Bind9 and Novell compatibility?

[Mark_Andrews at isc.org]

> 
> I guess more specifically the person is using it to run their ISP, small
> community ISP. But when my Bind9 servers try to refresh a domain hosted on
> their servers it has random problems. Initial load is ok but refresh fails.
> But all my bind8 servers are fine?
> 
> I'm trying to figure out if there is some strange in-compatibility between
> bind9 and the Novell DNS server.
> 
> Shane.

	More likely there is a error in how the zone is configured.

	Real names and real address of the zone and servers involved.
	
 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brath, Shane [mailto:shane.brath at tdstelecom.com]
> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 2:29 PM
> To: comp-protocols-dns-bind at isc.org
> Cc: 'bind-users at isc.org'
> Subject: RE:Bind9 and Novell compatibility?
> 
> 
> 
> Friends:
> 
> I have a customer using a Novell NetWare 6 server to host some domain names.
> And it seems that if I flush the cache on my bind9 boxes it loads up the
> domain for the first time fine. But when the domain refreshes a day later is
> most likely fails with NXDOMAIN.
> 
> The 2 nameservers running it are using some named process on Novell? I've
> never seen this.
> Here are the date and filesize info on that server on Novell.
> 
> 02/12/2003  03:19a             243,975                 NAMED.NLM
> 
> 
> Anyone know what software this is derived from?
> Is it stable? Good?
> 
> Can I run BIND9 on NetWare?
> 
> 
> Any suggestions would be great.
> 
> Shane Brath
> TDS Internet Services
> 
> 
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