Search Again: Re: Reverse DNS questions From: Chris Buxton Date: Friday, July 31, 1998 Time: 6:58:00 am >Our address space is 207.236.96.160 - 207.236.96.191 > >My question is: how do I set up QuickDNS Pro to properly answer for our >address >space? I've tried manually changing the name of the reverse domain to >160/27.96.236.207.in-addr.arpa, but this didn't work either. This question was asked (from the ISP's point of view) on 6/11. The response from Men & Mice was: >"Mia's Virtual Post Office <list@mia.net" wrote: >>Hello I have a colo customer that wants to do his own DNS and would like >>us to delagate him a block of 24IPs. How do I do this with QuickDNS Pro? > >Let's take an example using the subnet 192.0.2.x which you would >be authorative for. Let's also assume that you want to delegate >a part of the subnet, 192.0.2.0 - 192.0.2.24, to your customer. > >You delegate a part of the reverse domain to the other name server >and you also make your server authorative for the part (as a >secondary server) > >In the 2.0.192.IN-ADDR.ARPA. domain file on your server you have: >0/26.2.0.192.IN-ADDR.ARPA. NS your.customers.server.com. >0/26.2.0.192.IN-ADDR.ARPA. NS your.quickdns.server.com. >1.2.0.192.IN-ADDR.ARPA. CNAME 1.0/26.2.0.192.IN-ADDR.ARPA. >2.2.0.192.IN-ADDR.ARPA. CNAME 2.0/26.2.0.192.IN-ADDR.ARPA. >3.2.0.192.IN-ADDR.ARPA. CNAME 3.0/26.2.0.192.IN-ADDR.ARPA. >. >. >. >24.2.0.192.IN-ADDR.ARPA. CNAME 24.0/26.2.0.192.IN-ADDR.ARPA. > >Your customer has to create a domain file called >"0/26.2.0.192.IN-ADDR.ARPA." with the following records: >0/26.2.0.192.IN-ADDR.ARPA. NS your.customers.server.com. >0/26.2.0.192.IN-ADDR.ARPA. NS your.quickdns.server.com. >1.0/26.2.0.192.IN-ADDR.ARPA. PTR real.name1.domain.com. >2.0/26.2.0.192.IN-ADDR.ARPA. PTR real.name2.domain.com. >3.0/26.2.0.192.IN-ADDR.ARPA. PTR real.name3.domain.com. >. >. >. >24.0/26.2.0.192.IN-ADDR.ARPA. PTR real.namen.domain.com. > >Then you have to configure your QuickDNS server as a secondary for >"0/26.2.0.192.IN-ADDR.ARPA.", using your customers server as a primary. > >The syntax in the example is the suggested syntax for classless delegation >in RFC 2317. > >Hope this helps. >Best regards, >Sigfus > >Sigfus Magnusson e-mail: sigfusm@menandmice.com >Men & Mice WWW: http://www.menandmice.com/ >Tel: +354-520-5300 Fax: +354-520-5305 > Technical Support: support@menandmice.com

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