Re: [9fans] dns ptr records.

[Tim Wiess <tim@nop.cx>]

delayed response, but thanks for letting everyone know....


> thanks to geoff for pointing me in the correct direction.
> 
> the rfc in question is rfc 2317.  i'll outline what's required,
> since it wasn't obvious to me.
> 
> here's an example setting up t2317 ptr records for 65.14.39.130 and
> 65.14.39.131 in the network 64.14.39.128/123.
> 
> 	# first we have to have the correct ipnet setup.
> 	# dns needs this information to find the netmask.
> 	
> 	ipnet=coraidt1 ip=65.14.39.128 ipmask=/123
> 		# other stuff you may need goes here.
> 	
> 	# next we need to declare our dom.  dns normally does this
> 	# for us, but for 2317-style reverse lookups, we do it ourselves.
> 	
> 	dom=128.39.14.65.in-addr.arpa soa=
> 		refresh=3600 ttl=3600
> 		ns=ns1.coraid.com
> 		ns=ns2.coraid.com
> 	
> 	# and the entries.
> 	dom=130.128.39.14.65.in-addr.arpa
> 	dom=131.128.39.14.65.in-addr.arpa
> 
> - erik