DNS Delegation problem.

[Mark_Andrews at isc.org]

> Steven Rostron (srostron at microlink.com.au) wrote:
> : I have been trying to delegate a "com.au" domain name but am having a few
> : problems. When I try to delegate the name I get the error that one DNS
> : server is not listed by the other, I have now tried 3 combinations that the
> : hosting company has given me. The authority for registering the names in
> : Australia says it's the hosting companys fault, while the hosting company
> : says it's the Australian authoritys fault for not being able to load their
> : DNS details.
> 
> : Anyone had similar problems or knows whose fault this really is?
> 
> : Regards
> : Steven
> 
> This fun problem.  
> Check: (these are for .com.au, net.au is its own strange case)
> 1) each name server's forward resolution matches their reverse resolution.
> 2) Make sure they are all accessable from the outside.
> 3) make sure they are all listed as NS records.
> 4) make sure that only things listed in NS records are listed on the delegation form.
> 5) Makesure NAT isn't causing problems.
> 
> Its nice that they make sure DNS servers are working correctly when you delegate but
> it can be a royal pain when you have to switch DNS servers in a hurry.
> 
> Now if anyone knows hot to get bind 8.* to say its authoritative when
> its not, I would love to know the trick.  I've got a box that lives on 192.168.*.*
> that is my backup dns server but because of the rules of the aunic, If I list
> its self as authortative using the 192.168.** address then it will report
> one of its NS records is 192.168.*.* which I don't want since its on the far
> side of a cisco doing NAT (which only wokrs with udp, not tcp so zone transfers 
> are fun too).
> 
> -tim
> http://web.abnormal.com
> 
> 
	And quite correctly to.  Allowing references to private
	address space to leak out onto the internet as a whole
	is bad.  Create a new A record which only has the
	public interfaces in it and use it instead when
	registering.

	Mark
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