I have set up a pair of name servers, the first one is accepted by the
registrars and the second one is not. They have been configured
identically as far as I can tell.

It appears that some test is run by the registrars to see if the name
server can be used.

Is there any way I can find what test it is and get a way to run it to
see what the problem is?

Are there scripts or sites where I can run whatever type of test it is
and know what the problem is?

voipfc wrote:
> I have set up a pair of name servers, the first one is accepted by the
> registrars and the second one is not. They have been configured
> identically as far as I can tell.
>
> It appears that some test is run by the registrars to see if the name
> server can be used.
>
> Is there any way I can find what test it is and get a way to run it to
> see what the problem is?
>
> Are there scripts or sites where I can run whatever type of test it is
> and know what the problem is?
>

'dig' may work for you..to at leasts see if the nameserver is responding
to requests.

It may be behind a firewall. so also try some of the remote online dig
tools out there..they will grope back towards your servers seeing if
they are in fact accessible.

Likewise publishing your servers IP address here and what zones it is
authoritative for, would probably result in a deluge of replies from
people helpfully testing your setup from their desktops