forward DNS mapping to another NS address pool

[David Botham]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: bind-users-bounce at isc.org [mailto:bind-users-bounce at isc.org] On
> Behalf Of richard pratt
> Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 9:42 AM
> To: comp-protocols-dns-bind at moderators.isc.org
> Subject: forward DNS mapping to another NS address pool
> 
> I have been given a request to add a forward DNS mapping. The IP
address
> is for an IP pool not controlled by ourselves and no forward address
has

The IP Address associated with a domain is completely separate from the
owner of that IP address.  Do not worry about it.

> been created by the authoritive nameserver. Strangely only a reverse
and
> now their is a need for a forward address.
> 
> This is what was suggested for our zone file
> 
> name		IN 	A  address from other ISP address pool not
Authotive
> Name
> Server for

If you are authoritative for the domain name in question, then make the
entry as requested.  The owner of the IP space will be responsible for
the reverse PTR RR.


> 
> I'm not in contact with the other ISP and so it would be nice if I
could
> sort it all out my end, but my understanding is that they need to give
> it a name to which I alias. I.E they are the daddy, while my side is
> just a link
> 
> so the record in my zone file would be
> 
> name		IN 	CNAME	name.domainname

Nope.

Dave....


> 
> But an evil shadow of doubt has come to my mind telling me that in my
> ignorance their may be another way. Please can someone give me an
> authoritive answer.
> 
> Kind Regards