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21

Locutus - thank you for helping me!

here is what i believe you are asking for:

$ttl 38400
@	IN	SOA	ns1.edwardsmarkf.com. root.ns1.edwardsmarkf.com. (
			1353895642
			10800
			3600
			604800
			38400 )
@	IN	NS	ns1.edwardsmarkf.com.
comptonpesltrainers.com.	IN	A	208.131.145.150
www.comptonpesltrainers.com.	IN	A	208.131.145.150
ftp.comptonpesltrainers.com.	IN	A	208.131.145.150
m.comptonpesltrainers.com.	IN	A	208.131.145.150
localhost.comptonpesltrainers.com.	IN	A	127.0.0.1
comptonpesltrainers.com.	IN	TXT	"v=spf1 a mx a:comptonpesltrainers.com ip4:69.10.48.25 ip4:208.131.145.150 ?all"

if this is not what you are asking for, please let me know where else to look.

22

The zone looks okay, but according to into-dns.com, the responsible nameservers for “comptonpesltrainers.com” are as follows:

dns1.registrar-servers.com ['69.16.244.25', '38.101.213.194', '66.90.82.194', '50.7.230.26', '68.233.250.45'] [TTL=1800] dns2.registrar-servers.com ['208.64.122.242', '208.64.122.244'] [TTL=1800] dns4.registrar-servers.com ['184.171.163.91', '37.58.77.234', '173.236.55.99', '50.23.83.48', '184.173.147.66'] [TTL=1800] dns3.registrar-servers.com ['67.228.228.216', '188.138.96.213', '184.173.112.216', '204.45.254.2', '173.224.125.12'] [TTL=1800] dns5.registrar-servers.com ['72.20.38.137', '69.160.33.75', '122.248.253.64', '95.211.9.35', '213.229.119.229'] [TTL=1800]

So it seems you haven’t correctly configured the domain at your registrar. The responsible nameserver should be a name that resolves to your IP address.

23

hmm the saga continues…

i decided to obtain a “play” domain name so as not not cause issues with the live one.

the play domain is named ComptonPeslTrainers.info and has the “A” record pointed to 69.10.48.25

then i created a virtual-server and pointed it to 208.131.145.150 (please see attached)

but notice the results - the zone record and “dig” does not seem to agree, and this was after restarting my server!

ideas?

zone record:

$ttl 38400
@	IN	SOA	ns1.edwardsmarkf.com. root.ns1.edwardsmarkf.com. (
			1354126856
			10800
			3600
			604800
			38400 )
@	IN	NS	ns1.edwardsmarkf.com.
comptonpesltrainers.info.	IN	A	208.131.145.150
www.comptonpesltrainers.info.	IN	A	208.131.145.150
ftp.comptonpesltrainers.info.	IN	A	208.131.145.150
m.comptonpesltrainers.info.	IN	A	208.131.145.150
localhost.comptonpesltrainers.info.	IN	A	127.0.0.1
comptonpesltrainers.info.	IN	TXT	"v=spf1 a mx a:comptonpesltrainers.info ip4:69.10.48.25 ip4:208.131.145.150 ?all"

dig results:

[root@server ~]# dig    comptonpesltrainers.info

; <<>> DiG 9.8.2rc1-RedHat-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.4 <<>> comptonpesltrainers.info
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 41801
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;comptonpesltrainers.info.      IN      A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
comptonpesltrainers.info. 1084  IN      A       69.10.48.25

;; Query time: 8 msec
;; SERVER: 66.45.228.250#53(66.45.228.250)
;; WHEN: Wed Nov 28 11:21:53 2012
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 58

THANK YOU ALL FOR HELPING!

24

thought - the problem might be that the domain-name registrar Namecheap.com had its “A” record pointing 69.10.48.25 - so i just changed it to point to the nameserver instead.

in other words, Namecheap.com and the virtualmin-webmin previously didnt agree on the nameserver value.

lets hope (and pray) this was the problem all along…

25

If you wish to host the zone at your server, you need to configure the NS records at the registrar, not the A record. Right now, the NS records still point to the values I previously posted.

26

thank you very much Locutus - that fixed it!

bonus - the vanity-nameservers are all working too!