Re: dns for private domain -- Solaris

["Peter & Karin Dambier" <peter () peter-dambier de>]

Hi all,

Solaris might find it cool not to use DNS at all!

You will never notice. You can surfe the internet without DNS
if you have a Solaris workstation.

If you have NIS, Suns nameservice protocol that replaces
both DNS ans /etc/hosts then your workstation might ask a
NIS-server only. If that NIS-server runs a bind resolver
then this NIS server will lookup all your name queries.

A look into /etc/nsswitch.conf and /etc/resolve.conf might
help. 

Regards,
Peter and Karin Dambier

> > --- Ursprüngliche Nachricht ---
> > Von: snort bsd <snortbsd () yahoo com au>
> > An: nanog <nanog () merit edu>
> > Betreff: dns for private domain
> > Datum: Sat, 21 May 2005 13:54:22 +1000 (EST)
> >
> >
> > Hi All:
> >
> > Does a DNS have specific reqirements? I imagine it
> > would not need the root cache file since it would go
> > nowhere except own domain.
>
> You absolutely need a root.zone and a root.zone file
>
> To see what a root.zone file looks like download one.
>
> http://www.kokoom.com/iason/iason70.html
> http://iason.site.voila.fr/iason70.html
>
> show several ways how to get one.
>
> The IASON project may be helpful:
>
> http://www.kokoom.com/iason/
> http://iason.site.voila.fr/
>
> > I set up a DNS (named it as "lab.com") server in the
> > lab and it seems to be working fine; I can resolve
> > hostnames on my linux box and window box, but on Sun
> > Solaris machine I got "non-exist domain" error.
> > Anything specific for the Solaris' resolver or I need
> > to do some extra on my DNS configuration?
>
> You must enter your nameserver in the root.zone file.
>
> Dont let it be "hint" but make ist "master"
>
> The root.zone is a normal zone like any other. Dont get
> afraid of that single "."
>
> Whatever is not found will be looked up in the root.zone.
> There must be a delegation to your existing zone. That is
> all you need. Seeing a root.zone your solaris will run.
>
> The only real problem comes up when you have workstations
> that can see the outside. Which are the real root-servers?
> > TIA
> >
> > Dave
>
> Regards,
>
> Peter and Karin Dambier
> Public-Root

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