bind server fails to deliver

[Mark Andrews]

> On Sunday 27 February 2005 06:10 am, Barry Margolin wrote:
> 
> > Since this reverse domain is implemented using RFC 2317, your server
> > can't resolve the reverse entries unless it can see the CNAME records
> > in the parent zone.  So it either needs to be a slave for the parent
> > zone or be able to recurse.  You have recursion enabled, but don't
> > seem to have the root hints loaded, so it doesn't know where to
> > recurse to!
> 
> Thanks, Barry.  The hints code was in the /etc/named.conf file but the 
> file wasn't where it was supposed to be.
> 
> I downloaded a new one, and voila... everything works.
> 
> I appreciate your help.
> 
> Jeff
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	I would be configuring the servers as slaves for the parent
	zone.  This allows them to continue to perform local reverse
	lookups when the external link is down.  At a minimum the
	nameservers within 65.58.240.128/25 should be configured
	as slaves for 58.65.in-addr.arpa.  Level 3 should be expecting
	this zone to be transfered for this purpose.
	
	Also you need to fix the delegation.  The NS RRsets in the
	parent and child should match.  By having only one nameserver
	listed you are effectively removing the redunacy of having
	multiple servers configured and listed in the parent.

130-255.240.58.65.in-addr.arpa. 3600 IN NS      ns2.dnssys.com.
130-255.240.58.65.in-addr.arpa. 3600 IN NS      ns3.dnssys.com.
130-255.240.58.65.in-addr.arpa. 3600 IN NS      ns1.dnssys.com.
130-255.240.58.65.in-addr.arpa. 3600 IN NS      ns4.dnssys.com.
130-255.240.58.65.in-addr.arpa. 3600 IN NS      ns5.dnssys.com.
130-255.240.58.65.in-addr.arpa. 3600 IN NS      ns-europe.dnssys.com.
;; Received 272 bytes from 209.244.0.2#53(NS2.LEVEL3.NET) in 174 ms

229.130-255.240.58.65.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN PTR da1.ns-one.net.
130-255.240.58.65.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN NS     ns1.dnssys.com.
;; Received 124 bytes from 8.15.1.70#53(ns2.dnssys.com) in 234 ms

	Mark
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