6.1 Example 1
The hostmaster of the company decides to administer the primary name server on one of the company’s computers. The server is called ns.company.tld and has the IP address 194.149.10.11. The ns.company.tld server runs on UNIX and BIND version 4.9. (Windows 2000/2003 has a similar configuration.) The administrator wants to administer the secondary name server on an ISP name server called ns.provider.net.
The following diagram shows the hierarchy of name servers, and the sections below describe the individual configuration files or their sections that specify the required delegation:
Figure 6.1: Domain delegation
6.1.1 Server ns.company.tld
This server acts as a primary server for the company.tld zone.
File named.boot
... primary company.tld company.tld.zone ...
File company.tld.zone
@ IN SOA ns.company.tld hostmaster.company.tld ( 1998082402 ; Serial 28800 ; Refresh 8 hours 7200 ; Retry 2 hour 604800 ; Expire 7 days 86400 ) ; Minimum TTL 1 day ; ns records specifying the authoritative...
