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* DNS access for linux-atm * (by Rui Prior)
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This package is meant for using the NSAP mapping capability of standard DNS
servers (bind-8.2) for the direct and reverse translation of private ATM
addresses. It doesn't break compatibility with ANS service. In fact, the
resolution functions try to use the ANS service first, and only if it fails
DNS is attempted.


INSTALLATION:
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Install the bind package.

I provide some examples of configuration files for you to modify as needed.
These files assume you're currently in a domain named "my.domain" and are
going to create a dummy domain named "atm". Your newly configured DNS server
is going to act as a root server for this domain.
The files are in subdirectory "bind-files".
"named.conf" and "resolv.conf" should go in "/etc", and all other files should
go in "/var/named/zone".
"127.0.0" is for mapping localhost, and you may copy is as is.
"192.168.27" is for reverse lookup of IP hosts on the ATM network (in my case,
the network is the experimental 192.168.27.0).
"atm" contains direct IP and NSAP mapping for hosts on the dummy domain "atm".
"atm-reverse" contains reverse NSAP mapping. Please notice how the order of the
nibbles is inverted, and each nibble is separated by one dot.

After you install all the files, don't forget to do "ndc restart" in order to
inform named of the updates. You should do this every time you modify the
configuration files.

After having all this installed (and, just in case, rebooting :-) you may test
the setup using the provided test program. Go to the "debug" subdirectory
and type "make dnstest". Now test the setup using "dnstest <host>", where
<host> is one of the hosts in your bind configuration files.


IMPORTANT NOTICE:
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I strongly advise you to keep the arpserver on "/etc/hosts.atm".