Re: problem forwarding a subdomain

In article <ckmj3r$1cel$1@sf1.isc.org>,
Mauricio Prates <mauricio_prates@sicredi.com.br> wrote:

> Hello there, I have the follow situation, one DNS Server with domain
> "anything.com" and another DNS Server with subdomain
> "01.0001.anything.com". I have configured the second DNS to local resolv
> the subdomain "01.0001.anything.com" and forward the domain
> "anything.com" to the first DNS server. This is working fine, for
> example, from the computer "comp1.anything.com" I can resolv the name
> "fileserver.anything.com".
>
> And I have configured the first DNS server to local resolv the domain
> "anything.com" and forward the subdomain "01.0001.anything.com", but
> this isn't working, for example, from "fileserver.01.0001.anything.com"
> I can't resolv "comp1.anything.com".
>
> Anyone knows wath I have to do to have this situation working ?
>
> Here are part of my named.conf
>
> FIRST DNS SERVER
> zone "01.0001.anything.com" in {
> type forward;
> forwarders { 10.3.4.1; };
>
>
> SECOND DNS SERVER
> zone "anything.com" in {
> type forward;
> forwarders { 172.21.12.101; 172.21.12.100; };
>
>
> Btw, I'm using BIND 9.2.2 and SUSE 9.0 in the both servers.

Does the zone file for anything.com on the first server include NS
records for 01.0001.anything.com? Forwarders are only followed when a
subdomain is delegated out of the authoritative zone.

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