DNS and forward

[Joseph S D Yao]

> > >     I'm trying to configure a DNS server for a subdomain, this DNS must
> call
> > > a parent DNS (and not root DNS) for all request out of this subdomain. I
> > > think, that I must use "forward", but all request outside the domain
> aren't
> > > forwarded. How does I configure bind for this task ? Thanks.
> >
> > "forward only".  In antique DNS, "slave".
> 
> I try this option, but it don't seem to work, there is no connection between
> my DNS and the DNS on 192.168.18.1, when I try to resolve a name outside my
> network. for information my named.conf is:
> 
> options {
>  directory "/var/named";
>  forwarders { 192.168.18.1; };
>  forward only;
> };
...

If you're master for a zone, you don't have to turn off forwarders for
it.  ;->