I have no clue what's going on.

This is the email I sent to my registrar. Other than "have you registered your nameservers" they haven't offered any solution yet.

I've replaced:
-my domain with domain.com
-my server ip with 209.1.1.1
-my ns1 ip with 209.1.1.1
-my ns2 ip with 209.1.1.2


> > I'm having troubles updating the NS record for one
> of
> > my domains. I've setup the domain & ns on my
> server,
> > but when I try to edit that info on my account,
> it's
> > says server error. When I try to use the IP, this
> is
> > what I get:
> >
> > There is some problem updating the NameServers
> > The problem is: Invalid Name Server: 209.1.1.1
> >
> > When I try to use the name (ns1.domain.com),
> it
> > returns:
> >
> > There is some problem updating the NameServers
> > The problem is: No valid nameservers to update.
> >
> > I know I have it configured correctly on my
> server:
> >
> ---------------------------------------------------
> > [root@cp root]# dig domain.com
> >
> > ; <<>> DiG 8.3 <<>> domain.com
> > ;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
> > ;; got answer:
> > ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR,
> id: 4
> > ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1,
> AUTHORITY:
> > 2, ADDITIONAL: 2
> > ;; QUERY SECTION:
> > ;; domain.com, type = A, class = IN
> >
> > ;; ANSWER SECTION:
> > domain.com. 4H IN A
> 209.1.1.1
> >
> > ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
> > domain.com. 4H IN NS
> > ns1.domain.com.
> > domain.com. 4H IN NS
> > ns2.domain.com.
> >
> > ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
> > ns1.domain.com. 4H IN A
> 209.1.1.1
> > ns2.domain.com. 4H IN A
> 209.1.1.2
> >
> > ;; Total query time: 1 msec
> > ;; FROM: cp. to SERVER: default -- 209.1.1.1
> > ;; WHEN: Fri Feb 1 18:16:25 2002
> > ;; MSG SIZE sent: 32 rcvd: 116
> >
> >
> ---------------------------------------------------
> >
> ---------------------------------------------------
> >
> > > [root@cp root]# nslookup
> > Default Server: 2091111.domain.com
> > Address: 209.1.1.1
> >
> > > server ns1.domain.com
> > Default Server: ns1.domain.com
> > Address: 209.1.1.1
> > > set type=any
> > > domain.com
> > Server: ns1.domain.com
> > Address: 209.1.1.1
> >
> > domain.com internet address = 209.1.1.1
> > domain.com nameserver = ns1.domain.com
> > domain.com nameserver = ns2.domain.com
> > domain.com
> > origin = ns1.domain.com
> > mail addr = root.ns1.domain.com
> > serial = 992963416
> > refresh = 28800 (8H)
> > retry = 7200 (2H)
> > expire = 3600000 (5w6d16h)
> > minimum ttl = 86400 (1D)
> > domain.com preference = 0, mail exchanger =
> > domain.com
> > domain.com nameserver = ns1.domain.com
> > domain.com nameserver = ns2.domain.com
> > ns1.domain.com internet address =
> > 209.1.1.1
> > ns2.domain.com internet address =
> > 209.1.1.2
> > domain.com internet address = 209.1.1.1
> >
> >
> >
> ----------------------------------------------------
> >
> ----------------------------------------------------
> > nslookup
> > > server 209.1.1.1
> > Default Server: 2091111.domain.com
> > Address: 209.1.1.1
> > > set type=a
> > > domain.com
> > Server: 2091111.domain.com
> > Address: 209.1.1.1
> >
> > Name: domain.com
> > Address: 209.1.1.1
> >
> > > namecheap.com <-=-=- MY Registrar
> > Server: 2091111.domain.com
> > Address: 209.1.1.1
> >
> > Name: namecheap.com
> > Address: 209.23.44.195
> >
> > >
> >
> >
> ----------------------------------------------------
> >
> ----------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Do you know why my registrar is not accepting my IP
> as a
> > valid name server?


I tried first adding a zone record for ns1 & ns2 , then switching the nameservers, but that didn't work. After adding the zone record, I went to another host and did nslookup setting the server to ns1.domain.com and that worked. server=209.1.1.1 also worked.

A whois on the domain shows my registrar's nameservers. Dig & traceroute on the outside server also reflects registrar's nameservers' info.

I hope this is enough info... any help ?

Thanks

When changing your domain to use a new nameserver. Your registrar check with NSI if that nameserver you submit is valid , you can also check out here http://www.internic.net/cgi/whois select nameserver. If your nameserver did not appear there, that's the reason why they said "invalid nameserver" . Registrars are responsible for register nameserver of their client's domains with NSI. If your registrar did not offer this option , just transfer your domain to other registrar who offer nameserver registration like opensrs.

What is your domain name and what nameserver are you trying to register.

This is certainly not private information that you need to protect, and we can probably provide you with some real help if you don't obscure your problem behind fake domain names and nameserver names...

-t