I have a customer that runs BIND on Linux for S/390 as a slave DNS server to the main windows DNS server(s). The zones are replicated to the slave every so often. This way, a DNS request is satisfied over the Guest LAN instead of hitting the 'real' network.
On Fri, 2004-06-04 at 10:14, Phil Knirsch wrote: > Peter E. Abresch Jr. - at Pepco wrote: > > Is there any method of allowing Linux to perform reverse DNS lookups using > > the /etc/hosts file or some other file? I currently have the interface > > addresses in /etc/hosts but now have a requirement to perform a reverse > > name lookup. I use an external DNS as well but that is under another > > department?s control. I need more specific control in case an interface > > goes down. Thanks. > > > > Do you mean a real reverse DNS lookup? If yes, then it's really tricky > as you need to "simulate" a root server that can do that as reverse DNS > lookups always use the in-addr.arpa domain: > > Looking up e.g. > > 192.168.200.3 > > results in a real DNS query to > > 3.200.168.192.in-addr.arpa > > So your DNS server needs to provide that information directly. There > might be ways around this problem, but i am not aware of any easy > solutions, sorry. > > Read ya, Phil > > -- > Philipp Knirsch | Tel.: +49-711-96437-470 > Development | Fax.: +49-711-96437-111 > Red Hat GmbH | Email: Phil Knirsch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hauptstaetterstr. 58 | Web: http://www.redhat.de/ > D-70178 Stuttgart > Motd: You're only jealous cos the little penguins are talking to me. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- Rich Smrcina Illustro Systems International rsmrcina at illustro.com Catch the WAVV! Update your zSeries skills in 4 days. WAVV 2005 in Colorado Springs, CO May 20-24, 2005 For details see http://www.wavv.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
