Re: nslookup strange return

There is much I'm not following about this; my fault, not yours, Kevin!
Thank you for your patience.

From my PC when I type "nslookup 2.0.0.127.relays.ordb.org" (no "." at the
end!) I get the right response. If I make the end "org." (added the ".") I
get the same thing.

On the server with the problem, if I type the nslookup with no dot at the
end I get the string of IP addresses AND the "Name" it returns is
"2.0.0.127.realys.ordb.org.com"! It looks like it is tagging ".com" on the
end! When I put the "." on the end I get the same correct response as from
my PC.

I did an ipconfig /all from each machine and was amazed at what I saw. I
don't know what it MEANS but even to me there is something possibly related
to the ".com" addad on as described above.

From MY PC:

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : kai130

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No


Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:


Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce MCP Networking
Controller

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-8D-62-73-4C

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.130

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.248

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 151.197.0.39

151.198.0.39

From the problem server:


Windows 2000 IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : kamail
Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . : com
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : com

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 3Com EtherLink XL 10/100 PCI NIC
(3C905-TX)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-10-4B-32-B6-A8

DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.8

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.248

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 151.197.0.39
151.198.0.39

Where the "Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . : com" comes from beats me, but
it sure looks like what's getting tacked onto the end of the nslookup line!

Any suggestions before I start in with the crowbar and chain saw?!



"Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]" wrote:

NormD wrote:
I will ask Verizon (the ISP providing the DNS servers).

Verizon's DNS servers should not enter the picture at all, your servers and
clients must use the internal DNS only.

What happens when you run nslookup 2.0.0.127.relays.ordb.org, by default
nslookup appends the Primary DNS suffix first, and sends
"2.0.0.127.relays.ordb.org.<primaryDNSsuffix>" looking for an matching A
record.

To prove this to yourself, use nslookup -d2 2.0.0.127.relays.ordb.org
(without the trailing dot) you will see nslookup append your suffixes.


However, what doesn't make sense to me is that when I do the same
nslookup from other computers in my system using both the same
firewall and same DNS servers, the response is correct. How does
this fit with the Wildcard record you mention?

I would need to see an unedited ipconfig /all from your machines to fully
test my theory.


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Best regards,
Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]
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