forward name resolution OK, but reverse doesn't work ...

[Thomas Schweikle]

Am 17.06.2011 23:29, schrieb Eivind Olsen:
> Thomas Schweikle wrote:
> 
>> But not reverse:
>> !user at ks1:~$ host 74.125.79.99
>> !Host 99.79.125.74.in-addr.arpa not found: 2(SERVFAIL)
> 
> ...
> 
>> !zone "in-addr.arpa" {
>> !  type slave;
>> !  file "/var/cache/named/root/in-addr.arpa.slave";
>> !  masters { 192.5.5.241; };
>> !  notify no;
>> !};
> 
> You seem to have set up slaving of the in-addr.arpa from 192.5.5.241
> (f.root-servers.net), but that's not one of the authoritative servers for
> in-addr.arpa.
> 
> Remove the slaving of in-addr.arpa from your configuration. Or check if
> it's possible / allowed to slave it from any of the 6 in-addr.arpa
> nameservers: [a-f].in-addr-servers.arpa
> 
> I'm guessing your logs also have entries about being unable to do zone
> transfers of in-addr.arpa.

This was one of the problems --- no errors within logs at all. But I
could fix the whole thing now with given servers in the announcement
letter. All OK again. Hopefully next time I do not miss such an
announcement!

-- 
Thomas