On Sep 9, 2011, at 11:07 AM, Teemu Savolainen wrote: > Are the local names having some specific suffix in use, such as ".local" (or > just names without dots, like "example")? I was thinking if > draft-ietf-mif-dns-server- > select would be of any use, i.e. in this case the DNS server learn with > DHCPv4 could be configured to have knowledge of ".local" private namespace...
I believe that ".local" is in common use. Simply using names - are you aware of the proposal in ICANN for simply using names in the root zone? http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtld-program.htm > Teemu > > 2011/9/9 Brzozowski, John <[email protected]> > Wanted to share something here to get some feedback and to determine if > this is something that is in scope for HOMENET. > > Consider the following: > > * dual stack home network > * private IPv4 > * global IPv6 > * local DNS that resolves local hosts, this data is not available > authoritatively on the Internet > > My home router supports RFC5006 (not sure the RFC was revised when the > router firmware was developed). There is an IPv6 DNS server configured on > the router which is transmitted in the router advertisements. > > A host on the network supports RFC5006. > > When the host attempts lookups for local resources using the global IPv6 > DNS server address it recurses to the Internet and never gets the answer > it expects for the local network resources. The client resolver also > never attempts to contact the local, private IPv4 DNS server since the > IPv6 DNS is technically responding. Explicit DNS queries to the local, > private DNS servers work but this not really usable. > > Ultimately I had to disable DNS over IPv6 to ensure local and Internet > resources are resolvable. > > In this case the local IPv4 DNS server is a separate server, frankly I am > not sure if having them be the same device ie the home router would make a > difference. I suppose this would depend on the router's DNS capabilities. > > It seems to me that this situation is bound to crop more up as IPv6 > deployments increase. > > John > ========================================= > John Jason Brzozowski > Comcast Cable > e) mailto:[email protected] > o) 609-377-6594 > m) 484-962-0060 > w) http://www.comcast6.net > ========================================= > > > _______________________________________________ > homenet mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/homenet > > _______________________________________________ > homenet mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/homenet
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