Re: Sub-domain delegation for BIND 9.2.3

Apache Apache <apacheusr@hotmail.com> wrote:
> My setup is such that the PriDNS and SlaveDNS are supporting 2 differen=
t=20
> domains (ie. company.abc.com and company.def.com).

> My db.company.def.com file
> ------------------------------------------------
> // db.company.def.com
> @ 4h IN SOA pridns.company.def.com. postmaster.company.def.com. (
> 200105171 // Serial number
> 28800 // Refresh (8 hrs.)
> 7200 // Retry (2 hrs.)
> 604800 // Expire (7 days)
> 86400) // Minimum (1 day)

> IN NS pridns.company.def.com.
> IN NS slavedns.company.def.com.

> pridns.company.def.com. IN A 130.1.2.3
> slavedns.company.def.com. IN A 130.1.2.4


> intranet.company.def.com IN A 130.2.2.8

> // End of db.company.def.com
> ------------------------------------------------

> For root.hint, what are entires can I put??? Can I use the slavedns???

> For the zonefile db.company.abc.com, am I right to say that I need to c=
hange=20
> to as follows:

> ------------------------------------------------
> // db.company.def.com
> @ 4h IN SOA pridns.company.abc.com. postmaster.company.abc.com. (
> 200105171 // Serial number
> 28800 // Refresh (8 hrs.)
> 7200 // Retry (2 hrs.)
> 604800 // Expire (7 days)
> 86400) // Minimum (1 day)

> IN NS pridns.company.abc.com.
> IN NS slavedns.company.abc.com.

> pridns.company.abc.com. IN A 130.1.2.3
> slavedns.company.abc.com. IN A 130.1.2.4

> xyz.company.abc.com. IN NS pridns.xyz.company.abc.com.
> pridns.xyz.company.abc.com. IN A 172.7.8.9


> intranet.company.abc.com IN A 130.1.2.10

> // End of db.company.abc.com
> ------------------------------------------------

> Kindly also advise how do I create a root server??? Can I make use of t=
he=20
> PriDNS??? If yes, what are the file and content to be created???

> It seems like my entire setup is wrong and I would like to have them=20
> corrected.

> Thank you.

It's not that complicated, the root-servers will delegate
the top-domains ( .com and .arpa ) whi in turn will delegate
next level.


It's a chaper in "Managing DNS & Bind" 4.ed by crickett liu, i think
you should read that one before continuing.

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