Split DNS on Linux

[Cricket Liu]

> I have a related question.  Until recently, I thought I saw on BIND's web
> page that one of the features of 8.2 is you can run split DNS with only
> *one* nameserver.  I found nothing in the docs nor further details on
> the web page.  Now the page just says you can run split DNS.  An example
> of how to do this was given earlier in this thread.
>
> Question:  Can split DNS with 8.2 and only *one* nameserver (on one
> machine) be done or did I mis[read|understand] the web page?  If it can be
> done, how do you do configure it?

I think your question brings up a good point, namely, "What the hell is
Split DNS?"  Some people take this ostensible support for "Split DNS" to
mean:

1.  A name server that can consult one set of name servers to resolve one
set of names, and another set to resolve a different set of names.
2.  A name server that can answer queries from one source one way, and
queries from another source another way.

And I'm sure others have other definitions for Split DNS.

BIND 8.2 can do 1, but not 2.  BIND 9 may be able to do 2.

cricket

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