa." does not refer to the host "litestep.net." The reverse record "210.0.116.209.in-addr.arpa." refers to "pimpin.net.", but it should refer to "litestep.net.". ---------------------------------------------------------------------- end of report http://BIND8NT.MEIway.com : Binary for ISC BIND 8.2.3 T9B for NT4 & W2K http://IMGate.MEIway.com : Build free, hi-perf, anti-spam mail gateways To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message