[aclug-L] Re: DNS TEST

[Jonathan Hall <jonhall@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Erm... DNS and traceroute really are totally unrelated.  They're related
only in the same way that Netscape and DNS are related.  Traceroute uses DNS
to supply some information... but traceroute really is not a test of a DNS
server's capabilities or functionality.

host, nslookup, or dig would be better DNS diagnostic tools.


On Tue, Apr 25, 2000 at 03:26:06PM -0500, David Carmichael wrote:
> Jon -
> 
> Because if you do a trace route of the name and the DNS Server is unable to
> find the name (aka: futureks.net) it replies DNS not found..... yet I can go
> to the web site using the IP ADDRESS (aka: 208.189.239.114) with no
> troubles.
> 
> [Note: futureks.net is used as an example and the SWBI DNS server does find
> this name just fine.]
> 
> As I type this SWBI seems to of fixed (a few) their DNS errors.
> 
> --David
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jonathan Hall" <jonhall@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <discussion@xxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 2:19 PM
> Subject: [aclug-L] Re: DNS TEST
> 
> 
> > How are traceroutes related to their DNS server?
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Apr 25, 2000 at 12:03:41PM -0500, David Carmichael wrote:
> > > The point is SWBI is claiming that the troubles is at 'Infobeats' end
> and
> > > not theirs and if I have a few trace routes from other ISP's I can try
> to
> > > prove to them that there is something wrong with their DNS server.
> > >
> > > I can reach the site using the IPS number address just not under their
> > > name..
> > >
> > > --David
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Jeff" <schaller@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: <discussion@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 11:38 AM
> > > Subject: [aclug-L] Re: DNS TEST
> > >
> > >
> > > > On Tue, 25 Apr 2000, David Carmichael wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I use SWBI as my current ISP and have been having troubles accessing
> a
> > > web
> > > > > site for the last two weeks that I had no troubles with before.
> > > > >
> > > > > Please do a trace route and send me a copy of your findings.
> > > > >
> > > > > The web site HTTP://WWW.INFOBEAT.COM
> > > >
> > > > I might point out that other people's traceroutes are going to be
> > > > next to useless to you, unless you happen to be in charge of
> > > > routing for SWB.
> > > >
> > > > Do you have your routing tables set up correctly? (netstat -rn)
> > > > Can you ping your default route?
> > > > Can you resolve the site name? (I get 192.147.174.116)
> > > > Is there filtering or a firewall that would be killing it?
> > > >
> > > > -jeff
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