Reverse nameserver entries in CIDR network

Mark Andrews Mark_Andrews at isc.org
Wed Feb 22 08:16:10 UTC 2006


> I am trying to get my head around reverse nameserver entries :-)
> 
> We have a network 82.130.64/18. This is implemented, as needs must, as
> 64 zone files, one for each /24 subzone (i.e., 64.130.82.in-addr.arpa
> through 127.130.82.in-addr.arpa).
> 
> At present, I'm putting nameserver information in there which is
> identical for each subzone:
> 
>     @ IN NS dns1.ethz.ch.
> 
> So regardless of which subzone is queried, nameserver information shows
> up.
> 
> My question is, is this sensible, standard, expected...?

	Yes.
 
> I'm thinking perhaps all I really need is nameserver information in the
> first subzone, so someone that looks up the nameservers for 82.130.64.0
> gets the right info. The other addresses (say 82.130.100.0) aren't
> really special within the CIDR network, but they do look that way to the
> untutored eye (i.e., they look like /24 network addresses).
> 
> What do others do with nameserver info for classless reverse networks?

	You do exactly that for /9 - /15 and /17 - /23.  For /25 - /32
	you can use any of the methods in RFC 2317.

> Regards, K.
> 
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