Date: Wed, 8 Sep 1999 18:37:41 +0100 From: Ben Smithurst <ben@scientia.demon.co.uk> To: chris@tourneyland.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Reverse DNS question Message-ID: <19990908183741.A26088@lithium.scientia.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <3.0.6.32.19990908113252.008181e0@mail.9netave.net> References: <3.0.6.32.19990908113252.008181e0@mail.9netave.net>
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chris@tourneyland.com wrote:
> I've been reading a little about DNS, inlcuding about the responsibility a
> DNS server it has for reverse DNS. For example, if I own the Class C
> 111.72.34.* (which I don't), I'm responsible for the 111.72.34.IN-ADDR.ARPA
> zone.
No you're not. You appear to know little about DNS, so it looks like
Doug was right in suggesting you don't bother setting up a DNS server,
unless you want to go and buy the DNS & Bind book from O'Reilly.
> Here's my problem: I have 5 static IP addresses, that my ISP leases me
> along with my ADSL line. So, who's in charge of reverse DNS for those
> 5 addreses?
Well, why not ask your ISP?
> Unless I'm mistaken, the granularity of reverse DNS isn't such that I
> can handle just my 5, and the ISP does the rest.
You are partly correct, but take a look at RFC 2317 and you'll see there
is a way around this.
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