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Devlin_T_149357's avatar
Devlin_T_149357
Apr 06, 2018

Which Local DNS Does GTM/DNS Use?

Hi all   In a situation where we have a client that sends its DNS query to its local DNS, and that LDNS then forwards to another DNS server, which then has a sub-zone delegated to the GTM/DNS; wil...
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Stanislas_Piro2's avatar
Stanislas_Piro2
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Apr 06, 2018

Hi,

 

each DNS forwarder hides the source requester.

 

If :

 

  • the client requests ForwarderA
  • ForwarderA requests ForwarderB
  • ForwarderB requests root server,then zone servers and sub-zone servers (GTM)

GTM will see ForwarderB as client.

 

DNS forwarder role is like a proxy, DNS server Role is the server which have the database.

 

If you create a sub-zone gslb.company.com with GTM as NS records, the request is not done by company.com server, but by the forwarder which receive NS answer.