What's the real domain? Who's the DNS provider?
On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 10:43 AM, Andrew @ ATM Logic <atmlo...@netv.ca> wrote: > sorry I was just using domain in place of the 'real' name. > > Its actually www.tardiff.gotdns.com and no, nothing with MX records, > however for these setups in the past I have never set the MX records either. > > I am guessing that I would NOT be able to call the ISP to do this in any > case as they have told the client (that has 4 business accounts with them > and all Static IP's) they do not allow this service on their network. > (Yet... they have had this for almost 10 years) > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org > [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of Aaron Hackney > Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 10:39 AM > To: Tech-Geeks Mailing List > Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] cannot ping mail.domain.com > > nslookup here is showing that www.domain.gotdns.com and > mail.domain.gotdns.com are C-NAMES for domain.gotdns.com > and the MX record that is coming back for gotdns.com is > mx2.mailhop.org mx1.mailhop.org > > Did you set the MX records or are those default? > > > On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 9:45 AM, Andrew @ ATM Logic <atmlo...@netv.ca> > wrote: >> Any thoughts on this... I had to replace a failing SME 7.x box due to >> age/failing drives. I did the backup and restore option and everything >> seemed to go very smooth. >> >> >> >> However then things got really weird with the DNS. They are setup to use >> the free dyndns.org with domain.gotdns.com and life was grand for years. > I >> guess the new server was not reporting to dyndns, and my free account was >> removed. Not a big deal, I have a number of paid accounts so with a phone >> call we sorted this out, and I added them to my other account. >> >> >> >> Now the problem is this, and I am not sure how or why as I have never had > to >> do anything 'special' before to get this working... but >> >> >> >> the only address that resolves is domain.gotdns.com >> >> >> >> www.domain.gotdns.com does not and >> >> mail.domain.gotdns.com does not >> >> >> >> Yes these work perfectly fine on my other free accounts ?? >> >> >> >> Any thoughts on this, and how to fix it? >> >> >> >> The server does seem to snd/rec mail fine as long as you on the inside > LAN, >> outside users cannot. I was also told that the ISP had made some recent >> changes to their network, but... not sure how they could be 'blocking' > these >> DNS requests. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >> > > > > -- > "Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you > come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people > who have come alive." -Dr. Howard Thurman > > ****************************** > Aaron Keith Hackney > aa...@aaronkeithstudios.com > Cell 210.325.2196 > ****************************** > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > -- "Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." -Dr. Howard Thurman ****************************** Aaron Keith Hackney aa...@aaronkeithstudios.com Cell 210.325.2196 ****************************** | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org |
