reverse query question

[Kevin Darcy]

Read RFC 2317. Basically, you need aliases (CNAMEs) for those records in the
first server's zonefile, pointing to PTR records in a zone controlled by the
second server.


- Kevin

Vu Pham ( Sivell ) wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> There is something I misunderstand for reverse queries ( from ip address to
> hostname ).
>
> A dns server ( for domain mydomain.net ) has reverse zone file containing
> pointers for ip from 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.127,
> Another dns server ( for domain sub.mydomain.net )  has reserve zone file
> coning pointers for ip from 192.168.129  to 192.168.254.
>
> Then, a query coming to the first dns server asks for hostname of
> 192.168.1.200.
> How can the first dns server knows that it must ask the 2nd one for the
> answer ?
>
> Thanks for your help , and sorry for my English.
>
> Vu Pham