hi,
I want to ask some folks out there that maintain reverse DNS queries
of their respective IP blocks. I want to know if there is a need for
me to contact my upstream provider. I am in charge of 2 /24's under
LACNIC. I've already registered my DNS servers on LACNIC. but for some
weird reason it's not owning reverse resolves. any tips would be
gladly appreciated.thanks,
b
You can use the dig utility that usually comes with bind to trace the NS records for the ip block down, just run:
# dig 255.254.253.252.in-addr.arpa @a.root-servers.net NS +trace
That will tell you what nameserver is directing you where. You can also use this web-based utility to query the root nameservers to figure out where your queries are being directed to: dnscheck: complete dns traversal checking . Just make sure you are entering your ip in the reverse-dns, *.in-addr.arpa format, and not the actual ip address.
> Slighty related...
>
> Can people please post their recommended reverse dns naming conventions for a small ISP with growth and scalability in mind.
> I already have one drawn up, but I would like to contrast and compare
>
> Thanks
ip4.1-2-3.static.ourdomain.net