: Set up a domain on a new server, but the I get a "server DNS address could not be found." Error I am a noob when it comes to Servers and Web hosting so this may be the main issue. I

@Jennifer507

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I am a noob when it comes to Servers and Web hosting so this may be the main issue. I bought a domian name on godaddy.com here. I am using a server with limestone networks to host the DNS server. I added the Domain with all the credentials (I think). I have the two NS, the A, and two CNAME's www and ftp. I am still getting a "server DNS address could not be found."

here is a pic of my Domain settings

It has been over 48 hours since I added the domain and NS. I ran a DNSreport and I got three main errors.


No nameservers respond to queries via TCP. If no nameservers respond to TCP connections, this means that standard zone transfers (usually for slave DNS server replication) and most DNSSEC functions will not work. This can cause difficult to diagnose issues with those protocols. The nameservers that failed TCP queries are:

Nameserver SOAs do not agree on the serial number. This is bad because
your nameservers may contain different resource record data and cause
delays or misrouting of packets. It is possible that you have just
made a change recently, and your secondary DNS servers haven't yet
received the new information from the master. The nameserver SOAs and
their mismatched serial numbers are:

We were unable to connect to any of your WWW addresses listed. Users
will be unable to access your site until this is resolved.


Could these be the issues? I have a CNAME for the so I don't know why its unable to connect. Where can I look to figure out what to do? I turned my firewall off and I got the same problem so that is not the issue.

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