Problems with dns setup on... (e-mail)

[GLJones]

I got an e-mail from my server that reads...

IMPORTANT: Do not ignore this email.
The hostname (fungineering.net) resolves to . It should resolve to 69.44.58.108. Please be sure to correct /etc/hosts as well as the 'A' entry in zone file for the domain.

Some are all of these problems can be caused by
/etc/resolv.conf being setup incorrectly. Please check this file if you
believe everything else is correct.


You may be able to
automaticly correct this problem by using the ' Add an A entry for your
hostname ' under ' Dns Functions ' in your Web Host Manager

I have checked the hosts file and it looks right.

My resolv.conf file had my own IP address listed for Nameservers.

The A Record is set up correctly with the Zone.

Any ideas?

Jerry

[knightfoo]

Looks like you might have the wrong nameservers configured in your resolv.conf .. this causes all kinds of strange things to happen with cPanel. Your server is in the VA datacenter, so the following IP addresses should be in /etc/resolv.conf:

69.44.56.86
69.44.56.102

The caching nameservers for San Antonio are:

66.139.72.6
66.139.72.22

These are the ServerBeach caching nameservers, and you should always use them for standard DNS resolution. You cannot use these for registering domains. When registering domains, use the GeoDNS nameservers:

66.139.72.14 (ns1.geodns.net)
66.139.72.20 (ns2.geodns.net)

These work for both datacenters, and should never be used for standard DNS resolution, only domain registration.

Confusing enough? :D

-knightfoo

[QT]

Originally posted by knightfoo
Your server is in the VA datacenter, so the following IP addresses should be in /etc/resolv.conf:

69.44.56.86
69.44.56.102

The caching nameservers for San Antonio are:

66.139.72.6
66.139.72.22

These are the ServerBeach caching nameservers, and you should always use them for standard DNS resolution. You cannot use these for registering domains. When registering domains, use the GeoDNS nameservers:

66.139.72.14 (ns1.geodns.net)
66.139.72.20 (ns2.geodns.net)

These work for both datacenters, and should never be used for standard DNS resolution, only domain registration.

Confusing enough? :D

-knightfoo

Perhaps you should sticky that somewhere so others can use it for reference? :dizzy:

[GLJones]

That did it. Nice to know my server is in the VA center. Can you tell me if the wdwinv.com server is in the TX data center?

If so, I can backup to each other in case a meteor hits one of the data centers (hopefully the one where foo is not working.

Jerry

[QT]

Originally posted by GLJones
That did it. Nice to know my server is in the VA center. Can you tell me if the wdwinv.com server is in the TX data center?

If so, I can backup to each other in case a meteor hits one of the data centers (hopefully the one where foo is not working.

Jerry

You can basically tell which DC your server is in by looking at the IP address of your server...

66.*.*.* is San Antonio
69.*.*.* is Virginia

:)