[ale] still trying to figure it out

[Geoffrey]

Geoffrey wrote:
> 
> David S. Jackson wrote:
> 
>> Well, I guess that last line pretty well cinches it.  What's the
>> output if you dig at another dns server?
>>
>> dig +identify +qr @ns.bellsouth.net -t NS yahoo.com
>>
>> If that times out too, then it doesn't have anything to do with
>> csplans.com.  Maybe there needs to be a pinhole in a firewall or
>> maybe just forward queries to a local ns server or something.
> 
> 
> Just recalled that my firewall permits dns queries only to/from my 
> providers servers.  That probably explains the timeouts.  Sorry, didn't 
> think of it before.

Further, note the following:


dig +identify +qr @66.20.234.14 mybenefits.csplans.com

; <<>> DiG 9.2.2 <<>> +identify +qr @66.20.234.14 mybenefits.csplans.com
;; global options:  printcmd
;; Sending:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 33443
;; flags: rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;mybenefits.csplans.com.                IN      A

;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 33443
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;mybenefits.csplans.com.                IN      A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
mybenefits.csplans.com. 0       IN      A       65.83.73.47

;; Query time: 635 msec
;; SERVER: 66.20.234.14#53(66.20.234.14)
;; WHEN: Fri Aug  1 14:59:08 2003
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 56

-- 
Until later: Geoffrey		esoteric at 3times25.net

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