Server 2000, Dns not replicating to root servers,

[Cliff]

I have set up a windows 2000 server platform to host my website locally.
After reading LOTS of documentation online from technet to the zillions
of server and i.t. websites, I have not been able to figure this one
out.

I have set up my dns server on the 2000 box, When I run DIG on the local
net it responds as follows,
========================================================================
opcode: Query, status: NoError, id: 42
flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 2, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0

QUESTION SECTION:
ns1.xxxxxxxx.com. IN A

ANSWER SECTION:
ns1.xxxxxxxx.com. 3600 IN CNAME stardate-server.xxxxxxxx.com.
stardate-server.xxxxxxxx.com. 3600 IN A xx.xx.xx.xx

Query time: 0 ms
Server : 192.168.4.5:53 udp (192.168.4.5)
When : 2/4/2005 10:55:30 AM
Size rcvd : 89
========================================================================

And when I run Netdig on a rootserver I get,

opcode: Query, status: NoError, id: 42
flags: qr rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 13, ADDITIONAL: 13

QUESTION SECTION:
ns1.xxxxxxxx.com. IN A

AUTHORITY SECTION:
com. 172800 IN NS H.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
com. 172800 IN NS I.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
com. 172800 IN NS J.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
com. 172800 IN NS K.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
com. 172800 IN NS L.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
com. 172800 IN NS M.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
com. 172800 IN NS A.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
com. 172800 IN NS B.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
com. 172800 IN NS C.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
com. 172800 IN NS D.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
com. 172800 IN NS E.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
com. 172800 IN NS F.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
com. 172800 IN NS G.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.

ADDITIONAL SECTION:
A.GTLD-SERVERS.NET. 172800 IN A 192.5.6.30
A.GTLD-SERVERS.NET. 172800 IN AAAA 201:53:a83e:0:0:0:2:30
B.GTLD-SERVERS.NET. 172800 IN A 192.33.14.30
B.GTLD-SERVERS.NET. 172800 IN AAAA 201:53:231d:0:0:0:2:30
C.GTLD-SERVERS.NET. 172800 IN A 192.26.92.30
D.GTLD-SERVERS.NET. 172800 IN A 192.31.80.30
E.GTLD-SERVERS.NET. 172800 IN A 192.12.94.30
F.GTLD-SERVERS.NET. 172800 IN A 192.35.51.30
G.GTLD-SERVERS.NET. 172800 IN A 192.42.93.30
H.GTLD-SERVERS.NET. 172800 IN A 192.54.112.30
I.GTLD-SERVERS.NET. 172800 IN A 192.43.172.30
J.GTLD-SERVERS.NET. 172800 IN A 192.48.79.30
K.GTLD-SERVERS.NET. 172800 IN A 192.52.178.30

Query time: 78 ms
Server : 192.203.230.10:53 udp (192.203.230.10)
When : 2/4/2005 11:00:21 AM
Size rcvd : 499

Any help appreciated as I obviously DONT GET IT...

Clifton

 

[Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]]

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I have set up a windows 2000 server platform to host my
website locally. After reading LOTS of documentation
online from technet to the zillions of server and i.t.
websites, I have not been able to figure this one out.

I have set up my dns server on the 2000 box, When I run
DIG on the local net it responds as follows,

The root server are not capable of recusive queries, they only give
referrals. That is what you are getting a referral to the com gTLD servers,
which will give you a referral to the Authoritative DNS for the domain name.
It is up to a recursive resolving proxy DNS servers to give you a fully
recursed answer.