Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2001 16:04:32 +0100 From: "Andy [Tecc Nops]" <andy@tecc.co.uk> To: "Bill Moran" <wmoran@iowna.com>, "JOHN VAN BOXTEL" <vanbo@usa.net> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Bind and Reverse Delegations Message-ID: <NDBBKOKIGKLFGGPFHCGBMELADDAA.andy@tecc.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <3B2AA925.4435B379@iowna.com>
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> JOHN VAN BOXTEL wrote: > > > > Our ISP delegated our ips for reverse lookup to our name > servers but I an not > > quite sure, that I have the reverse DNS setup right. The > number of IPs we > > have is less then /24 so... > > No, if you have less than /24 you can not set up authoritative reverse > DNS. You need to contact your upstream provider and tell them what to > set. This is incorrect. Please see RFC 2317 [Classless IN-ADDR.ARPA delegation] on how to delegate /25 or smaller subnets. You still need your upstream provider to do some "frigs" as per this rfc but it can be done. Then you can reverse delegate from your NS for the space allocation. Regards Ak > You can set it up like you have it, but only your local subnet will get > the correct information. The rest of the interenet will reverse resolve > from your ISPs DNS servers. > I recently did this with Verizon (we have a /25 and Verizon is our > upstream) and they took care of it with little fuss. If your upstream > provider gives you problems, just ask to speak to someone else in the > support network. I'm sure they'll have _someone_ on hand that > understands how to do this right. > > -Bill > > -- > If a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, > then what can I get for two hands in the bush? > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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