From: "Daniel Jitnah" <djitnah@greenwareit.com.au>

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Hi Daniel,

did you figure out your problem?

I cheated. The domain registrar in question provides its own dns hosting server. I used it. But I did not want at first because it has limitations like no mx record - but for now thats not an issue.

In the past I did setup my own server, but have found it easier to use xname.org. They are free but can be slow to propagate and update.

Okay, I will have a look at this too. Thanks.

You seem to be using an internal IP (192.168...) Is your router allowing DNS port through and redirecting to 192.168.50.223?

The not-working nslookup was using my internal company DNS server which is forwarding to a provider. That's not an issue. I get the same "not found" on any other DNS server. What I wanted to illustrate: The nameserver itself (ns.gonglenuts.id.au on 115.186.196.107) is up and running - but it does not get propagated. You can query it yourself: $ nslookup

server 115.186.196.107 Default server: 115.186.196.107 Address: 115.186.196.107#53 ns.gonglenuts.id.au Server: 115.186.196.107 Address: 115.186.196.107#53

Name: ns.gonglenuts.id.au Address: 115.186.196.107

How long has it been on for? could be it is still propagating. It can take over 24 hrs sometimes.

I set it up weeks ago.

Check:

Did you create an A record for gonglenuts.id.au?

Yes (see request above, and also in my zone file below).

This is my zonefile for greenwareIT on xname.org:

$TTL 600 ; Default TTL greenwareit.com.au. IN SOA ns0.xname.org. danyj028.gmail.com. ( 2014073101 ; serial 600 ; Refresh period 600 ; Retry interval 604800 ; Expire time 10800 ; Negative caching TTL )

$ORIGIN greenwareit.com.au. IN NS ns2.xname.org. IN NS ns1.xname.org. IN NS ns0.xname.org. IN MX 10 mx.greenwareit.com.au. git999 IN A 60.241.200.146 shop IN A 60.241.200.146 greenwareit.com.au. IN A 111.67.23.208 www IN A 111.67.23.208 git09 IN A 111.67.23.208 mx IN A 60.241.200.146 www2 IN A 103.25.56.140

It is similar to mine, I think (of cause my is shorter)

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$TTL 3h @ IN SOA ns.gonglenuts.id.au. root.ns ( 2014073001 1d 12h 1w 3h ) ; Serial, Refresh, Retry, Expire, Neg. cache TTL

@ IN NS ns.gongelnuts.id.au.

ns IN A 115.186.196.107

Regards Peter