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<small><font color="#3333ff"><tt>=></tt><tt>dig -x 44.24.240.173
@a.ns.hamwan.net.</tt></font><tt><br>
</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>; <<>> DiG 9.2.4 <<>> -x
44.24.240.173 @a.ns.hamwan.net.</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>; (1 server found)</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>;; global options: printcmd</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>;; Got answer:</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status:
NOERROR, id: 55622</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>;; flags: qr aa rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0,
ADDITIONAL: 0</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>;; QUESTION SECTION:</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>;173.240.24.44.in-addr.arpa. IN PTR</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>;; ANSWER SECTION:</tt><tt><br>
</tt><b><tt><font color="#006600">173.240.24.44.in-addr.arpa. 3600
IN PTR ae7q.hamwan.net</font>.</tt></b><tt><br>
</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>;; Query time: 147 msec</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>;; SERVER: 44.24.244.2#53(44.24.244.2)</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>;; WHEN: Thu May 15 20:44:05 2014</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 73</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt><br>
</tt><font color="#3333ff"><tt>=></tt><tt>dig ae7q.hamwan.net.
@a.ns.hamwan.net.</tt></font><tt><br>
</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>; <<>> DiG 9.2.4 <<>>
ae7q.hamwan.net. @a.ns.hamwan.net.</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>; (1 server found)</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>;; global options: printcmd</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>;; Got answer:</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status:
NOERROR, id: 46180</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>;; flags: qr rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1,
ADDITIONAL: 0</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>;; QUESTION SECTION:</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>;ae7q.hamwan.net. IN A</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>;; AUTHORITY SECTION:</tt><tt><br>
</tt><b><font color="#cc0000"><tt>ae7q.hamwan.net. 3600
IN NS ns1.ae7q.ampr.org.</tt></font></b><tt><br>
</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>;; Query time: 101 msec</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>;; SERVER: 44.24.244.2#53(44.24.244.2)</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>;; WHEN: Thu May 15 20:45:39 2014</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 64</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt><br>
</tt><font color="#3333ff"><tt>=>dig ns1.ae7q.ampr.org.
@ampr.org.</tt></font><tt><br>
</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>; <<>> DiG 9.2.4 <<>>
ns1.ae7q.ampr.org. @ampr.org.</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>; (1 server found)</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>;; global options: printcmd</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>;; Got answer:</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status:
NOERROR, id: 27978</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>;; flags: qr aa rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 7,
ADDITIONAL: 1</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>;; QUESTION SECTION:</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>;ns1.ae7q.ampr.org. IN A</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>;; ANSWER SECTION:</tt><tt><br>
</tt><b><font color="#006600"><tt>ns1.ae7q.ampr.org. 3600
IN A 44.24.240.173</tt></font></b><tt><br>
</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>;; AUTHORITY SECTION:</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>ampr.org. 3600 IN NS
ampr-dns.in-berlin.de.</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>ampr.org. 3600 IN NS ampr.org.</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>ampr.org. 3600 IN NS
munnari.OZ.AU.</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>ampr.org. 3600 IN NS
ns1.defaultroute.net.</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>ampr.org. 3600 IN NS
ns2.threshinc.com.</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>ampr.org. 3600 IN NS
ns0.comgw.net.</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>ampr.org. 3600 IN NS
hamradio.ucsd.edu.</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>ampr.org. 3600 IN A 44.0.0.1</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>;; Query time: 157 msec</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>;; SERVER: 44.0.0.1#53(44.0.0.1)</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>;; WHEN: Thu May 15 20:47:46 2014</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 263</tt></small><br>
<br>
Now, this is not correct. While I appreciate the PTR record for
44.24.240.173, it needs to point to a <b>hostname</b> record ("A"
or CNAME"), not a <b>domainname</b> record. This is not the fault
of the PTR record, but the record that it points to: The NS record
for ae7q.hamwan.net effectively declares ae7q.hamwan.net as a <b>subdomain</b>,
with ns1.ae7q.ampr.org as its<b> nameserver</b>. Now,
ns1.ae7q.ampr.org has the IP address of 44.24.240.173, but that
doesn't mean that the domain ae7q.hamwan.net is anywhere near
44.24.240.x.<br>
<br>
The correct solution to this problem is to replace the NS record for
ae7q.hamwan.net with a reference to a host; eg:<br>
<ol>
<li><font color="#006600"><tt>ae7q.hamwan.net. 3600 IN A
</tt><tt>44.24.240.173</tt></font></li>
<li><font color="#006600"><tt>ae7q.hamwan.net. 3600 IN CNAME
ns1.ae7q.ampr.org.</tt></font><br>
</li>
</ol>
The administrative advantage of the CNAME is that if my IP address
changes, you don''t have to change the forward record (you'll still
have to update PTR records). The administrative disadvantage is
that the CNAME is dependent upon a different administrative
organization. However, neither solution above allows for
ae7q.hamwan.net to be a subdomain.<br>
<br>
If you want to allow ae7q.hamwan.net to be a subdomain, you need to
lay the following foundation:<br>
<br>
<font color="#006600"><tt>173.240.24.44.in-addr.arpa. 3600 IN
PTR ns1.ae7q.hamwan.net. ; (or ns1.ae7q.ampr.org.)</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>ae7q.hamwan.net. 3600 IN NS
ns1.ae7q.hamwan.net. ; (or ns1.ae7q.ampr.org.)</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>ns1.ae7q.hamwan.net. 3600 IN A </tt><tt>44.24.240.173
; (</tt><tt>if </tt></font><font color="#006600"><tt><font
color="#006600"><tt>ns1.ae7q.ampr.org. is not used</tt></font>)</tt></font><br>
<br>
That by itself will not allow <b>me</b> to add subdomain records,
but it lays the foundation. I prefer creating ns1.ae7q.hamwan.net
(all three records above), as it keeps the records independent of a
different administrative organization.<br>
<br>
If you want to get carried away, you could also add the following
record:<br>
<br>
<font color="#006600"><tt><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.ae7q.hamwan.net">www.ae7q.hamwan.net</a>. 3600 IN CNAME
ns1.ae7q.</tt></font><font color="#006600"><tt><font
color="#006600"><tt>hamwan.net</tt></font>.</tt></font><font
color="#006600"><tt> ; (or ns1.ae7q.ampr.org.)</tt></font><br>
<br>
-- Dean<br>
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