[lug] DNS question/problem

[Chip Atkinson]

I'm trying to track down a spotty DNS problem and am not sure how to go
about it.

Here's the problem.  One of the name servers that I use on one machine,
206.196,128.1, doesn't seem to know about another of my domains.  The
other name server, 204.147.80.5, listed in resolv.conf on the first
machine does know about this other domain.

What I'm trying to do is find out why the first name server
206.196.128.1 can't find my domain and why not.  If it's their
problem, there's nothing I can do, but I'm afraid that there might be
something wrong with my end.

When I use dig to star looking up from the main root servers, it
appears that all is in order.

Any suggestions/ideas?

Specifically, here is what I'm seeing:
[chip at ns2 named]$ dig @206.196.128.1 rmpg.org

; <<>> DiG 9.1.0 <<>> @206.196.128.1 rmpg.org
;; global options:  printcmd
;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached

[chip at ns2 named]$ dig @204.147.80.5 rmpg.org

; <<>> DiG 9.1.0 <<>> @204.147.80.5 rmpg.org
;; global options:  printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 1965
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 1

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;rmpg.org.                      IN      A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
rmpg.org.               7302    IN      A       63.225.119.186

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
rmpg.org.               7141    IN      NS      ns1.rmpg.org.

;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
ns1.rmpg.org.           6591    IN      A       63.225.119.189

;; Query time: 67 msec
;; SERVER: 204.147.80.5#53(204.147.80.5)
;; WHEN: Mon Jan 28 09:40:23 2002
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 76

Thanks in advance for any help.

Chip