Domain registrar won't accept my nameserver! :(

2025-03-31

I have no clue what's going on.

This is the email I sent to my registrar. Other than "have you registered your nameservers" they haven't offered any solution yet.

I've replaced:
-my domain with domain.com
-my server ip with 209.1.1.1
-my ns1 ip with 209.1.1.1
-my ns2 ip with 209.1.1.2

> > I'm having troubles updating the NS record for one
> of
> > my domains. I've setup the domain & ns on my
> server,
> > but when I try to edit that info on my account,
> it's
> > says server error. When I try to use the IP, this
> is
> > what I get:
> >
> > There is some problem updating the NameServers
> > The problem is: Invalid Name Server: 209.1.1.1
> >
> > When I try to use the name (ns1.domain.com),
> it
> > returns:
> >
> > There is some problem updating the NameServers
> > The problem is: No valid nameservers to update.
> >
> > I know I have it configured correctly on my
> server:
> >
> ---------------------------------------------------
> > [root@cp root]# dig domain.com
> >
> > ; <<>> DiG 8.3 <<>> domain.com
> > ;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
> > ;; got answer:
> > ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR,
> id: 4
> > ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1,
> AUTHORITY:
> > 2, ADDITIONAL: 2
> > ;; QUERY SECTION:
> > ;; domain.com, type = A, class = IN
> >
> > ;; ANSWER SECTION:
> > domain.com. 4H IN A
> 209.1.1.1
> >
> > ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
> > domain.com. 4H IN NS
> > ns1.domain.com.
> > domain.com. 4H IN NS
> > ns2.domain.com.
> >
> > ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
> > ns1.domain.com. 4H IN A
> 209.1.1.1
> > ns2.domain.com. 4H IN A
> 209.1.1.2
> >
> > ;; Total query time: 1 msec
> > ;; FROM: cp. to SERVER: default -- 209.1.1.1
> > ;; WHEN: Fri Feb 1 18:16:25 2002
> > ;; MSG SIZE sent: 32 rcvd: 116
> >
> >
> ---------------------------------------------------
> >
> ---------------------------------------------------
> >
> > > [root@cp root]# nslookup
> > Default Server: 2091111.domain.com
> > Address: 209.1.1.1
> >
> > > server ns1.domain.com
> > Default Server: ns1.domain.com
> > Address: 209.1.1.1
> > > set type=any
> > > domain.com
> > Server: ns1.domain.com
> > Address: 209.1.1.1
> >
> > domain.com internet address = 209.1.1.1
> > domain.com nameserver = ns1.domain.com
> > domain.com nameserver = ns2.domain.com
> > domain.com
> > origin = ns1.domain.com
> > mail addr = root.ns1.domain.com
> > serial = 992963416
> > refresh = 28800 (8H)
> > retry = 7200 (2H)
> > expire = 3600000 (5w6d16h)
> > minimum ttl = 86400 (1D)
> > domain.com preference = 0, mail exchanger =
> > domain.com
> > domain.com nameserver = ns1.domain.com
> > domain.com nameserver = ns2.domain.com
> > ns1.domain.com internet address =
> > 209.1.1.1
> > ns2.domain.com internet address =
> > 209.1.1.2
> > domain.com internet address = 209.1.1.1
> >
> >
> >
> ----------------------------------------------------
> >
> ----------------------------------------------------
> > nslookup
> > > server 209.1.1.1
> > Default Server: 2091111.domain.com
> > Address: 209.1.1.1
> > > set type=a
> > > domain.com
> > Server: 2091111.domain.com
> > Address: 209.1.1.1
> >
> > Name: domain.com
> > Address: 209.1.1.1
> >
> > > namecheap.com <-=-=- MY Registrar
> > Server: 2091111.domain.com
> > Address: 209.1.1.1
> >
> > Name: namecheap.com
> > Address: 209.23.44.195
> >
> > >
> >
> >
> ----------------------------------------------------
> >
> ----------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Do you know why my registrar is not accepting my IP
> as a
> > valid name server?

I tried first adding a zone record for ns1 & ns2 , then switching the nameservers, but that didn't work. After adding the zone record, I went to another host and did nslookup setting the server to ns1.domain.com and that worked. server=209.1.1.1 also worked.

A whois on the domain shows my registrar's nameservers. Dig & traceroute on the outside server also reflects registrar's nameservers' info.

I hope this is enough info... any help ?

Thanks