Re: Reverse Lookup Zone for Subnet

From: Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP] (admin_at_nospam.WFTX.US)
Date: 08/30/04


Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 13:19:33 -0500

In news:33111D29-2C74-42C1-A290-4ACE91E1F6A7@microsoft.com,
Kristina Zelko <KristinaZelko@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote their
comments
Then Kevin replied below:
> Hi All,
>
> We have Windows Server 2003 DNS running. Actual we
> changed with our ISP to hidden primary. The Forward
> Lookup Zones work fine. Only the Reverse Lookup Zone
> don't wantet to talk to the DNS of our ISP.
>
> We got the Subnet xxx.xxx.xxx.96 255.255.255.240
> I made a Reverse Lookup Zone
> 96/28.xxx.xxx.xxx.in-addr.arpa
> but when the DNS of our ISP ask our DNS, our DNS
> forwarded the question to the DNS of our ISP
>
> Here is our zone file configuration:
> ;
> ; Database file 96_28.xxx.xxx.xxx.in-addr.arpa.dns for
> 96/28.xxx.xxx.xxx.in-addr.arpa zone.
> ; Zone version: 2004082307
> ;
>
> @ IN SOA ns.domain.de.
> hostmaster.domain.de. (
> 2004082307 ; serial number 900
> ; refresh 600 ; retry
> 86400 ; expire
> 3600 ) ; default TTL
>
> ;
> ; Zone NS records
> ;
>
> @ NS ns1.isp.de.
> ns1.isp.de. A xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
> @ NS ns1.isp.de.
> ns1.isp.de. A xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
>
> ;
> ; Zone records
> ;
>
> 100 PTR host.domain.de.
>
>
> Does anyone knows problems with this configuration? Or is
> this configuration wrong?

There are several different methods ISPs use to delegate reverse lookup
zones, you are asking a question that is impossible to answer without know
how it was delegated, if it has been delegated.

If you can't post the IP addresses here, you can use www.dnsstuff.com to see
where the delegation stops and how it is delegated.

The last delegation I had my ISP do for me I had to create the PTR records
in the Forward lookup zone, reverse delegations are done with CNAME records
so without knowing what the CNAME is I can't tell you what is wrong.

-- 
Best regards,
Kevin D4 Dad Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]
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