Search Again: Re: Lame Server From: Len Conrad Date: Thursday, August 7, 2003 Time: 10:07:05 am >non-authoritative data received from the server "auth1.ns.charter.net" means auth1 has been delegated as authoritative for the zone, but is not answering zone queries authoritatively (or at all). >1) What does it mean for a server to respond authoritatively for a >domain/zone. the DNS response packet has the 'aa' flag set in the header section: "authoritative answer". This an indication of credibility. aa means the NS has a copy of the zone's data that the NS trusts as valid (not broken, as with syntax errors, etc). >2) How does one set up their DNS to respond authoritatively for a domain/zone. configure the NS with the zone, and give it, if zone master, a file with the zone data. If zone slave, tell the NS the IP where the zone data can be obtained by zone transfer. Len

Messages In This Thread: Lame Server by Kenneth Kirksey on Aug 7, 2003 at 8:07:48 am Re: Lame Server by Len Conrad on Aug 7, 2003 at 10:07:05 am