Re: DNS & Forwarders

From: Herb Martin (news_at_LearnQuick.com)
Date: 02/17/05 

Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 17:01:40 -0600

> When you delete the root zone the ICANN Root server information is loaded
> into the DNS server. The cache.dns file in the dns\backup directory is the
> file used to load these root hints.
>

Kevin is right.

And if for some crazy reason it doesn't reload you can
pick most any DNS server (that is working at your ISP
for instance) and ask it for the "." zone DNS servers
directly (just like any other zone).

Once you have that list put in a few and then hit the
button that auto-repopulates the whole list (it asks one
of them for the list of others.)

        nslookup -type=NS . dns1.yourisp.com.

Note between the =NS and the DNS server there is a
long DOT "." which is the official 'name' of the root zone.

dns1.yourisp.com = an IP address for this one (if your
DNS can't resolve while you are doing this.) 

-- 
Herb Martin
"Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]" <admin@nospam.WFTX.US> wrote in message
news:uCRs0uSFFHA.2052@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> In news:%23MOtLbSFFHA.464@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl,
> Mike H <mkREMOVEhuskeyALL@THIShotmail.invalid> commented
> Then Kevin replied below:
> > On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 10:23:13 -0600, Kevin D. Goodknecht
> > Sr. [MVP] wrote: []
> >> Deleting the root zone will get you internet access, you
> >> shouldn't need to do anything to the root hints. MS DNS
> >> automatically loads the Root Hints for the ICANN root if
> >> you delete the root zone.
> >
> > Hi, Kevin. "Automatically loads"? Can you elaborate on
> > that?
>
> When you delete the root zone the ICANN Root server information is loaded
> into the DNS server. The cache.dns file in the dns\backup directory is the
> file used to load these root hints.
>
> -- 
> Best regards,
> Kevin D4 Dad Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]
> Hope This Helps
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