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DNS Reverse Lookup Fails For Small Networks (Doc ID 762721.1)

Last updated on SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Applies to:

Oracle Communications Internet Name and Address Management - Version 6.1.1 to 6.1.5 [Release 6.1]
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

DNS reverse zone lookup fails for networks that are smaller than a /24 network.

Steps To Reproduce:

  1. Create a network smaller than a /24. (e.g. 192.168.0.128 /25).
    The application creates a network
  2. Create a static host within the network and assign a domain name to it. (eg 192.168.0.129 testhost.com)
  3. Assign the forward and reverse domains as zones and assign it a name server.
  4. After restarting the PIC and DNS server view the DB files and try to do a reverse lookup on the address

Cause

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