Originally posted by: Nohr
www.vexcom.com = 207.44.234.119
vexcom.com = 64.246.22.46
207 is the failover mirror server, 64 is the main server >=(
doesnt make sense
I query NS1, i get:
HEADER:
opcode = QUERY, id = 29620, rcode = NOERROR
header flags: reply, auth. answer, want recursion, recursion avail.
questions = 1, answers = 1, auth. records = 2, additional = 2
QUESTIONS:
vexcom.com., type = A, class = 1
ANSWERS:
-> vexcom.com.
type = A, class = 1, ttl = 86400, dlen = 4
IP address = 64.246.22.46
AUTHORITY RECORDS:
-> vexcom.com.
type = NS, class = 1, ttl = 86400, dlen = 18
nameserver = ns1.hosting2020.com.
-> vexcom.com.
type = NS, class = 1, ttl = 86400, dlen = 6
nameserver = ns2.hosting2020.com.
ADDITIONAL RECORDS:
-> ns1.hosting2020.com.
type = A, class = 1, ttl = 86400, dlen = 4
IP address = 64.246.22.46
-> ns2.hosting2020.com.
type = A, class = 1, ttl = 86400, dlen = 4
IP address = 207.44.234.119
**complete**
Same with WWW:
HEADER:
opcode = QUERY, id = 29651, rcode = NOERROR
header flags: reply, auth. answer, want recursion, recursion avail.
questions = 1, answers = 2, auth. records = 2, additional = 2
QUESTIONS:
www.vexcom.com., type = A, class = 1
ANSWERS:
->
www.vexcom.com.
type = CNAME, class = 1, ttl = 86400, dlen = 2
alias = vexcom.com.
-> vexcom.com.
type = A, class = 1, ttl = 86400, dlen = 4
IP address = 64.246.22.46
AUTHORITY RECORDS:
-> vexcom.com.
type = NS, class = 1, ttl = 86400, dlen = 18
nameserver = ns2.hosting2020.com.
-> vexcom.com.
type = NS, class = 1, ttl = 86400, dlen = 6
nameserver = ns1.hosting2020.com.
ADDITIONAL RECORDS:
-> ns1.hosting2020.com.
type = A, class = 1, ttl = 86400, dlen = 4
IP address = 64.246.22.46
-> ns2.hosting2020.com.
type = A, class = 1, ttl = 86400, dlen = 4
IP address = 207.44.234.119
**complete**
Now I query NS2 (which is - i htought anyway, only supposed to respond if NS1 is down, but it looks like its load balancing or something >=E )
HEADER:
opcode = QUERY, id = 29716, rcode = NOERROR
header flags: reply, auth. answer, want recursion, recursion avail.
questions = 1, answers = 1, auth. records = 2, additional = 1
QUESTIONS:
www.vexcom.com., type = A, class = 1
ANSWERS:
->
www.vexcom.com.
type = A, class = 1, ttl = 86400, dlen = 4
IP address = 207.44.234.119
AUTHORITY RECORDS:
-> vexcom.com.
type = NS, class = 1, ttl = 3600, dlen = 18
nameserver = ns2.hosting2020.com.
-> vexcom.com.
type = NS, class = 1, ttl = 3600, dlen = 6
nameserver = ns1.hosting2020.com.
ADDITIONAL RECORDS:
-> ns1.hosting2020.com.
type = A, class = 1, ttl = 86400, dlen = 4
IP address = 64.246.22.46
**complete**
HEADER:
opcode = QUERY, id = 29748, rcode = NOERROR
header flags: reply, auth. answer, want recursion, recursion avail.
questions = 1, answers = 1, auth. records = 2, additional = 1
QUESTIONS:
vexcom.com., type = A, class = 1
ANSWERS:
-> vexcom.com.
type = A, class = 1, ttl = 86400, dlen = 4
IP address = 207.44.234.119
AUTHORITY RECORDS:
-> vexcom.com.
type = NS, class = 1, ttl = 3600, dlen = 18
nameserver = ns2.hosting2020.com.
-> vexcom.com.
type = NS, class = 1, ttl = 3600, dlen = 6
nameserver = ns1.hosting2020.com.
ADDITIONAL RECORDS:
-> ns1.hosting2020.com.
type = A, class = 1, ttl = 86400, dlen = 4
IP address = 64.246.22.46
**complete**
This is nucking futz
Or maybe i dont really understand DNS? can anyone shed some light ion this???