[Dnsmasq-discuss] how to set NS for a zone?

Matthias Andree matthias.andree at gmx.de
Fri Mar 4 20:56:59 GMT 2011


I wrote:

> > Dnsmasq is not supposed to run as an authoritative server - it doesn't
> > support SOA or NS records, for instance.

Richard Voigt concluded:

> That prevents it from running as a parent zone.  As Carlos has said, the
> parent zone needs to provide the NS record for subzones, otherwise there
> would be no way to know which server to query for the NS record in the
> first place.

I think the dnsmasq documentation does not advertise the software as an authoritative server, or a fully-fledged resolver -- although it could possibly be clearer by providing a section "Dnsmasq is not...". 

The sections that state it provides DNS to a LAN isn't talking much about DNS functionality.

Hope that helps.
-- 
Matthias Andree




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