System Administration Guide: Naming and Directory Services (DNS, NIS, and LDAP)

Example hosts.rev Files

The following code examples show hosts.rev files for the two master servers on the two networks:


Example 5–10 Example doc.rev File for dnsmastr server


; SOA rec
6.45.123.in-addr.arpa.  IN SOA sirius.doc.com. sysop.centauri.doc.com. (
                           19970331    ; serial number
                           10800       ; refresh every 3 hours
                           10800       ; retry every 3 hours
                           604800      ; expire after a week
                           86400 )     ; TTL of 1 day
; Name Servers
6.45.123.in-addr.arpa.  IN  NS  sirius.doc.com.
;Pointer records for 123.45.6
1                       IN  PTR sirius.doc.com.
112                     IN  PTR rigel.doc.com.
90                      IN  PTR antares.doc.com. 
101                     IN  PTR polaris.doc.com. 
79                      IN  PTR procyon.doc.com.
69                      IN  PTR tauceti.doc.com.


Example 5–11 Example hosts.rev File for dnssales Server


; SOA rec
3.22.111.in-addr.arpa.  IN SOA altair.sales.doc.com. \
sysop.polaris.doc.com.(
                           19970331    ; serial number
                           10800       ; refresh every 3 hours
                           10800       ; retry every 3 hours
                           604800      ; expire after a week
                           86400 )     ; TTL of 1 day
; Name Servers
3.22.111.in-addr.arpa.  IN  NS  altair.sales.doc.com.; \
Pointer records for 111.22.3
22                      IN  PTR  luna
23                      IN  PTR  deneb
24                      IN  PTR  phoebus
25                      IN  PTR  deimos
26                      IN  PTR  altair
27                      IN  PTR  ganymede
28                      IN  PTR  europa
29                      IN  PTR  callisto