29.4. DNS Server

29.4.1. DNS Resource as Server

To configure the DNS Resource as a Server type the following command:

[11:56:50] ABILIS_CPX:s p dns act:yes server:yes

COMMAND EXECUTED

[11:57:20] ABILIS_CPX:d p dns

RES:Dns - Not Saved (SAVE CONF), Not Refreshed (INIT) -------------------------
       ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Run    DESCR:Domain_Name_System
       LOG:NO           ACT:YES
       udp-locport:53   SRCADD:OUT-IP                      TOS:0-N
       wdir:C:\APP\DNS\
       - Resolver -------------------------------------------------------------
       SERVERS:AUTO
       PRIMARY:#                 SECONDARY:#
       DELAY:5                   RTY:1
       CACHE:YES                 cache-size:500
       - Relay/Server ---------------------------------------------------------
       RELAY:NO                  relay-size:500            RELAY-TOUT:10
       RELAY-BLACKLIST:YES       RELAY-BLACKLIST-BYPASS:#
       SERVER:YES
       IPSRC:*                   IPSRCLIST:#

Filters on the IP addresses allowed to the DNS service can be applied by combining the parameters IPSRC and IPSRCLIST.

In the following example, the “DNS_Allowedlist will be created and the range of IP from 192.168.1.10 to 192.168.1.50 will be added; otherwise, the address 192.168.1.100 will be set as the IP address Source.

[17:46:50] ABILIS_CPX:list create DNS_Allowed ir IP_Addresses_allowed_to_DNS_service

COMMAND EXECUTED

[17:48:04] ABILIS_CPX:a list:dns_allowed 192.168.1.10:192.168.1.50

COMMAND EXECUTED

[17:48:19] ABILIS_CPX:d list:dns_allowed

- Not Saved (SAVE CONF) -------------------------------------------------------

LIST:DNS_Allowed          - IR
     IP_Addresses_allowed_to_DNS_service
     192.168.001.010:192.168.001.050

[17:49:20] ABILIS_CPX:s p dns ipsrc:192.168.1.100 ipsrclist:dns_allowed

COMMAND EXECUTED

[17:49:23] ABILIS_CPX:d p dns

RES:Dns - Not Saved (SAVE CONF), Not Refreshed (INIT) -------------------------
       ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Run    DESCR:Domain_Name_System
       LOG:NO           ACT:YES
       udp-locport:53   SRCADD:OUT-IP                      TOS:0-N
       wdir:C:\APP\DNS\
       - Resolver -------------------------------------------------------------
       SERVERS:AUTO
       PRIMARY:#                 SECONDARY:#
       DELAY:5                   RTY:1
       CACHE:YES                 cache-size:500
       - Relay/Server ---------------------------------------------------------
       RELAY:NO                  relay-size:500            RELAY-TOUT:10
       RELAY-BLACKLIST:YES       RELAY-BLACKLIST-BYPASS:#
       SERVER:YES
       IPSRC:192.168.001.100     IPSRCLIST:DNS_Allowed
[Caution]Caution

To activate the changes made on the upper case parameters, execute the initialization command init res:dns; while to set act the changes made on the lowercase parameters a save conf and an Abilis restart are required (i.e. With warm start command).

29.4.2. DNS Server Table

DNS server table can store up to 300 definitions (association between IP address and name). The table can be displayed with the following command. The d dns ? command displays the meaning of parameters.

[17:08:16] ABILIS_CPX:d dns server

Total records:0     Direct Lookup:0     Reverse Lookup:0     D&R Lookup:0

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ID: DIR: NAME:                                           IP:             TTL:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     *** NO DNS SERVER ENTRIES DEFINED ***

Meaning of the fields:

ID

DNS table entry identifier

DIR

Usage of the record [D (direct): domain names are translated into IP addresses; R (reverse): it is allowed the inverse lookup of the DNS record; DR (direct and reverse): the two features are allowed].

NAME

domain name.

IP

IP address.

TTL

The Time To Live sets the duration storage into a DNS cache system before it's considered expired.

