Re: dns question

[Jason Opperisano <opie@817west.com>]

On Thu, 2004-11-18 at 07:32, Peter Marshall wrote:
> I am sure this is a stupid question ...but I will ask anyway.  Should I be
> allowing my dns server (in my dmz) connect to root servers ?   At the moment
> it is being bloced, and the only thing it can connect to is my ISP's DNS
> server.  Basically, my dns server serves requests for servers in my dmz for
> my internal users.  If it can't find the hit, it passs the request on to my
> ISP's ... I am trying to clean up my firewall logs, and noticed that the DNS
> server is always trying to query root servers.  I was just not sure if this
> should be allowed.  If it is not, (and I suspect there is no need to) Is
> there a way to make my DNS server stop quering the root servers ?
> 
> PS  DNS is a rh9 box running bind.

if your bind configuration specifies:

        forwarders {
                x.x.x.x;
                x.x.x.x;
                // 24.25.4.107;
                // 24.25.4.108;
                4.2.2.2;
                4.2.2.1;
                4.2.2.3;
        };
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