Want to know if there is any way to add custom RR type.(like ip ipv6)

2011-09-13 Thread Onha Choe
Im trying to make a new addressing scheme, and want to use bind to provide name service. The addressing is not compatible with known ones, and thus need to extend to support mine. Is there any way to do this? preferably innately supported by bind9?

Re: Want to know if there is any way to add custom RR type.(like ip ipv6)

2011-09-13 Thread Warren Kumari
On Sep 13, 2011, at 9:49 AM, Onha Choe wrote: Im trying to make a new addressing scheme, and want to use bind to provide name service. The addressing is not compatible with known ones, and thus need to extend to support mine. Is there any way to do this? Yes. preferably innately

Re: Want to know if there is any way to add custom RR type.(like ip ipv6)

2011-09-13 Thread Onha Choe
Okay, this seems really nice place to start my work. But just for the sake of convenience, is there a way to rename TYPE# to something that I want? And how should I go about to implement conversion of data back and forth between octets and string rep. in the zone file, as A, , and most

Re: Want to know if there is any way to add custom RR type.(like ip ipv6)

2011-09-13 Thread Jan-Piet Mens
But just for the sake of convenience, is there a way to rename TYPE# to something that I want? If you dig (pun not necessarily intended) into the source of BIND you can actually change the source so that `named' can read your type from a zone master file and `dig' displays it however you wish.

Re: Want to know if there is any way to add custom RR type.(like ip ipv6)

2011-09-13 Thread Onha Choe
Well, I'm going to run the modified bind on a local testbed disconnected of internet. So, no worries on others, this is just for test, and aid with actual protocol development. Thanks on the hint, now I have to find out where to dig first. Any knowledge? On Sep 13, 2011, at 2:43 PM, Jan-Piet

Re: Want to know if there is any way to add custom RR type.(like ip ipv6)

2011-09-13 Thread Jan-Piet Mens
Well, I'm going to run the modified bind on a local testbed disconnected of internet. You won't be causing harm, even if connected. :) Thanks on the hint, now I have to find out where to dig first. Any knowledge? I'm no specialist, but this might get you started: lib/dns/code.h

Re: Want to know if there is any way to add custom RR type.(like ip ipv6)

2011-09-13 Thread Mark Andrews
In message 20110913195959.GB64734@jmbp.local, Jan-Piet Mens writes: Well, I'm going to run the modified bind on a local testbed disconnected of internet. You won't be causing harm, even if connected. :) Thanks on the hint, now I have to find out where to dig first. Any knowledge?