Reverse DNS not working for new server

[dhottinger at harrisonburg.k12.va.us]

Ive been trying to get in touch with them all day.

thanks,

ddh


Quoting Dawn Connelly <dawn at zapata.org>:

> Root isn't delegating that class C to your DNS server. Your ISP   
> still owns it.
> Delegation is pointing to ns.shentel.net. and ns2.shentel.net. According to
> ARIN, they own the class B that network is in. If you want to get this fixed,
> your best shot is getting the ISP to subdelegate the class C to you. Here's
> their contact info http://ws.arin.net/whois/?queryinput=O%20!%20SHENTE
>
> Quoting dhottinger at harrisonburg.k12.va.us:
>
>> I have a full class c.
>>
>> Quoting Stephen John Smoogen <smooge at gmail.com>:
>>
>> > On 11/26/06, dhottinger at harrisonburg.k12.va.us
>> > <dhottinger at harrisonburg.k12.va.us> wrote:
>> >> I added a new webmail server several weeks ago.  I made the pert. DNS
>> >> entries to the zone file and the reverse lookup file.  Within my
>> >> domain using my DNS servers everything resolves correctly.  When I do
>> >> an nslookup for 204.111.40.8 I get newproxy.harrisonburg.k12.va.us.
>> >> However, outside my domain I get
>> >> UnKnown can't find 204.111.40.10: Non-existent domain.  Now the rest
>> >> of my ip's resolve correctly.  Heres my zone file:
>> >>
>> >
>> > I think it is because to the reverse DNS tree.. you don't own those ip
>> > addresses, but your ISP:Shentel Service Company  does. So when a
>> > reverse lookup occurs it is going to their DNS server:
>> > ns2.shentel.net. [dig +trace -x 204.111.40.10].
>> >
>> > Unless you have a Class C or your ISP is using classless reverse
>> > delegation, they will always maintain the reverse numbers as tracked
>> > by the outside world.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Stephen J Smoogen. -- CSIRT/Linux System Administrator
>> > How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed
>> > in a naughty world. = Shakespeare. "The Merchant of Venice"
>> >
>> >
>> >
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>>
>> --
>> Dwayne Hottinger
>> Network Administrator
>> Harrisonburg City Public Schools
>>
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Dwayne Hottinger
Network Administrator
Harrisonburg City Public Schools