Re: [cobalt-users] Secondary Authorative NameServer for a Domain on RaQ4

[Jeff Lasman <blists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Monday 09 February 2004 08:55 am, Al-Juhani wrote:

> My question, when setting up a Secondary DNS for a domain, Do I have
> to use the Primary Server IP address
> or It does not make a difference if I use the same domain virtual IP
> address or any other IP on the Primary Box.

It _could_ make a difference, depending on which version of named you're 
running, and on whether or not you limit where zone transfers can go 
and where they can come from.

Why?

Because the nameserver will always respond with the main IP# of the box, 
no matter what IP# it's contacted on.

We stopped using multiple IP#s for virtual nameservers as soon as the 
registries allowed it; it makes it a lot easier to administer the most 
recent versions of named.

(Remember that since your version of named could change, something that 
works now could stop working later, long after you've forgotten the 
details.)

Jeff
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