Not using .local, using my on domain.com. Unless I am missing something I am not sure the use of .local will resolve what I am seeing.
I will also take at a look at the draft you mention below. ========================================= John Jason Brzozowski Comcast Cable e) mailto:[email protected] o) 609-377-6594 m) 484-962-0060 w) http://www.comcast6.net ========================================= On 9/9/11 2:07 PM, "Teemu Savolainen" <[email protected]> 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... > >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 <tel:609-377-6594> >m) 484-962-0060 <tel: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
