Dns reversezone not working

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dig PTR 192.168.1.41 is not working for me

But I am getting the answer for the forward zone I checked the configuration files .there are no errors.

1) "is not working" is not really useful. What happens exactly? and 2) always specify which nameserver you query when using `dig` especially since `192.168.1.0/24` is certainly not delegated to you worldwide — Patrick Mevzek, Jun 10 '18 at 23:20

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 08 '18 at 05:14

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dig PTR 192.168.1.41 checks for the PTR record of the IP, which it has not, because the PTR is for the reverse zone (it's a different thing). To check the PTR of a reverse zone use proper hostname from the reverse zone. In your case if the PTR record is properly configured the command is:

dig PTR 41.1.168.192.in-addr.arpa

answered Jun 08 '18 at 05:14

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Or far simpler: `dig -x 192.168.1.41` – Patrick Mevzek Jun 10 '18 at 23:18
dig PTR 41.1.168.192.in-addr.arpa tried but not digging. – Devan T Jun 13 '18 at 16:44

Dns reversezone not working

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