howest.be

Checked 22 October 2026, 06:32 UTC · via 8.8.8.8
✗Problems found
21 passed 2 warnings 1 failed 5 info

Registration

info

.be country-code

Found

TLD
.be (country-code)
ICANN policies apply
no

Checks

  • i
    .be is a country-code TLD (ccTLD)
    Country-code TLD: governed by its local registry under national policy, not by an ICANN contract. Registrar accreditation, dispute resolution and RDAP/WHOIS rules are set by the registry.
    #1
  • ✓ TLD delegated and signed #2
    .be is delegated in the root zone and DNSSEC-signed.
  • i
    Registration data not available
    No registration data via RDAP: the registry of .be offers no RDAP service. Many ccTLD registries don't offer RDAP; check the registry's WHOIS instead.
    #3

Delegation

warn

ns1.belnet.be, ns2.belnet.be, ns2.howest.be, ns3.belnet.be

Found

Parent zone
be
Delegation from
a.nsset.be (194.0.6.1)
NS at the parent
ns1.belnet.be, ns2.belnet.be, ns2.howest.be, ns3.belnet.be
NS in the zone
ns1.belnet.be, ns1.howest.be, ns2.belnet.be, ns2.howest.be, ns3.belnet.be
NameserverAddressesNetwork (AS)Glue
ns1.belnet.be193.190.198.14 2001:6a8:3c80::14AS2611 BELNET - BELNET, BE AS2611 BELNET - BELNET, BE193.190.198.14 2001:6a8:3c80::14
ns1.howest.be (zone only)193.191.136.220 2001:6a8:2480:fffe::fdAS2611 BELNET - BELNET, BE AS2611 BELNET - BELNET, BE-
ns2.belnet.be193.190.182.40 2001:6a8:3c80:c000::40AS2611 BELNET - BELNET, BE AS2611 BELNET - BELNET, BE193.190.182.40 2001:6a8:3c80:c000::40
ns2.howest.be193.191.136.221 2001:6a8:2480:fffe::feAS2611 BELNET - BELNET, BE AS2611 BELNET - BELNET, BE193.191.136.221 2001:6a8:2480:fffe::fe
ns3.belnet.be194.58.196.32 2a01:3f1:832::53AS8674 NETNOD-IX - Netnod AB, SE AS8674 NETNOD-IX - Netnod AB, SE194.58.196.32 2a01:3f1:832::53

Checks

  • ✓ 4 nameservers #6
    Delegated to ns1.belnet.be, ns2.belnet.be, ns2.howest.be, ns3.belnet.be.
  • !
    NS sets differ
    The nameservers at the parent and in the zone should be the same. Only in the zone: ns1.howest.be. ns1.belnet.be, ns1.howest.be, ns2.belnet.be, ns2.howest.be, ns3.belnet.be report NS ns1.belnet.be ns1.howest.be ns2.belnet.be ns2.howest.be ns3.belnet.be.
    #7
  • ✓ Glue present and correct #8
    Glue is published for the nameservers inside the zone: ns2.howest.be.
  • ✓ All names resolve #9
    Every nameserver name has an address and is not an alias.
  • ✓ Nameservers in different networks #10
    The nameservers are spread over 4 IPv4 /24s and 3 IPv6 /48s.
  • ✓ 2 autonomous systems #11
    The nameservers are spread over: AS2611 (BELNET - BELNET, BE): 8 addresses; AS8674 (NETNOD-IX - Netnod AB, SE): 2 addresses.
  • i
    All nameserver names under .be
    All nameserver names are under one TLD, so a problem with that TLD also makes the nameservers unreachable. Some operators use names under two TLDs for extra resilience.
    #12
  • ✓ All reachable over IPv6 #13
    Every nameserver has an IPv6 address.

Nameservers

fail

9 of 10 addresses answer authoritatively

Found

NameserverAnswerRecursionTCP / EDNSAXFRVersion
ns1.belnet.be 193.190.198.14NOERROR, 13 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedFor me to know, for you to guess!
ns1.belnet.be 2001:6a8:3c80::14NOERROR, 13 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedFor me to know, for you to guess!
ns1.howest.be 193.191.136.220no responsenono / no--
ns1.howest.be 2001:6a8:2480:fffe::fdNOERROR, 15 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-
ns2.belnet.be 193.190.182.40NOERROR, 17 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-
ns2.belnet.be 2001:6a8:3c80:c000::40NOERROR, 13 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-
ns2.howest.be 193.191.136.221NOERROR, 14 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-
ns2.howest.be 2001:6a8:2480:fffe::feNOERROR, 15 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-
ns3.belnet.be 194.58.196.32NOERROR, 10 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-
ns3.belnet.be 2a01:3f1:832::53NOERROR, 10 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-

