> Hi all, > > I'm trying to add a new external host to our DNS (BIND 4.9.5-P1). > I added the entry to db.ourdomain that looks like this: > newhost IN A xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx > and the entry to db.our.external.net that looks like this: > xxx IN PTR newhost.ourdomain.com. > and restarted it. > > An nslookup to both the new ip and the new hostname work from > our network, and a nslookup to the new name from outside our network > works fine, but an nslookup to the new ip from outside returns non-existent > host/domain. What else do I have to change to get the outside to be able to > do gethostbyaddress correctly? I've looked in the O'Reilly "DNS and BIND" > book but the only thing it mentions for this problem is that the PTR isn't > set up > right, but it is setup just like the rest of the hosts, all of which work > fine. Anyone > have any ideas? > > Thanks, > John > If host you are trying to add is outside your IP space then you can't have reverse lookup (IP->name) without making upper level ISP responsible for that outsider IP space making a pointer to your DNS. Ivo. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
