topic Re: DNS Version question in Operating System - HP-UX

DNS Version question

David S. Bell — Thu, 19 Feb 2004 08:27:38 GMT

I'm currently running my Primary DNS version(4.9.7) on an old E-class HPUX system and would like to upgrade to run with Linux DNS version(9.1.2). The question I have is; Are my secondary DNS systems still running version (4.9.7) going to work with the new primary with the $TTL statements in the zone files?

Thanks in advance,
DB

Re: DNS Version question

Ravi_8 — Thu, 19 Feb 2004 08:42:18 GMT

Hi David

I don't think so (though practically not tried). secondary receive data from primary,
since in your case there is version difference (other features as well) it may fail

Re: DNS Version question

Steven E. Protter — Thu, 19 Feb 2004 09:38:38 GMT

You are going to want to upgrade the secondary servers as well.

The DNS database strucuture is updated in the new version and I doubt it would work.

Plus 4.9.x is a security problem waiting to happen.

SEP

Re: DNS Version question

harry d brown jr — Thu, 19 Feb 2004 09:52:49 GMT

Why not upgrade to BIND 9.2??

http://www.software.hp.com/cgi-bin/swdepot_parser.cgi/cgi/displayProductInfo.pl?productNumber=BIND9.2

live free or die
harry

Re: DNS Version question

Jeroen Peereboom — Thu, 19 Feb 2004 11:00:05 GMT

DB,

according to the Release Notes http://www.docs.hp.com/hpux/pdf/5969-4366.pdf
it may work under certain conditions.
However, it is advised to upgrade.

JP.

Re: DNS Version question

David S. Bell — Thu, 19 Feb 2004 13:32:33 GMT

Thank you to all who responded. I ended up configuring a secondary DNS on another HPUX box on a test network along with a Linux primary and found that the zone transfer does work.

Thanks again. I will be upgrading all the secondary DNS servers, I didn't want to have to do them all at once.

DB