14.4.2.3 IPv6 reverse lookup zone
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Forward
In contrast to the previous options, SX-GATE is not authoritative for the zone but
rather forwards queries to an other name server.
14.4.2.3-A
Entries
Userdefined entries
Here you can define entries for the selected zone. To specify NS records for the zone
itself please use the tab specifically provided for these entries.
The values you have to specify for a new entry depend upon the selected type.
PTR
Maps an IP address to a name.
In the first field you have to supply the numbers missing in the zone name to form
a complete IP address. You can either use normal IPv6 address syntax or you
have to use the PTR record syntax (reverse order of digit, separated by dots).
If for example you want to define a PTR record in zone 2001:db8:0:0: for the
address 2001:db8::1, you could take on of the following entries: ":1", "0:0:0:1" or
"1.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0".
The second field will take the hostname which corresponds to this address.
NS
Defines a name server for a reverse lookup zone.
In the first field you have to fill in the zone for which you want to add a NS record.
Enter the name relative to the currently selected zone. If you have to specify
more than one number, keep in mind that you have to enter them in reversed
order, separated by dots. If for example you want to delegate a nameserver
for "2001:db8:0:1::/64" in zone 2001:db8:0:, you have to type "1.0.0.0", as
in fact you want to delegate "1.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.8.b.d.0.1.0.0.2.ip6.arpa.". Due
to the relative addressing (no trailing dot with "1.0.0.0") the current zone
(0.0.0.0.8.b.d.0.1.0.0.2.ip6.arpa.) is appended automatically.
The second field will take the hostname of the name server. If multiple entries
are defined for the same domain, the client will make a random selection. If the
corresponding DNS is not available, it will try the next address.
14.4.2.3-B
SOA
Each DNS zone must provide a Start Of Authority record which contains administrative
settings. Some of them can be configured here.
Start of authority servername
This option determines the hostname of the primary DNS for the selected zone. Usually
a DNS zone is mirrored by secondary name servers. The value you configured here