Checks

  • ✗
    Nameservers not responding
    These addresses did not answer, so resolvers waste time on timeouts: ns1.howest.be (193.191.136.220): read udp 46.225.38.91:34965->193.191.136.220:53: i/o timeout.
    #14
  • ✓ All authoritative #15
    Every responding nameserver answers authoritatively for the zone.
  • ✓ No recursion #16
    The nameservers do not answer recursive queries for other domains.
  • i
    Identifying string disclosed
    These nameservers answer version queries with a string that is not a version number: ns1.belnet.be: "For me to know, for you to guess!".
    #17
  • ✓ Zone transfers refused #18
    No nameserver allows a zone transfer to the public.
  • ✓ TCP supported #19
    All nameservers answer over TCP.
  • ✓ EDNS supported #20
    All nameservers support EDNS(0).
  • ✓ Public addresses #21
    All nameserver addresses are publicly routable.

SOA

pass

serial 1996 · primary ns1.howest.be

Found

Primary (MNAME)
ns1.howest.be
Contact (RNAME)
hostmaster.howest.be
Serial
1996
Refresh / retry
3600 s / 1800 s
Expire
1382400 s
Negative TTL
3600 s

Serial per nameserver

NameserverSerial
ns1.belnet.be (193.190.198.14)1996
ns1.belnet.be (2001:6a8:3c80::14)1996
ns1.howest.be (2001:6a8:2480:fffe::fd)1996
ns2.belnet.be (193.190.182.40)1996
ns2.belnet.be (2001:6a8:3c80:c000::40)1996
ns2.howest.be (193.191.136.221)1996
ns2.howest.be (2001:6a8:2480:fffe::fe)1996
ns3.belnet.be (194.58.196.32)1996
ns3.belnet.be (2a01:3f1:832::53)1996

Checks

  • ✓ Serial 1996 everywhere #22
    All nameservers serve the same version of the zone.
  • ✓ Timers within recommendations #23
    SOA refresh 1h, retry 30m, expire 16d, negative TTL 1h.
  • ✓ Primary is a public nameserver #24
    The primary nameserver ns1.howest.be is one of the listed nameservers.
  • ✓ Contact hostmaster@howest.be #25
    The SOA RNAME hostmaster.howest.be means hostmaster@howest.be.
  • ✓ Counter serial #26
    The serial 1996 is a plain counter.

DNSSEC

warn

Not signed

Found

Validated by resolver
no

Checks

  • !
    Not signed
    The zone is not signed with DNSSEC, so answers can be spoofed. Enable DNSSEC at your DNS provider and publish the DS record at your registrar.
    #27

Records

info

19 records at the apex

Found

Read from
193.190.198.14:53
TypeValueTTL
SOAns1.howest.be. hostmaster.howest.be. 1996 3600 1800 1382400 36003600
NSns2.belnet.be.3600
NSns1.howest.be.3600
NSns3.belnet.be.3600
NSns2.howest.be.3600
NSns1.belnet.be.3600
A5.134.4.973600
AAAA2a00:1c98:1000:1173:0:2:f79c:9bc03600
MX0 howest-be.mail.protection.outlook.com.3600
TXT"20A4D049D4DFF129AF59BAE88338F0B81CEDCA18B79AFD1302984B4F0E640946"3600
TXT"google-site-verification=IRmpuFICBX1OPRonBzUs6b96E36H1BhJbyoWJt-nL7c"3600
TXT"To0BvcbIBptab78wi4EliaD+PAOBe09cKM9Wp+zQwMESreSVuljuBldqOxvKKfcoZuJPX9/fd104BjZr8NC3qw=="3600
TXT"facebook-domain-verification=lccwjwd592d6fspkiodnva4t5bupvz"3600
TXT"apple-domain-verification=kGwuzbgTG8xcgpII"3600
TXT"atlassian-domain-verification=Gv4UK6tvV9uez7cTaIBkInlGgL1w89ygvgmOkU8IBRHWdoxV5lSfefIaWMTR5YwW"3600
TXT"MS=ms53435459"3600
TXT"work-accounts-domain-verification=ODVQ0c0jFautS761jpzG4ghQtG0CT4"3600
TXT"v=spf1 ip4:193.191.136.194 ip4:193.190.198.156 ip4:193.191.136.196 include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:spf.natchcloud.com include:servers.mcsv.net include:_spf.relay.mailprotect.be -all"3600
TXT"google-site-verification=SA_muB-iYv1Iuua1T1Fa7CU3TqLQn31hn58osk8sPnc"3600

Checks

  • ✓ TTLs within range #32
    TTLs: A 1h, AAAA 1h, MX 1h, NS 1h. The NS TTL at the parent is 1d and in the zone 1h; resolvers may use either.
  • ✓ No CNAME at the apex #33
    The zone apex has no CNAME record.
  • ✓ No wildcard #34
    Names that don't exist return NXDOMAIN.
  • i
    No CAA records
    Without CAA records any certificate authority may issue certificates for this domain. A CAA record limits issuance to the CAs you use.
    #35