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Azure DNS Zone name servers updated to Domain registrar but unknown host even after 4-5 hours

How to setup root domain ( example.com ) to point to Azure DNS zone? I am not sure whether it is because of propagation lag, but if I try to access example.com ( for example here ), it gives me unknown host.

My Steps:

  1. Created the Azure DNS Zone for the example.com.
  2. Created the www.example.com DNS zone.
  3. Delegated subdomain to Azure DNS zone created in step #1 above for www Name server record.
  4. Logged in to domain registrar and updated the 4 name servers of step 1 DNS Zone name servers as shared by portal.azure.com.

Note: It is 4-5 hours now and even now, accessing example.com ( dummy ) gives me unknown host. I tried the following as well and details are as below:-

a. Ping

  1. List item

    example.com => Gives following: C:\Users\GURU>ping example.com Ping request could not find host example.com. Please check the name and try again.

b. Telnet example.com on port 13782 but Couldntfind .. message.

c. nslookup gives below:

C:\Users\GURU>nslookup DNS request timed out. timeout was 2 seconds. Default Server: UnKnown Address: fd00::1

set querytype=soa example.com Server: UnKnown Address: fd00::1 DNS request timed out.

But, I find the DIG and intoDNS showing all good, properly set the nameservers on registrar panel. I am not sure if I am missing anything.

Using DIG tool, https://www.digwebinterface.com/?hostnames={changed_abc.com}&type=&ns=resolver&useresolver=8.8.4.4&nameservers=

changed_me.com. 299 IN SOA ns1-05.azure-dns.com. azuredns-hostmaster.microsoft.com. 1 3600 300 2419200 300

Hoping I did all right, and validating on anything I could have missed. Please suggest , if any.

Solution

  • Okay, It appears that www.saffrongeek.com gets properly routed to Parent DNS zone on Azure from the Domain registrar recorded settings for Name servers. But was not getting delegated to child DNS zone.

    On top of the settings in this picture, I added a A @ record at Azure Child DNS zone pointing to IP.Now both root domain, saffrongeek.com and www subdomain works.

    Existing setting