Typing "whois anifics.com" shows:

Name Server: SG2.DEDICATEDCO-HOST.NET
Name Server: DNS.ANIMEGLOBE.COM
Name Server: SG1.INDEXTHIS.NET

Typing "whois anifics.com@whois.dotster.com" shows:

Domain servers in listed order:
SG1.INDEXTHIS.NET
SG2.DEDICATEDCO-HOST.NET
DNS.ANIMEGLOBE.COM

So which one is authoritive? I want SG1.INDEXTHIS.NET to be authoritive, but looking at the order of the name servers from the first query, it looks like that might not be the case.

The primary is sg22.dedicatedco-host.net and the secondary is sg2.dedicatedco-host.net.


Here is an output when you look for the soa:

anifics.com preference = 10, mail exchanger = mail.anifics.com

Authoritative answers can be found from:
anifics.com nameserver = sg2.dedicatedco-host.net
anifics.com nameserver = sg22.dedicatedco-host.net
mail.anifics.com internet address = 66.33.65.240
sg2.dedicatedco-host.net internet address = 64.29.16.235
sg22.dedicatedco-host.net internet address = 64.29.17.235

Vizi: How do you do that soa lookup? Is there a UNIX command for it perhaps?

sg2.dedicatedco-host.net and sg22.dedicatedco-host.net are what the name servers used to be set to. I recently tried to change them. It sounds like it hasn't taken effect yet or something...

Most UNIX systems should have the dig program installed.

The basic syntax is simply: dig domain

Doing a dig anifics.com would give the output vizi pasted.

Josh

Primary and secondary nameservers are equally authoritative....

What do you mean "equally authoritive"? What if they give conflicting information? I thought the primary one takes priority in that case.

Originally posted by pmak0
What do you mean "equally authoritive"? What if they give conflicting information? I thought the primary one takes priority in that case.

"Primary" and "secondary" really should be referred to as "master" and "slave"...actually, BIND 4 uses the former terminology while BIND 8 uses the latter.

Both of them should always have identical information, because DNS queries are typically made against both servers.

If you dig around online, you'll find more info. Here's a bit more detailed explanation: http://www.isc.org/ml-archives/bind-users/2000/04/msg00465.html