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IT 3100 Systems Design and Administration I
Domain Name System (DNS) Reverse Domain

Due : September 18, 2009

Assignment: 
Install and configure domain name server software, manage a DNS domain.

Requirements: 

  • Register a reverse domain name with the proper authorities.
  • Configure primary and secondary authoritative domain name servers for a reverse lookup zone.

Register a reverse domain name with the proper authorities: 

  • Identify the correct reverse zone for you ip addresses.
  • Register your domain name with the registrar. Email the IP addresses of your two name servers, and the name of your reverse zone to it3100 AT cs.dixie.edu.

Configure primary and secondary authoritative domain name servers for a reverse lookup zone: 

  • On one system configure the files in /etc/bind/ to become the primary authoritative for the reverse lookup of IPs in your control. (This is the set of 32 IPs checked out to you for this course.)
  • On another system configure the files in /etc/bind/ to become the secondary authoritative for the reverse lookup of IPs in your control. (This is the set of 32 IPs checked out to you for this course.)
  • Your reverse zone is aaa-bbb.ccc.38.144.in-addr.arpa., where aaa is the first number in your control, and bbb is the last number in your control. ccc is something like 210, 211, or 212 depending on your assigned numbers. For example, my zone is 130-145.210.38.144.in-addr.arpa..
  • Verify that your domain name servers are working correctly.
  • Verify that the rest of the domain name system is correctly finding your name server for reverse lookup.

Domain Reverse Details: 

  • Allow hosts from any IP address to lookup information about your reverse domain.
  • Allow your secondary name servers to transfer the entire zone.
  • Automatically notify your secondary servers of changes to your zone.
  • Configure reverse lookup information for each of the IPs used in your forward lookup zone. These names should match the A records from the forward zone.

Pass-off Procedure: 

  • Use the CIT submission system.
  • Submit a text file named dns_info.txt. This file must be a plain text file, with the following format: 
    master: ip_address_of_master
slave: ip_address_of_slave
domain: name.of.domain
ns1:    name.of.ns1
ns2:    name.of.ns2
reverse: reverse.domain
    For example, my file would look like this: 
    master: 144.38.212.48
slave: 144.38.212.49
domain: utahsg.org
ns1:    ns1.utahsg.org
ns2:    ns2.utahsg.org
reverse: 130-145.210.38.144.in-addr.arpa

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