Re: [cobalt-users] RaQ4 nslookup doesn't work

["Gerald Waugh" <gerald@xxxxxxxxx>]

> I found a file called /etc/named/pri.0.0.127.in-addr.arpa.

You need to create a PTR record in the GUI.
Then you should have a file reveres.ip...in-addr-arpa
Be careful though the cobalt GUI defaults to a /24 network
You need to edit the record and set it to /?? [what ever you have]

If you do not have a full /24 network, you may need to
contact your ISP and tell them you want PTR records in
accordance with RFC-2317.

A typical RFC-2317 compliant delegated subnet would have a name;
pri.32-28.3.2.1.in-addr.arpa this would be a file for a /28 subnet
A /28 subnet has 16 ip addresses
A /29 subnet has  8 ip addresses
A /30 subnet has  4 ip addresses And that's as small as it gets!
A subnet has to have a network address, a gateway address, a broadcast address.
So, a /30 subnet only has one useable ip address.

Setup your PTR record for the domain, and talk to your ISP 
about RFC-2317 classless IN-ADDR.ARPA delegation

Gerald