Your Data Center's DNS Zone Check
performs several tests on your zone (ie:domain) to ensure that it is
correctly
configured and can be safely delegated, providing a certain
quality to your domain (see the benefit section).
For detailed information on how to fill this form see the help section.
The time required to completely verify a zone can take
from 10 seconds up to 5 minutes depending on the network
speed of the server being accessed.
If execution takes more than a minute it generally means
slow access to your nameservers (configuration error, firewall, ...)
is occurring. Expect a timeout.
Among the tests performed you can find checking for:
Zone Information | |
Zone | The domain (ie: zone) that should be tested (ie: the domain name that you want to register). |
Primary | The nameserver that is considered as primary (the one in the SOA record if it is public). |
Secondary | The secondary nameservers (all the NS records associated with the zone, except for the one listed above). |
IPs | List of IP addresses associated with the nameserver.
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Options: Output | |
zone summary | Includes a summary about the zone and its nameservers in the generated report |
test name | Includes the name of the test that has been performed when reporting errors |
explanations | Includes an explanation (when the test failed) about the purpose of the test and why you should fix it. |
details | Includes details (when the test failed) about the culprit elements. |
progress bar | Display information about the test progression using a a progress bar (require javascript and Mozilla or IE5+ for correct rendering). |
description | Give a short description of the test when it is performed. |
nothing | Don't display information about the test progression. |
report | Select the type of generated report you want. |
format | Select the format in which you want the report (HTML or plain text). |
language | Select the language that you want the report generated in. |
Options: Error report | |
default error | Errors are reported with the default severity associated with them. |
all fatals | All errors are considered fatals. |
all warnings | All errors are considered warnings. |
don't stop on fatal | Keep going even after encountering a fatal error (this could lead to some unexpected results). |
report ok | Report test that passed. |
Options: Extra tests performed | |
mail delivery | Perform extra checking on mail delivery for typical mail accounts (hostmaster, postmaster, ...) associated with domain names. |
zone transfer | Perform additional tests on the zone retrieved after a zone transfer. |
RIR databases | Check that IP addresses used are registered in the RIR databases |
Options: Transport layer | |
IPv4, IPv6 | Select the routing layer (if none are selected it will default to IPv4 and IPv6). |
STD, UDP, TCP | Select the transport layer you want for interrogating your nameservers. |