Re: g.root-servers.net returns NXDOMAIN for com.

[Chris Adams <cmadams () hiwaay net>]

Once upon a time, jmalcolm () uraeus com <jmalcolm () uraeus com> said:
> And again:
>
> jmalcolm@nodens [~] [main] 2-860> dig ns @g.ROOT-SERVERS.NET com 

And again:

$ dig @a.root-servers.net com ns

; <<>> DiG 8.2 <<>> @a.root-servers.net com ns 
; (1 server found)
;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
;; got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 6
;; flags: qr aa rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 12, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 12
;; QUERY SECTION:
;;      com, type = NS, class = IN

;; ANSWER SECTION:
com.                    6D IN NS        A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
com.                    6D IN NS        E.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
com.                    6D IN NS        F.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
com.                    6D IN NS        F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
com.                    6D IN NS        J.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
com.                    6D IN NS        K.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
com.                    6D IN NS        A.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
com.                    6D IN NS        M.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
com.                    6D IN NS        G.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
com.                    6D IN NS        C.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
com.                    6D IN NS        I.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
com.                    6D IN NS        B.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.

;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.     6D IN A         198.41.0.4
E.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.     6D IN A         207.200.81.69
F.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.     6D IN A         198.17.208.67
F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.     6D IN A         192.5.5.241
J.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.     6D IN A         198.41.0.21
K.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.     6D IN A         195.8.99.11
A.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.     6D IN A         198.41.3.38
M.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.     6D IN A         210.176.152.18
G.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.     6D IN A         198.41.3.101
C.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.     6D IN A         205.188.185.18
I.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.     6D IN A         192.36.144.133
B.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.     6D IN A         203.181.106.5

;; Total query time: 28 msec
;; FROM: fly.HiWAAY.net to SERVER: a.root-servers.net  198.41.0.4
;; WHEN: Fri Aug  4 09:03:25 2000
;; MSG SIZE  sent: 21  rcvd: 434

$ 

Do you see g.root-servers.net listed?  Then why are you asking it about
com?
-- 
Chris Adams <cmadams () hiwaay net>
Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Information Services
I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.