Setting up reverse DNS correctly

Craig L. Ching cching at mqsoftware.com
Thu Jul 15 20:32:35 UTC 2004


> Netsol type registrars take care of forward lookups.  Reverse=20
> lookups are handled via ARIN (In the US). Its more or less=20
> the same process as with forward hostname lookups, only=20
> reverse lookup root servers are arin, and they have be be=20
> delegated on down just like forward lookup dns.  Your isp=20
> basically needs to delegate reverse lookup capabilities to=20
> your name servers.  Ask them to do that, then get more=20
> familiar with the whole process, then try try again.
>=20
> http://www.stamey.nu/DNS/HowReverseLookupWorks.asp
>=20
Great, thanks for the link and the help.  I found a "How Reverse DNS
Works" from dnsstuff.com as well and have read that.  Your link has a
bit of detail that dnsstuff didn't have.  Thanks a lot for the
explanation!

Cheers,
Craig


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