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201-450 · Question #40

Which of the following sentences is true for the shown BIND9 configuration? options { directory "/var/named"; allow-query { any; }; allow-recursion {127.0.0.1; 10.0.0.0/24; }; forwarders…

The correct answer is B. If the server doesn't know the answer to a query, it sends a recursive query to 192.168.0.4. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

Networking Configuration

Question

Which of the following sentences is true for the shown BIND9 configuration? options { directory "/var/named"; allow-query { any; }; allow-recursion {127.0.0.1; 10.0.0.0/24; }; forwarders {192.168.0.4; }; forward first; }; zone"." { type hint; file "named.ca"; };

Options

  • AAny host, from any network, may use this server as its main DNS server.
  • BIf the server doesn't know the answer to a query, it sends a recursive query to 192.168.0.4.
  • CIf the server doesn't know the answer to a query, it sends a query to a root DNS server.
  • DHosts in the network 10.0.0.0/24 will be able to ask for zone transfers.
  • EIf the server doesn't know the answer to a query, it sends a recursive query to 192.168.0.4 and,

How the community answered

(19 responses)
  • A
    5% (1)
  • B
    79% (15)
  • C
    11% (2)
  • D
    5% (1)

Topics

#BIND9#DNS forwarding#forward first#allow-recursion

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