[lug] DNS Q

[Ralf Mattes]

On Fri, 31 Mar 2000, Robert L. Harris wrote:

> 
> k
> 
> ok,
>   Finally got idsl.... yeah...   (Covad got it in EARLY, and around a 
> number of problems, so a 2 penguins up for them)....
> 
>   At any rate, NSI finally got my DNS updated this morning.  Concentric
> claims that the reverse is pointed to my dns servers.  When i do
> an nslookup on my IP from work though, it can't find it.
> 
> My DNS server is 208.37.210.162 and should resolve as 
> wally.rnd-consulting.com, as it does if I do a nslookup from any box
> on my network.  Forwards work just fine.  I have this in the head of 
> my named.conf:
> 
> options {
>         directory "/var/named";
>         allow-transfer { 207.155.183.72; 206.173.119.72; };
> };
> 
> Anyone have any theories/answers?

Well, your clients probably contact your nameserver first, and
of course your server _will_ resolve your IP addresses (i just
checked this with nslookup). But the rest of the world will ask
your ISPs server who has no idea about your hosts.


    Ralf

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