ipv6 BIND reverse lookup question/problem

[Danny Mayer]

Bryce Burgess (bburgess) wrote:
> I don't get an "ANSWER SECTION" part of the response to a 'dig -x' cmd
> for the reverse lookup for IPV6 addresses. I do for IPV4.
> Is the format of the reverse ipv6 not correct?
> Webmin automatically gen's the green and will not allow the blue data
> below to be entered (complains of invalid data when attempting to save).
> I'd assume this green  format is correct (since the webmin util gen'd
> it), but the 'dig -x' does not return an "ANSWER" section. Shouldn't it?
> or is this normal?
> The green  seems to be a mix of two formats, the full fwd ipv6 address
> and appended with the partial reverse arpa data)
>  

I don't see any colors since I make sure I only read plaintext messages.
You should not assume that people have anything else. Why don't you send
your message and properly indicate what you want people to look at.

Danny
> all the forward lookups seem to be fine (for both ipv4 and ipv6).
>  
> Should I direct my questions to webmin community?
>  
> thx,
> ice.burge
>  
> Shouldn't the reverse table entry contain the following:
> [ 
> 2.5.0.0.1.1.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.a.0.0.0.6.d.f.0.ip6.arpa  ]
> and not the following:
> [ :0fd6:000a:0000:0000:0000:0000:0011:0052.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.a.0.0.0.6.d.f.0.ip6.arpa. 
> ]
>  
> from Fedore Linux 7 install and webmin 1.441
> BIND version 9.4.0,
>  
> from "BIND DNS Server" within Webmin, went to "module config" and set
> IPV6 to yes, applied changes.
> created (fwd) domain se070.com
> created (rev) domain 10.11.11.0
> created (rev) domain  fd6:a::/64
> assigned dns address 10.11.11.52 and 'yes' to rev update. noted new
> entry in reverse table
> [  52.11.11.10.in-addr.arpa.  ]
>  
> assigned dns address 10.11.11.52 and 'yes' to rev update. noted new
> entry in reverse table
> [ :0fd6:000a:0000:0000:0000:0000:0011:0052.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.a.0.0.0.6.d.f.0.ip6.arpa. 
> ]
>  
> from root, I type in:
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 
> [root at a024 bryce]# dig -x fd6:a::11:52
>  
> ; <<>> DiG 9.4.0 <<>> -x fd6:a::11:52
> ;; global options:  printcmd
> ;; Got answer:
> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NXDOMAIN, id: 1342
> ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0
>  
> ;; QUESTION SECTION:
> ;2.5.0.0.1.1.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.a.0.0.0.6.d.f.0.ip6.arpa.
> IN PTR
>  
> ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
> 0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.a.0.0.0.6.d.f.0.ip6.arpa. 38400 IN SOA a024.se070.com.
> bburgess.cisco.com. 1232145084 10800 3600 604800 38400
>  
> ;; Query time: 0 msec
> ;; SERVER: 10.11.11.24#53(10.11.11.24)
> ;; WHEN: Fri Jan 16 16:53:38 2009
> ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 155
>  
> [root at a024 bryce]# dig -x 10.11.11.52
>  
> ; <<>> DiG 9.4.0 <<>> -x 10.11.11.52
> ;; global options:  printcmd
> ;; Got answer:
> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 9534
> ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0
>  
> ;; QUESTION SECTION:
> ;52.11.11.10.in-addr.arpa.      IN      PTR
>  
> ;; ANSWER SECTION:
> 52.11.11.10.in-addr.arpa. 3600  IN      PTR     se070-cm13-02.se070.com.
>  
> ;; Query time: 0 msec
> ;; SERVER: 10.89.114.40#53(10.89.114.40)
> ;; WHEN: Fri Jan 16 16:53:50 2009
> ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 79
>  
> [root at a024 bryce]#
>  
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>  
> [root at a024 bryce]# dig se070-cm13-02.se070.com aaaa
>  
> ; <<>> DiG 9.4.0 <<>> se070-cm13-02.se070.com aaaa
> ;; global options:  printcmd
> ;; Got answer:
> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 51165
> ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0
>  
> ;; QUESTION SECTION:
> ;se070-cm13-04.se070.com.       IN      AAAA
>  
> ;; ANSWER SECTION:
> se070-cm13-02.se070.com. 38400  IN      AAAA    fd6:a::11:52
>  
> ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
> se070.com.              38400   IN      NS      a024.se070.com.
>  
> ;; Query time: 0 msec
> ;; SERVER: 10.11.11.24#53(10.11.11.24)
> ;; WHEN: Fri Jan 16 16:39:33 2009
> ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 88
>  
> [root at a024 bryce]#
>  
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