Hi I got a strange problem with my dns setup: --- root@bochum:/var/named# dig -t ANY 4.0.A.0.0.0.E.F.F.F.4.0.0.0.8.A.0.0.0.0.D.7.2.1.8.F.6.0.1.0.0.2.ip6.arpa @ns1.sixxs.net ; <<>> DiG 9.2.2 <<>> -t ANY 4.0.A.0.0.0.E.F.F.F.4.0.0.0.8.A.0.0.0.0.D.7.2.1.8.F.6.0.1.0.0.2.ip6.arpa @ns1.sixxs.net ;; global options: printcmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: SERVFAIL, id: 41378 ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;4.0.A.0.0.0.E.F.F.F.4.0.0.0.8.A.0.0.0.0.D.7.2.1.8.F.6.0.1.0.0.2.ip6.arpa. IN ANY ;; Query time: 47 msec ;; SERVER: 2001:838:1:1:210:dcff:fe20:7c7c#53(ns1.sixxs.net) ;; WHEN: Thu Jul 1 15:48:45 2004 ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 90 --- and ns2 says something different: --- root@bochum:/var/named# dig -t ANY 4.0.A.0.0.0.E.F.F.F.4.0.0.0.8.A.0.0.0.0.D.7.2.1.8.F.6.0.1.0.0.2.ip6.arpa @ns2.sixxs.net ; <<>> DiG 9.2.2 <<>> -t ANY 4.0.A.0.0.0.E.F.F.F.4.0.0.0.8.A.0.0.0.0.D.7.2.1.8.F.6.0.1.0.0.2.ip6.arpa @ns2.sixxs.net ;; global options: printcmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 43767 ;; flags: qr rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;4.0.A.0.0.0.E.F.F.F.4.0.0.0.8.A.0.0.0.0.D.7.2.1.8.F.6.0.1.0.0.2.ip6.arpa. IN ANY ;; AUTHORITY SECTION: D.7.2.1.8.F.6.0.1.0.0.2.ip6.arpa. 604800 IN NS bochum.bratzke.net. ;; Query time: 44 msec ;; SERVER: 2001:7b8:3:1e:290:27ff:fe0c:5c5e#53(ns2.sixxs.net) ;; WHEN: Thu Jul 1 15:49:20 2004 ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 122 --- on localhost it works all fine --- root@bochum:/var/named# dig -t ANY 4.0.A.0.0.0.E.F.F.F.4.0.0.0.8.A.0.0.0.0.D.7.2.1.8.F.6.0.1.0.0.2.ip6.arpa @127.0.0.1 ; <<>> DiG 9.2.2 <<>> -t ANY 4.0.A.0.0.0.E.F.F.F.4.0.0.0.8.A.0.0.0.0.D.7.2.1.8.F.6.0.1.0.0.2.ip6.arpa @127.0.0.1 ;; global options: printcmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 51909 ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 0 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;4.0.A.0.0.0.E.F.F.F.4.0.0.0.8.A.0.0.0.0.D.7.2.1.8.F.6.0.1.0.0.2.ip6.arpa. IN ANY ;; ANSWER SECTION: 4.0.A.0.0.0.E.F.F.F.4.0.0.0.8.A.0.0.0.0.D.7.2.1.8.F.6.0.1.0.0.2.ip6.arpa. 259200 IN PTR desktop.bochum.bratzke.net. ;; AUTHORITY SECTION: D.7.2.1.8.F.6.0.1.0.0.2.ip6.arpa. 259200 IN NS nroej.homeunix.org. D.7.2.1.8.F.6.0.1.0.0.2.ip6.arpa. 259200 IN NS bochum.bratzke.net. ;; Query time: 3 msec ;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1) ;; WHEN: Thu Jul 1 15:49:38 2004 ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 176 and with dnsstuff.com the reverse resolution works fine too: http://www.dnsstuff.com/tools/ptr.ch?ip=2001%3A6f8%3A127d%3A0%3Aa800%3A4ff%3Afe00%3Aa04 any ideas? Thanks Joern