Hi,
I'm currently trying to get a grasp on DNS and Bind. I admit the documentation is quite confusing, either too laconic or way too detailed. So I'm trying to start from a working example, and then bite my way through it.
I have a sample named.conf file from Carla Schroder's Linux Cookbook. In the opening global options, I have this :
listen-on { 127.0.0.1; 10.11.12.1; }; allow-recursion { 127.0.0.0/8; 10.11.12.0/24; };
As far as I understand, the purpose of these two stanzas is to limit access to the DNS server to 1) the server itself and 2) the local 10.11.12.0/24 network. In that case, there seems to be some redundancy in the syntax. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Can someone please explain (in plain words) the exact meaning of these stanzas ?
Thanks,
Niki