Reverse lookup on a subnet

bill bmanning at karoshi.com
Wed Dec 17 20:48:16 UTC 2003


> >>Is it at all possible to set up a reverse-zone for a subnet like this?
> > 
> > 
> > See RFC 2317.  There's also a section in the "DNS & BIND" book that 
> > explains it.
> > 
> 
> Um. Okay. What happens if I do not use reverse lookup at all?
> 

	Well, if its your prefix and you don't publish the data,
	then not only do YOU "not use reverse lookup at all",
	NO one else on the Internet will be able to do a reverse
	lookup on your delegated address space.

--bill


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