DNS MX Lookup - Windows Server 2003

From: Richard Treleaven (djpill_at_ruderfinn.com)
Date: 11/18/04 

Date: 18 Nov 2004 15:36:19 -0800

I have an issue where I cannot email two companies that are both
hosted by name-services.com. I get unreachable host in my NDRs. One
of the companies I am trying to email is burrellesluce.com

I figured out that this is happening because from my Windows 2003 DNS
Servers... I cannot query the burrellesluce.com DNS server to pull
their MX record.

I'll paste my NSLOOKUP results before. But to sum it up... i start
nslookup. I then try to query the burrellesluce.com SOA record and I
get that. But when I try to get their MX record... i get a time-out
error.

I then switch to my sister company's DNS server (they are off our
network totally)... and when I use their DNS server to do nslookup I
get sucessful SOA and MX lookups.

Anyone know why this is happening?

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\treleavenr.RUDERFINN>nslookup
Default Server: nydc1.ruderfinn.com
Address: 172.16.4.2

> set type=soa

> burrellesluce.com

Server: nydc1.ruderfinn.com
Address: 172.16.4.2

Non-authoritative answer:
burrellesluce.com
        primary name server = dns1.name-services.com
        responsible mail addr = info.name-services.com
        serial = 2002050701
        refresh = 10001 (2 hours 46 mins 41 secs)
        retry = 1801 (30 mins 1 sec)
        expire = 604801 (7 days 1 sec)
        default TTL = 181 (3 mins 1 sec)

dns1.name-services.com internet address = 63.251.163.102

> set type=mx

> burrellesluce.com

Server: nydc1.ruderfinn.com
Address: 172.16.4.2

DNS request timed out.
    timeout was 2 seconds.
*** Request to nydc1.ruderfinn.com timed-out

> burrellesluce.com

Server: nydc1.ruderfinn.com
Address: 172.16.4.2

DNS request timed out.
    timeout was 2 seconds.
*** Request to nydc1.ruderfinn.com timed-out
>
>
>
>
> server ns1.rfbinder.com

Default Server: ns1.rfbinder.com
Address: 12.3.250.242

> set type=soa

> burrellesluce.com

Server: ns1.rfbinder.com
Address: 12.3.250.242

burrellesluce.com
        primary name server = dns1.name-services.com
        responsible mail addr = info.name-services.com
        serial = 2002050701
        refresh = 10001 (2 hours 46 mins 41 secs)
        retry = 1801 (30 mins 1 sec)
        expire = 604801 (7 days 1 sec)
        default TTL = 181 (3 mins 1 sec)
burrellesluce.com nameserver = dns1.name-services.com
burrellesluce.com nameserver = dns2.name-services.com
burrellesluce.com nameserver = dns3.name-services.com
burrellesluce.com nameserver = dns4.name-services.com
burrellesluce.com nameserver = dns5.name-services.com
dns1.name-services.com internet address = 63.251.163.102
dns2.name-services.com internet address = 216.52.184.230
dns3.name-services.com internet address = 63.251.83.36
dns4.name-services.com internet address = 64.74.96.242
dns5.name-services.com internet address = 212.118.243.118
>
>

> set type=mx

>
> burrellesluce.com

Server: ns1.rfbinder.com
Address: 12.3.250.242

burrellesluce.com MX preference = 10, mail exchanger =
blmail01.burrellesl
uce.com
burrellesluce.com nameserver = dns1.name-services.com
burrellesluce.com nameserver = dns2.name-services.com
burrellesluce.com nameserver = dns3.name-services.com
burrellesluce.com nameserver = dns4.name-services.com
burrellesluce.com nameserver = dns5.name-services.com
dns1.name-services.com internet address = 63.251.163.102
dns2.name-services.com internet address = 216.52.184.230
dns3.name-services.com internet address = 63.251.83.36
dns4.name-services.com internet address = 64.74.96.242
dns5.name-services.com internet address = 212.118.243.118
>

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