[comp.protocols.tcp-ip] DECWRL/GATEKEEPER DEC.COM.

cpw%sneezy@LANL.GOV (C. Philip Wood) (07/11/89)

> Decwrl and Gatekeeper have moved from 128.45.9.1/128.45.9.52 to
> 16.1.0.1/16.1.0.2. 
 
I take it this was a spur of the moment decision and normal mechanisms
like decrementing the ttl sometime prior to the change were not employed?

Anyhow, as seen from here dec nameservers on net 128.45 are not accessable.
Also, there appears to be an inconsistent view of dec.com as seen from
dec.com.  16.1.0.1 and 36.22.0.10 look the same but 16.1.0.2 shows a
different set of nameservers and names one of which is not reachable.

> server 16.1.0.1
Default Server:  [16.1.0.1]
Address:  16.1.0.1

> set q=ns
> dec.com.
Server:  [16.1.0.1]
Address:  16.1.0.1

dec.com	nameserver = gatekeeper.pa.dec.com
dec.com	nameserver = decwrl.pa.dec.com
dec.com	nameserver = cybele.pa.dec.com
gatekeeper.pa.dec.com	inet address = 16.1.0.2
cybele.pa.dec.com	inet address = 36.22.0.10
> server 16.1.0.2
Default Server:  [16.1.0.2]
Address:  16.1.0.2

> dec.com.
Server:  [16.1.0.2]
Address:  16.1.0.2

dec.com	nameserver = gatekeeper.dec.com
dec.com	nameserver = decwrl.dec.com
dec.com	nameserver = cybele.dec.com
decwrl.dec.com	inet address = 128.45.9.1
decwrl.dec.com	inet address = 16.1.240.1
> server 36.22.0.10
Default Server:  [36.22.0.10]
Address:  36.22.0.10

> dec.com.
Server:  [36.22.0.10]
Address:  36.22.0.10

dec.com	nameserver = gatekeeper.pa.dec.com
dec.com	nameserver = decwrl.pa.dec.com
dec.com	nameserver = cybele.pa.dec.com
gatekeeper.pa.dec.com	inet address = 16.1.0.2
cybele.pa.dec.com	inet address = 36.22.0.10
> 

Also, addresses for names are different from the different servers.
Check out the address for decwrl.dec.com from 16.1.0.2


> server 16.1.0.2
Default Server:  [16.1.0.2]
Address:  16.1.0.2

> set q=a
> gatekeeper.dec.com.
Server:  [16.1.0.2]
Address:  16.1.0.2

Name:    gatekeeper.dec.com

> decwrl.dec.com.
Server:  [16.1.0.2]
Address:  16.1.0.2

Name:    decwrl.dec.com
Addresses:  128.45.9.1, 16.1.240.1

> cybele.dec.com.
Server:  [16.1.0.2]
Address:  16.1.0.2

Name:    cybele.dec.com


> server 16.1.0.1
Default Server:  [16.1.0.1]
Address:  16.1.0.1

> gatekeeper.dec.com
Server:  [16.1.0.1]
Address:  16.1.0.1

Name:    gatekeeper.pa.dec.com
Address:  16.1.0.2
Aliases:  gatekeeper.dec.com

> decwrl.dec.com
Server:  [16.1.0.1]
Address:  16.1.0.1

Name:    decwrl.dec.com
Addresses:  16.1.0.1, 16.1.240.1

> cybele.dec.com.
Server:  [16.1.0.1]
Address:  16.1.0.1

Name:    cybele.pa.dec.com
Address:  36.22.0.10
Aliases:  cybele.dec.com

> server 36.22.0.10
Default Server:  [36.22.0.10]
Address:  36.22.0.10

> gatekeeper.dec.com
Server:  [36.22.0.10]
Address:  36.22.0.10

Name:    gatekeeper.pa.dec.com
Address:  16.1.0.2
Aliases:  gatekeeper.dec.com

> decwrl.dec.com.
Server:  [36.22.0.10]
Address:  36.22.0.10

Name:    decwrl.dec.com
Addresses:  16.1.0.1, 16.1.240.1

> cybele.dec.com.
Server:  [36.22.0.10]
Address:  36.22.0.10

Name:    cybele.pa.dec.com
Address:  36.22.0.10
Aliases:  cybele.dec.com

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