Problems with DNS...

[Bruce Dawson]

OK, I'm sorta embarrassed to say this, but I'm having problems with DNS
and can't figure out what I'm missing - maybe someone can give me a clue.

I recently registered a domain (loudonag.org), and the root name servers
know about it...

    jbd at bruce:~$ whois loudonag.org
    NOTICE: Access to .ORG WHOIS information is provided to assist
    persons in ...

    Domain ID:D157281062-LROR
    Domain Name:LOUDONAG.ORG
    Created On:07-Oct-2009 00:12:38 UTC
    Last Updated On:07-Oct-2009 00:12:40 UTC
    Expiration Date:07-Oct-2010 00:12:38 UTC
    Sponsoring Registrar:Tucows Inc. (R11-LROR)
    Status:CLIENT TRANSFER PROHIBITED
    Status:CLIENT UPDATE PROHIBITED
    Status:TRANSFER PROHIBITED
    ...
    Name Server:199.125.75.9
    Name Server:199.125.75.14
    ...
    DNSSEC:Unsigned

The authorative servers know about it...

    jbd at bruce:~$ host -v loudonag.org 199.125.75.14
    Trying "loudonag.org"
    Using domain server:
    Name: 199.125.75.14
    Address: 199.125.75.14#53
    Aliases:

    ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 15507
    ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 2

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

    ;; ANSWER SECTION:
    loudonag.org.           3600    IN      A       199.125.76.131

    ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
    loudonag.org.           3600    IN      NS      simon.codemeta.com.
    loudonag.org.           3600    IN      NS      river.codemeta.com.

    ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
    simon.codemeta.com.     300     IN      A       199.125.75.14
    river.codemeta.com.     300     IN      A       199.125.75.9

    Received 130 bytes from 199.125.75.14#53 in 31 ms
    Trying "loudonag.org"
    Using domain server:
    Name: 199.125.75.14
    Address: 199.125.75.14#53
    Aliases:

    ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 65239
    ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0

    ;; QUESTION SECTION:
    ;loudonag.org.                  IN      AAAA

    ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
    loudonag.org.           604800  IN      SOA     simon.codemeta.com.
    jbd.codemeta.com. 2009102001 86400 1800 3600000 604800

    Received 88 bytes from 199.125.75.14#53 in 30 ms
    Trying "loudonag.org"
    Using domain server:
    Name: 199.125.75.14
    Address: 199.125.75.14#53
    Aliases:

    ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 55291
    ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 2

    ;; QUESTION SECTION:
    ;loudonag.org.                  IN      MX

    ;; ANSWER SECTION:
    loudonag.org.           3600    IN      MX      10 simon.codemeta.com.

    ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
    loudonag.org.           3600    IN      NS      simon.codemeta.com.
    loudonag.org.           3600    IN      NS      river.codemeta.com.

    ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
    simon.codemeta.com.     300     IN      A       199.125.75.14
    river.codemeta.com.     300     IN      A       199.125.75.9

    Received 130 bytes from 199.125.75.14#53 in 30 ms

But no one else appears to know about it...

    jbd at bruce:~$ host -v loudonag.org
    Trying "loudonag.org"
    ;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached


The last message (no servers could be reached) is the most frustrating
because I was able to "reach" the server in the previous command (host
-v loudonag.org 199.125.75.14).

And, using the Comcast server:

    jbd at bruce:~$ host -v loudonag.org 68.87.71.230
    Trying "loudonag.org"
    Using domain server:
    Name: 68.87.71.230
    Address: 68.87.71.230#53
    Aliases:

    Host loudonag.org not found: 2(SERVFAIL)
    Received 30 bytes from 68.87.71.230#53 in 16 ms


Does anyone know what's going wrong?

--Bruce