Delegation or PEBKAC problems?

[Todd Snyder]

>It works that way, sometimes.
>
>If recursion is enabled on your server, it will query the other servers
in 
>the NS records on behalf of the resolver and return what it finds.  If 
>recursion is off, it will just return the NS records and the resolver
is 
>expected to follow them (and some really dumb resolvers might not be
able
>to do that).
>
>If your first server can't talk to the other (delegated zone's) NS's
(say 
>because of a firewall issue) you can get something that matches what
you 
>seem to be getting.

Thanks John.

>From the first server, I can talk to the delegated nameserver no
problem.  We thought it might be firewall/acl related, but digs confirm
that they can talk directly without problem.  They are, logically
speaking, on the same switch, with no firewalls between.

Todd.


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