Search Again: Re: reverse DNS zone loop problem From: Gabriele Polidori Date: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 Time: 3:23:39 am QuickDNS Talk wrote: > > Quickdns-Talk Digest #1632 - ri judagur, 13. januar 2004 > > Re: reverse DNS zone loop problem > by "Len Conrad" <LenConrad@MenAndMice.com> > Re: reverse DNS zone loop problem > by "Men & Mice Support" <cbuxton@menandmice.com> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: reverse DNS zone loop problem > From: "Len Conrad" <LenConrad@MenAndMice.com> > Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2004 20:10:47 +0000 > > >My ISP delegated to us the zone 'onenet.it' so I also created the > >reverse zone file (which also should be delegated to us). > > onenet.it A record: > > C:\>dig -x 151.8.67.23 [SNIP] Thank you for the info. > > > (with the previous ISP > >we had before it worked), but dnsstuff.com says tha mainstream NS is > >looking for 1.0/27.67.8.151.in-addr.arpa. zone file; is this correct and > >it's just a different notation, or do I have to rename our reverse zone > >file ? > > the name of the file is irrelevant, it's the contents of the file that counts. > > >pps: Why is the Men and Mice web site so slow to connect to ? > > too many icebergs in January. > > Len > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: reverse DNS zone loop problem > From: "Men & Mice Support" <cbuxton@menandmice.com> > Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2004 12:24:11 -0800 > > There is no set naming convention for how this type of delegation is > done. The RFC that describes classless subnet reverse zones makes a > suggestion, but it also denigrates its own suggestion. > > Your new ISP uses a different convention than your old one did. You > must abide by that. Export the zone, then re-import it using the > correct name, which is "0/27.67.8.151.in-addr.arpa". > > Then presumably, once the class B subnet issue (discussed by Len) is > corrected, it'll start working. Thank you to both of you. I exported the reverse zone file, renamed it and imported it, now it works ! I think it was just a naming problem. You should add this kind of informations in the FAQ of your web site and in the QDNS Pro Help. Best Regards, Mr Gabriele Polidori -- OneNET Group - Servizi Internet via San Francesco 28/c 34133 Trieste - Italy Tel: +39 040 771190 Fax: +39 040 3726154 http://www.onenet.it/

Messages In This Thread: reverse DNS zone loop problem by Gabriele Polidori on Jan 12, 2004 at 11:56:39 am Re: reverse DNS zone loop problem by Len Conrad on Jan 12, 2004 at 12:13:03 pm Re: reverse DNS zone loop problem by Men & Mice Support on Jan 12, 2004 at 12:24:33 pm Re: reverse DNS zone loop problem by Gabriele Polidori on Jan 14, 2004 at 3:23:39 am