When I do a tracert to any of my websites, it always shows the root server name at the end (which is ok!), however when they set the server up they buggered up the name so instead of http://www.planetdps.com they put http://www.planetdbs.com, and the tracert shows ns.planetdbs.com - Any idea how I change this so that is responds correctly?

TTFN

It looks like they messed up your reverse DNS records (unless you are doing your own reverse DNS, in which case you screwed it up :)):

nslookup 212.67.197.102
Server: ns1.priz.net
Address: 63.80.246.8

Name: ns.planetdbs.com
Address: 212.67.197.102

Send your host an e-mail and tell them to change the PTR record for 212.67.197.102 from ns.planetdbs.com to planetdps.com.

As far as switching it from ns to http://www. I don't think you would want to do that...I believe, and someone can correct me if I'm wrong, you have to have proper reverse DNS records setup to register a name server.

I've looked all through the DNS Server Management, and just found that the SAO record was wrong (didn't realize you could edit this!). So I've changed that, but I'm still not conviced that will do the job...

Switching to www is no biggy - Just wanted the tracert etc. to show at least a valid domain name!

The reverse ptr records look correct (212.67.197.102/24 -> ns.planetdps.com) just down act correct! I'll see if the SAO record change helps...

Right, but it does not look like that has been delegated to your server:

http://www.ripe.net/cgi-bin/whois?query=212.67.197.212&.submit=Submit+Query

It still appears to be delegated to webfusion, so changing the information on your server will not make a difference.


[Edited by uuallan on 02-07-2001 at 01:54 PM]

Webfusion do not allocate individual ip addresses to seperate name servers (nor does RIPE as I remember)

I presume Matthew was using one of their control panel systems to change the settings, although I doubt changing the SOA record would help, its the reverse dns that needs to be fixed which I think webfusion will need to do.

Regards.

T.

>>I presume Matthew was using one of their control panel systems to change the settings, although I doubt changing the SOA record would help, its the reverse dns that needs to be fixed which I think webfusion will need to do. <<

No I was using the Control Panel for DNS maint on my RAQ4 server, this is also acting as a name server... (ns.planetdps.com & ns2.planetdps.com)

i get the same thing with my main domain name on a tracert. instead of showing netastic.net it shows net.astic.net. i am renting my raq from 4webspace.com. and useing their DNS not my raq's.

Paul,

That's cute:

22 http://www.net.astic.net (216.234.186.114) 89 ms 88 ms 88 ms

I'm sure the guys at 4webspace will fix it for you if you just drop them an e-mail. No doubt, someone fatfingered it by mistake.