LinuxQuestions.org - emergency bind9 problem

This is on my dns server. please assume x.x are hidden numbers and example.com is real :)

Code:

----- named.conf snip -----

ip92-254.sc-nj-us      IN      A      x.x.92.254

web3                    IN      CNAME  ip92-254.sc-nj-us

mx2                    IN      CNAME  ip92-254.sc-nj-us

ns1                    IN      CNAME  ip92-254.sc-nj-us

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From a box off site, no relation what so ever.
please note that ns1.other-place.com is using the same zone file as me.

Code:

----- whois -------------------

#whois example.com

Authorative name servers-

ns1.example.com    x.x.92.254

ns1.other-place.com x.x.x.x

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Query the authorative name server directly.(which seems to work)

Code:

> host mx2.example.com x.x.92.254

Using domain server x.x.92.254:



mx2.debtresolve.com is a nickname for ip92-254.sc-nj-us.example.com

ip92-254.sc-nj-us.example.com has address x.x.92.254

but....

Code:

ping ip92-254.sc-nj-us.example.com

ping: cannot resolve ip92-254.sc-nj-us.example.com: Unknown host



ping mx2.example.com

ping: cannot resolve mx2.example.com: Unknown host

I found www.dnsreport.com pointed out a few things that i was doing, that I thought i was allowed to... i wasn't :)