[Pdns-users] Reverse lookup problem

bdushok at luzerne.edu bdushok at luzerne.edu
Thu Jul 7 15:11:07 UTC 2005


Adam,
        You were correct, the problem was at my ISP.  It's now resolved.

        Thanks,
        Bob

"Adam Long" <ajlong at worldlink.net> wrote on 07/06/2005 04:15:48 PM:

> Is your ISP delegating reverse lookup for that range of IPs to your DNS
> servers?
> 
> It would appear your servers are setup and working properly, rather 
there is
> a problem with the delegation.
> 
> This is the output from DNSStuff.com
> 
> DNS Lookup: 38.108.224.199.in-addr.arpa PTR record
> Generated by www.DNSstuff.com
> How I am searching:
> Searching for 38.108.224.199.in-addr.arpa PTR record at 
h.root-servers.net
> [128.63.2.53]: Got referral to chia.arin.net. [took 18 ms]
> Searching for 38.108.224.199.in-addr.arpa PTR record at chia.arin.net.
> [192.5.6.32]: Got referral to ns-1.epix.net. [took 5 ms]
> Searching for 38.108.224.199.in-addr.arpa PTR record at ns-1.epix.net.
> [199.224.86.20]: Server failure! [took 26 ms].
> 
> Answer:
> Server failure.  There's a problem with the DNS server for
> 38.108.224.199.in-addr.arpa.
> 
> If the delegation is working perhaps your DNS server is not responding
> properly to the delegated requests.  Does seem a bit odd if this is the
> case.  Can you provide the zone files or dns table records you are using
> for your PTR records?
> 
> Regards,
> -Adam
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pdns-users-bounces at mailman.powerdns.com
> [mailto:pdns-users-bounces at mailman.powerdns.com] On Behalf Of
> bdushok at luzerne.edu
> Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 3:22 PM
> To: pdns-users at mailman.powerdns.com
> Subject: [Pdns-users] Reverse lookup problem
> 
> I'm encountering a problem with reverse lookups that I've been having 
> difficulty troubleshooting.   I'm using PDNS 2.9.16.
> 
> Forward lookups always work.  When I perform reverse lookups they only 
> work if I connect directly to my servers.
> 
> To troubleshoot I've dialed into my ISP and performed a lookup as 
follows:
> 
> 
> svcr-205-238-247-78:~ bob$ dig www.luzerne.edu
> 
> ; <<>> DiG 9.2.2 <<>> www.luzerne.edu
> ;; global options:  printcmd
> ;; Got answer:
> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 43167
> ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 3, ADDITIONAL: 2
> 
> ;; QUESTION SECTION:
> ;www.luzerne.edu.               IN      A
> 
> ;; ANSWER SECTION:
> www.luzerne.edu.        3117    IN      A       199.224.108.38
> 
> ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
> luzerne.edu.            165011  IN      NS      NS1.luzerne.edu.
> luzerne.edu.            165011  IN      NS      NS2.luzerne.edu.
> luzerne.edu.            165011  IN      NS      NS-1.EPIX.NET.
> 
> ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
> NS1.luzerne.edu.        1953    IN      A       199.224.108.100
> NS-1.EPIX.NET.          80146   IN      A       199.224.86.20
> 
> ;; Query time: 183 msec
> ;; SERVER: 199.224.86.16#53(199.224.86.16)
> ;; WHEN: Wed Jul  6 15:23:05 2005
> ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 144
> 
> 
> This is correct, 199.224.108.38 is www.luzerne.edu.
> 
> I've now tried a reverse lookup:
> 
> svcr-205-238-247-78:~ bob$ dig -x 199.224.108.38
> 
> ; <<>> DiG 9.2.2 <<>> -x 199.224.108.38
> ;; global options:  printcmd
> ;; Got answer:
> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: SERVFAIL, id: 10139
> ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0
> 
> ;; QUESTION SECTION:
> ;38.108.224.199.in-addr.arpa.   IN      PTR
> 
> ;; Query time: 181 msec
> ;; SERVER: 199.224.86.16#53(199.224.86.16)
> ;; WHEN: Wed Jul  6 15:23:13 2005
> ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 45
> 
> Nothing!  I'll try both lookups via my nameserver at 199.224.108.100:
> 
> svcr-205-238-247-78:~ bob$ dig @199.224.108.100 www.luzerne.edu
> 
> ; <<>> DiG 9.2.2 <<>> @199.224.108.100 www.luzerne.edu
> ;; global options:  printcmd
> ;; Got answer:
> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 44329
> ;; flags: qr aa rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0
> 
> ;; QUESTION SECTION:
> ;www.luzerne.edu.               IN      A
> 
> ;; ANSWER SECTION:
> www.luzerne.edu.        3600    IN      A       199.224.108.38
> 
> ;; Query time: 166 msec
> ;; SERVER: 199.224.108.100#53(199.224.108.100)
> ;; WHEN: Wed Jul  6 15:23:23 2005
> ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 49
> 
> Looks fine.  Lets try a reverse lookup.....
> 
> svcr-205-238-247-78:~ bob$ dig @199.224.108.100 -x 199.224.108.38 
> 
> ; <<>> DiG 9.2.2 <<>> @199.224.108.100 -x 199.224.108.38
> ;; global options:  printcmd
> ;; Got answer:
> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 43857
> ;; flags: qr aa rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0
> 
> ;; QUESTION SECTION:
> ;38.108.224.199.in-addr.arpa.   IN      PTR
> 
> ;; ANSWER SECTION:
> 38.108.224.199.in-addr.arpa. 3600 IN    PTR     www.luzerne.edu.
> 
> ;; Query time: 201 msec
> ;; SERVER: 199.224.108.100#53(199.224.108.100)
> ;; WHEN: Wed Jul  6 15:23:35 2005
> ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 74
> 
> If this were a nameserver problem how would it have worked when I 
accessed 
> my server directly? 
> 
> Any suggestions would be appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> Bob
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