On Tue, 23 Feb 1999, Kenneth Porter wrote:
> On Tue, 23 Feb 1999 15:58:42 -0700, Derek Scherger wrote:
>> I can't seem to select which
>> nameserver to query for the connection I want. Are there any bind
>> guru's out there that have ideas on how to do this? I don't know a lot
>> about named configuration but I'm learning! Perhaps there's a way to
>> configure a local named to be somewhat selective about which
>> nameserver it sends queries to for specific domains.
> named uses the "options { forwarders { ... } }" section in
> /etc/named.conf to learn where to forward requests to. Use different
> copies of this file for each forwarder list you want to use, and send a
> HUP signal to named when you change copies to get it to reload its
> settings.
I think Derek wants this to happen automatically based on the name of
the requested address, not manually. I think that to do it right requires
a level of named-enlightenment beyond me, but I did participate in a
discussion of it last month.
OK, I will show mercy and provide the discussion from my personal
archives. I don't know who makes the archives public, but it would be
nice if someone did ... and if someone added these items to the FAQ.
Note: for each of the following suggestions the magic "echo 5 >
/proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_dynaddr" is likely required in your startup scripts.
My suggestions on 1999-01-17:
1) Enter your commonly used hosts into /etc/hosts. Many problems
with this, but it's quick and simple. Just remember to keep it
up-to-date.
2) More accurate: arrange zone transfers from the nameservers on
the zones you are accessing. Some sites restrict zone transfers
for security reasons, though.
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> countered with:
Set up your named to 'serve' the company's primary domain, and it
specifies NS records for all of the subdomains you're likely to
use. It'll also need to have all the top-level hosts, such as
www.foo.com.
As I'm thinking about it, this would almost work in my case.
However, there are some subdomains I may have to use that I don't
know about.
I added the question:
Hmm ... good ... what would happen if you set up an NS record for
the primary domain?
I'd like to find the answer to that question, so if you try this, please
let us know how it worked out.
Ed
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