DYnamic DNS

Kevin Darcy kcd at daimlerchrysler.com
Mon Aug 7 20:25:45 UTC 2000


Sigh. Here's a link: ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc2136.txt

There's also a copy in the doc/rfc directory of the BIND distribution (you need
the "doc" tarball for that).


- Kevin

unknown wrote:

> where do isee that
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bind-users-bounce at isc.org [mailto:bind-users-bounce at isc.org]On
> Behalf Of Kevin Darcy
> Sent: Monday, August 07, 2000 1:08 PM
> To: comp-protocols-dns-bind at moderators.isc.org
> Subject: Re: DYnamic DNS
>
> See RFC 2136.
>
>                                                         - Kevin
> John Smith wrote:
>
> > what's dynamic DNS anywy?
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Kevin Darcy" <kcd at daimlerchrysler.com>
> > To: <comp-protocols-dns-bind at moderators.isc.org>
> > Sent: Monday, August 07, 2000 12:42 PM
> > Subject: Re: DYnamic DNS
> >
> > >
> > > In a zone statement. See "allow-update" in doc/html/zone.html in the
> > > "doc" tarball of the BIND distribution. "allow-update" takes an "address
> > > match list", which is described in a different HTML document, and as I
> > said
> > > can include address and/or key references.
> > >
> > >
> > > - Kevin
> > >
> > > Tom Kondoff wrote:
> > >
> > > > I'm curious about this also. Where do you specify "allow update"?
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: kcd at daimlerchrysler.com [mailto:kcd at daimlerchrysler.com]
> > > > Sent: Monday, August 07, 2000 11:46 AM
> > > > To: comp-protocols-dns-bind at moderators.isc.org
> > > > Subject: Re: DYnamic DNS
> > > >
> > > > I'm not aware of any such HOWTO, but is it really that
> > > > difficult? Configure zones with "allow-update" statements (using
> > > > IP addresses, or, if you wish secured updates, key names, or a mix of
> > > > both), then use "nsupdate" (with the -k option if you're using keys),
> > > > some other standalone Dynamic Update utility, or an API, to make the
> > > > updates.
> > > >
> > > > The only real gotcha that comes to mind is that you can't really mix
> > > > Dynamic Update with "static" update mechanisms (i.e. modifications of
> > > > the zone file, $INCLUDE or $GENERATE directives, etc.) for any given
> > > > zone, since "named" will periodically overwrite the zonefile,
> destroying
> > > > whatever changes you've made through means other than Dynamic Update.
> So
> > > > it's pretty much an "all or nothing" switchover for each zone.
> > > >
> > > > - Kevin
> > > >
> > > > Dennis wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi all...
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm sure this has been covered a million times before.
> > > > > Is there a "Dynamic DNS" Howto ?
> > > > >
> > > > > Cheers
> > > > > Dennis
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >






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