Comments on: DNS Troubleshooting Using DIG http://www.bitplumber.net/2009/03/dns-troubleshooting-using-dig/ A place for Google to index my learnings Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:18:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: eprosenx http://www.bitplumber.net/2009/03/dns-troubleshooting-using-dig/comment-page-1/#comment-2823 eprosenx Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:28:23 +0000 http://www.bitplumber.net/?p=92#comment-2823 On that query to ns1.dreamhost.com that resulted in the "aa" flag being set indeed that server does feel that it is authoratative for the domain bitplumber.net, however, it is possible that the root servers are pointing queries for bitplumber.net to some other DNS server in the world so you must verify the full path to be certain that resolution will work properly. -Eric On that query to ns1.dreamhost.com that resulted in the “aa” flag being set indeed that server does feel that it is authoratative for the domain bitplumber.net, however, it is possible that the root servers are pointing queries for bitplumber.net to some other DNS server in the world so you must verify the full path to be certain that resolution will work properly.

-Eric

]]> By: Richard http://www.bitplumber.net/2009/03/dns-troubleshooting-using-dig/comment-page-1/#comment-2763 Richard Sat, 01 Aug 2009 20:00:47 +0000 http://www.bitplumber.net/?p=92#comment-2763 flags: qr aa rd Actually, the aa flag stands for Authoritative answer, so thats all you really need to know right there, instead of TTL. (or so I've read, and I've only seen it on the authoritative dns server for a domain, so it looks right.) I'm a Dig & DNS newbie though, so don't take my word for that.... flags: qr aa rd

Actually, the aa flag stands for Authoritative answer, so thats all you really need to know right there, instead of TTL. (or so I’ve read, and I’ve only seen it on the authoritative dns server for a domain, so it looks right.) I’m a Dig & DNS newbie though, so don’t take my word for that….

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