multiple servers, same ip?

Kevin Darcy kcd at daimlerchrysler.com
Mon Aug 12 23:06:21 UTC 2002


php4u at pacbell.net wrote:

> I am running Mandrake 8.2, with Bind 9.2. Alls fine with my current
> setup, but i would like to add two other webservers to the
> configuration. I have one IP (66.120.4.xxx). Can i edit the named.conf
> file to forward requests to these machines;
> 192.168.123.xx1  g4.domain.net
> 192.168.123.xx2  xp.domain.net

If the names in question are in zones properly delegated down from the
root zone, and your nameserver can talk to nameservers at all points in
that delegation chain, then there should be no reason to implement
forwarding in order to resolve these names. But, if you _must_ use
forwarding, you obviously already know how to do that since you already
have one "type forward" zone (for g4.domain.net). So why not just set up
another "type forward" zone for xp.domain.net?

> Also, is anyone familiar with a webpage / website that allows the user
> to enter a domain name, then will produce a page with results of the
> configuration the dns server....kind of like an HTML version of DIG
> results?

Try the "dig" page on http://www.menandmice.com (under DNS Resources>DNS
Tools). Dig doesn't really show you the "configuration [of] the dns
server", though, i.e. /etc/named.conf. That's private information; you
generally have to be logged onto the box to see that, and might even need
elevated privileges.


- Kevin




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