This may be the problem. NDEV (AKA USDatacenters) allocated us 6 addresses, 254.235.216.230- 254.235.216-235.
On 8 Feb 2002 at 13:37, Derek D. Martin wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > At some point hitherto, John Abreau hath spake thusly: > > jabr@asgard:~ $ host 216.235.254.231 > > 231.254.235.216.in-addr.arpa. domain name pointer asgard.blu.org. > > > > This works fine locally on the blu.org server, where it refers to its > > own dns server on localhost. From outside the blu.org server, using > > some other dns server, the reverse lookup fails: > > Do you own the entire C block? I understand there are tricks you can > do to be responsible for a portion of a C block, and I think BIND 9 > actually has features built into it to allow for that. However, older > versions of BIND were not intended to accomodate networks smaller than > a full class C. You may need to get your upstream provider (or > whoever has been delegated to do reverse DNS for that block) to assign > reverse DNS for you, as I have had to do in the past. > > If you DO own the entire C block, you may still need to get your > provider to delegate reverse lookups for it to your server. > > According to my DNS server, US Datacenters is responsible for that C > block: > > > set type=ns > > 254.235.216.in-addr.arpa > Server: 172.16.1.1 > Address: 172.16.1.1#53 > > Non-authoritative answer: > 254.235.216.in-addr.arpa nameserver = NS2.USDATACENTERS.COM. > 254.235.216.in-addr.arpa nameserver = NS3.USDATACENTERS.COM. > 254.235.216.in-addr.arpa nameserver = NS1.USDATACENTERS.COM. > > Authoritative answers can be found from: > NS2.USDATACENTERS.COM internet address = 216.235.240.12 > NS3.USDATACENTERS.COM internet address = 216.235.240.16 > NS1.USDATACENTERS.COM internet address = 216.235.240.11 > > You'll need to get them to delegate it, or to assign reverse addresses > for you. Or play other DNS games that they may not be willing to > play. > > [They could do something like this (syntax not tecnically correct for > purposes of demonstration only): > > 231.254.235.216.in-addr.arpa IN NS asgard.blu.org > > Some providers shy away from doing this, as it makes their config > kinda messy and/or cuz they like to maintain control... They'd need > one NS record for each address you have, IIRC.] > > - -- > Derek Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - --------------------------------------------- > I prefer mail encrypted with PGP/GPG! > GnuPG Key ID: 0x81CFE75D > Retrieve my public key at http://pgp.mit.edu > Learn more about it at http://www.gnupg.org > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org > > iD8DBQE8ZBsDdjdlQoHP510RAmMoAJ0QvIS4qOm9J7nsFMCmNHgQsaqwRQCeNbIe > hYvoDxstaWal/fELPKA8EbU= > =AKpY > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > ***************************************************************** > To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the text 'unsubscribe gnhlug' in the message body. > ***************************************************************** -- Jerry Feldman Portfolio Partner Engineering 508-467-4315 http://www.testdrive.compaq.com/linux/ Compaq Computer Corp. 200 Forest Street MRO1-3/F1 Marlboro, Ma. 01752 ***************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the text 'unsubscribe gnhlug' in the message body. *****************************************************************
