Re: Newbie DNS / Reverse DNS

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Hi S,

Thanks for the response. I have set up a reverse lookup on my domain for
the ip.

the nslookup output:

Default Server: rrba-dns2.saix.net
Address: 196.43.1.11

> ns1.nodenet.co.za
Server: rrba-dns2.saix.net
Address: 196.43.1.11

DNS request timed out.
timeout was 2 seconds.
DNS request timed out.
timeout was 2 seconds.
*** Request to rrba-dns2.saix.net timed-out
>

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Even using my ISPs name server, I still get the previous IP (I moved my
primary during the week to a new ISP and added another server for my own
secondary).

Maybe I am missing something, but how will the DNS entries propogate through
the internet from my name servers?

Or should I just wait. I must admit, these changes were only made about 14
hours ago. Except the reverse lookup... about 1 hour ago.

Regards,
Eben


"Pscyime via WinServerKB.com" <forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:526D9FE322E94@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi
>
> Reverse DNS is required so that you can resolve IP to host names as oposed
> to
> forward lookups which are host name to IP
>
> You will get a messeage from nslookup saying xxxx non existant domain -
> this
> is a message NOT an error, providing below that it lists you names server
> and
> ip
>
> if you want to get rid of the message you do need a reverse lookup zone
> with
> a PTR record in it for your servers IP
>
> In DNS MMC just add a reverse zone with the relevant IP range etc etc then
> in
> the zone you created add the PTR
>
> What is the output of nslookup?
>
> HTH
>
> Regards
>
> S
>
> johnboy wrote:
>>Hello,
>>
>>I have two windows 2003 servers. One set up as a primary DNS and the
>>other
>>the secondary.
>>
>>I have set up all the DNS entries as I understand them and I still cannot
>>resolve the domain names using nsloookup (I can if I use my own server
>>address).
>>
>>Also, how does one set up reverse DNS. Is this required?
>>
>>Any and all help would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>>Regards,
>>Eben
>
>
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