Denied Query

[phn at icke-reklam.ipsec.nu]

Alex Tang <cchytang at sinaman.com> wrote:

> Dear All

> I keep getting the following logs which shows that the dns server is
> being queried his ip address ptr record from different IP. However,
> the ptr is hosting by other name server. They should not query my
> server. Do any one know why they (applications) query the ptr from my
> server instead of the authoritative server which is hosting the ptr
> record.

> eg.

> 20-Jan-2003 17:25:49.285 security: notice: denied query from
> [63.218.7.130].11853
> for "1.110.83.203.in-addr.arpa" PTR/IN

> 203.83.110.1 (dns1) is a new dns server and hosting some domains.
> the ptr of 203.83.110.1 is hosting by the other server ns1.

> Therefore, all request for querying the ptr of 203.83.110.1 should go
> to ns1 nor dns1(203.83.110.1)

The client will ask the dns-servers listed in /etc/resolv.conf ( or
simular) for everything.

The client is not ( shall not) be smart and attempt to locate=20
which servers are doing what domains, that's a nameserver task. Thus
the client asks your nameserver all queries.=20



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