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[Brian Koontz <brian AT opennicproject.org>]

On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 08:57:11PM +0200, Gandalf wrote:
> Here's the result:
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> C:\Users\ntb>nslookup grep.geek
> Server:  19.blockaid.me
> Address:  178.21.23.150
> 
> DNS request timed out.
>     timeout was 2 seconds.
> *** 19.blockaid.me can't find grep.geek: Non-existent domain
> 
> C:\Users\ntb>nslookup grep.geek 178.21.23.150
> Server:  19.blockaid.me
> Address:  178.21.23.150
> 
> *** 19.blockaid.me can't find grep.geek: Non-existent domain
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

First off, I would recommend installing dig (might have to use cygwin,
don't know for sure).  nslookup is notoriously flaky.

Also, running dig with the +trace flag might be helpful.

Your DNS appears to be getting redirected.  Here are my results:

brian@turquoise <10:07 PM> 502$ dig @178.21.23.150 grep.geek

; <<>> DiG 9.3.0 <<>> @178.21.23.150 grep.geek
;; global options:  printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 52727
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;grep.geek.                     IN      A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
grep.geek.              60      IN      A       216.87.84.210

;; Query time: 345 msec
;; SERVER: 178.21.23.150#53(178.21.23.150)
;; WHEN: Thu May 17 22:08:06 2012
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 43

  --Brian

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