DNS domain Pointing to a DSL U/verse host

[Eduardo Bonsi]

Hi,

I have a DSL/Uverse connection behind a generic router that does not give me much option to configure but I got it working running DNS/Apache. As some of you know, AT&T does not reverse their Uverse connection to any domain. But since they provide a static IPv4 address, I thought, "what a hack, I will design a network to run a server from this static ip address." 

The AT&T ip address is 162.201.66.177 that reverses to 162-201-66-177.lightspeed.sntcca.sbcglobal.net.

# dig -x 162.201.66.177

; <<>> DiG 9.10.6 <<>> -x 162.201.66.177
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 16066
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1

;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 1452
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;177.66.201.162.in-addr.arpa.	IN	PTR

;; ANSWER SECTION:
177.66.201.162.in-addr.arpa. 7200 IN	PTR	162-201-66-177.lightspeed.sntcca.sbcglobal.net.

;; Query time: 43 msec
;; SERVER: 1.1.1.1#53(1.1.1.1)
;; WHEN: Wed Aug 14 14:07:59 PDT 2019
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 116

#####
; <<>> DiG 9.10.6 <<>> @2001:4860:4860::8888 162-201-66-177.lightspeed.sntcca.sbcglobal.net A +cd
; (1 server found)
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 17986
;; flags: qr rd ra cd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1

;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 512
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;162-201-66-177.lightspeed.sntcca.sbcglobal.net.	IN A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
162-201-66-177.lightspeed.sntcca.sbcglobal.net.	7199 IN	A 162.201.66.177

;; Query time: 120 msec
;; SERVER: 2001:4860:4860::8888#53(2001:4860:4860::8888)
;; WHEN: Wed Aug 14 20:28:00 PDT 2019
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 91

So, I have my domain (bonsi.org) pointing to this ip address through BIND. However, lately I observed that the connection host, "162-201-66-177.lightspeed.sntcca.sbcglobal.net.", without any DNS or Apache configuration from my part is resolving to a section of the server that I only reserve for the localhost, (I mean, is not that this host is connecting to the localhost but it is resolving in a part that Apache is reserved for the localhost). I would like to know if I can fix that by pointing this host to my domain.

For my WAN network I have;

bonsi.org hosted by Google Domain (In view external) zone;

$TTL 21600
$ORIGIN bonsi.org.
@	IN	SOA	ns1.bonsi.org. hostmaster.bonsi.org. (
			2019032901
			10800
			3600
			604800
			21600 )
@                                          IN NS ns1.bonsi.org.
@                                          IN NS ns2.bonsi.org.
@                                          IN NS ns3.bonsi.org.
;
ns1                                        IN AAAA 2600:1700:b310:c2e0::21
ns2                                        IN AAAA 2600:1700:b310:c2e0::31
ns3                                        IN AAAA 2600:1700:b310:c2e0::41
;
ns1                                        IN A   216.239.32.107
ns2                                        IN A   216.239.34.107
ns3                                        IN A   216.239.36.107
;
ns1                                        IN AAAA 2001:4860:4802:32::6b
ns2                                        IN AAAA 2001:4860:4802:34::6b
ns3                                        IN AAAA 2001:4860:4802:36::6b
;
@                                          IN A 162.201.66.177
www                                      IN A 162.201.66.177
@                                          IN AAAA 2600:1700:b310:c2e0::2
www                                      IN AAAA 2600:1700:b310:c2e0::2
;
ftp                                         IN CNAME www

then, I have the 162.201.66 (In view external) Zone for the ip address.

$TTL    86400
$ORIGIN 66.201.162.in-addr.arpa.
@	IN	SOA	ns1.bonsi.org. hostmaster.bonsi.org. (
			2018011600
			10800
			3600
			604800
			86400 )
@	                                      IN      NS   ns1.bonsi.org.
@	                                      IN      NS   ns2.bonsi.org.
@	                                      IN      NS   ns3.bonsi.org.
;
177                                        IN      PTR  ns1.bonsi.org.
177                                        IN      PTR  ns2.bonsi.org.
177                                        IN      PTR  ns3.bonsi.org. 
;
177	                                       IN      PTR  bonsi.org.
177	                                       IN      PTR  www.bonsi.org.

Now, not to extend this too much, here is my question;

- Do you think this is a DNS issue and if it is, what is the possibility to point the host "162-201-66-177.lightspeed.sntcca.sbcglobal.net." to my domain bonsi.org so the AT&T host won't resolve on the no man's land in the server?

Thanks for your help!


Eduardo Bonsi
beartcom at pacbell.net