Is static-stub something you are looking for? Reference documentation: https://bind9.readthedocs.io/en/v9_18_0/reference.html?highlight=static-stub#zone-types
And in human terms: https://jpmens.net/2011/01/25/binds-new-static-stub-zone-type/ Ondrej -- Ondřej Surý (He/Him) ond...@isc.org My working hours and your working hours may be different. Please do not feel obligated to reply outside your normal working hours. > On 28. 2. 2022, at 21:47, Gregory Sloop <gr...@sloop.net> wrote: > > So, I want to forward all queries for > *.ab.somedomain.local to some other internal DNS servers. > (Records in *.ab.somedomain.local actually are our active domain servers) > > (Yes, I know .local is reserved now, but we've been using it a long time and > changing would be rather painful. Unless there's some horrible consequences, > I think we'll just continue for now. We won't ever use mDNS.) > > zone "ab.somedomain.local" { > type forward; > forward only; > forwarders { 10.0.0.1; 10.0.0.2; 10.0.0.3; }; > }; > > But this doesn't appear to do what I want. > > If I add the above to my regular BIND servers configuration, it doesn't > return results like it's forwarding them. (I get NXDOMAIN for > abc.ab.somedomain.local.) > > If I do a dig @10.0.0.1 abc.ab.somedomain.local from the BIND server, I get a > proper result. (force dig to use the AD name servers directly, instead of > relying on the forward.) > > (And yes the resolv.conf file has the ip addresses of the main internal BIND > servers in it, and those only.) > I've looked and while I think I'm doing it right, I'm not entirely sure. > I figured before I beat my head against the wall for too long, I'd ask the > real experts! :) > > > -- > Visit https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users to unsubscribe from > this list > > ISC funds the development of this software with paid support subscriptions. > Contact us at https://www.isc.org/contact/ for more information. > > > bind-users mailing list > bind-users@lists.isc.org > https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users -- Visit https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users to unsubscribe from this list ISC funds the development of this software with paid support subscriptions. Contact us at https://www.isc.org/contact/ for more information. bind-users mailing list bind-users@lists.isc.org https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users