NetWare DNS

[Kevin Darcy]

noway wrote:

> Anybody out there using DNS on a NetWare 5.1 (with SP 1) server?

Well, actually, this is a BIND list, so technically your question is
off-topic.

> I'm new to IP and DNS and understand only the basic obvious stuff.  I
> am able to get my server to run as a secondary but can get reverse
> name look ups to work only if the name is resolved on my server.
>
> I assume that I need to set up the in-addr.arpa zone as a secondary to
> the primary DNS server.  Should I get a zone x-fer?  Will calls to our
> ISP's DNS server work (my PC to my server DNS server to the corporate
> DNS server then to the ISP's DNS server and back to my PC) or do I
> need something else?

In very general terms, if you are trying to be master for a range of
reverse records, you need the co-operation of whomever owns the parent
reverse domain to delegate or alias domains/entries to your servers. Look
in the archives of this list under "classless delegation" or practically
anything with the word "reverse" as a subject line, for more detailed
information on how this is done. RFC 2317 is also a source of information
for *one* way to accomplish this
goal.
- Kevin