The previous DNS records Table can be managed with these commands:

  • d dns : displays all Local DNS server table entries;

  • d dns filter:val [filter:val] : displays any Local DNS server table entry matching the specified filter(s);

  • a dns id:val name:<name> ip:<ip> [par:val] : adds a Local DNS server table entry;

  • c dns id:val : clears a Local DNS server table entry;

  • s dns id:val [par:val] : sets parameters of a Local DNS server table entry.

Example: assign to the IP addresses 192.168.1.20 and 192.168.1.30 the domain names john.lan and frank.lan; the first entry will be set as direct, while the second as “both” (direct+reverse).

[17:10:12] ABILIS_CPX:a dns server id:1 dir:d name:john.lan ip:192.168.1.20

COMMAND EXECUTED

[17:10:21] ABILIS_CPX:a dns server id:2 dir:dr name:frank.lan ip:192.168.1.30

COMMAND EXECUTED

[17:10:46] ABILIS_CPX:d dns server

- Not Saved (SAVE CONF) -------------------------------------------------------
Total records:2     Direct Lookup:1     Reverse Lookup:0     D&R Lookup:1

- Direct Lookup records: ------------------------------------------------------
ID: DIR: NAME:                                           IP:             TTL:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1   D    john.lan                                        192.168.001.020 3600
2   DR   frank.lan                                       192.168.001.030 3600

- Reverse Lookup records: -----------------------------------------------------
ID: DIR: NAME:                                           IP:             TTL:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2   DR   frank.lan                                       192.168.001.030 3600
[Caution]Caution

Changes made in the DNS Server Table don't require initialization commands.

Set the PC DNS address to point to the IP address of the CPX. Now ping from a PC one of the domain names configured in the DNS server table; the result will be:

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>ping frank.lan

Esecuzione di Ping frank.lan [192.168.0.30] con 32 byte di dati:

Risposta da 192.168.0.30: byte=32 durata<10ms TTL=128
Risposta da 192.168.0.30: byte=32 durata<10ms TTL=128
Risposta da 192.168.0.30: byte=32 durata<10ms TTL=128
Risposta da 192.168.0.30: byte=32 durata<10ms TTL=128

Statistiche Ping per 192.168.0.30:
    Pacchetti: Trasmessi = 4, Ricevuti = 4, Persi = 0 (0% persi),
Tempo approssimativo percorsi andata/ritorno in millisecondi:
    Minimo = 0ms, Massimo =  0ms, Medio =  0ms

29.4.3. DNS Resolver Table

The DNS resolver gives the chance to choose two different set of DNS:

  • One for domain lookup (translation from host name to IP address);

  • One for reverse lookup (translation from IP address to host name).

Each set is composed from a primary and a secondary DNS server.

Use the following command to add a primary DNS Server (IP address 1.1.1.1) and a secondary DNS Server (IP address 2.2.2.2) for the domain mydomain.test. The DNS resource uses these servers to resolve <any>.mydomain.test.

[19:32:57] ABILIS_CPX:a dns resolver domain id:1 name:mydomain.test  pri:1.1.1.1 sec:2.2.2.2

COMMAND EXECUTED

[19:33:08] ABILIS_CPX:d dns resolver domain

- Not Saved (SAVE CONF) -------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ID: NAME:                                       PRI:            SEC:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1   mydomain.test                               001.001.001.001 002.002.002.002

[19:33:34] ABILIS_CPX:save conf

VALIDATION IN PROGRESS ...
VALIDATION SUCCESSFULLY EXECUTED

SAVE EXECUTED

Type the command s dns resolver domain id:1 [parameterN:valueN] to modify an existing entry.

[10:09:54] ABILIS_CPX:s dns resolver domain id:1 pri:3.3.3.3

COMMAND EXECUTED

[10:12:57] ABILIS_CPX:d dns resolver domain

- Not Saved (SAVE CONF) -------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ID: NAME:                                       PRI:            SEC:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1   mydomain.test                               003.003.003.003 002.002.002.002

[10:12:58] ABILIS_CPX:save conf

VALIDATION IN PROGRESS ...
VALIDATION SUCCESSFULLY EXECUTED

SAVE EXECUTED

Use the following command to clear the entry identified by id:N.

[10:19:52] ABILIS_CPX:c dns resolver domain id:1

COMMAND EXECUTED

[10:20:02] ABILIS_CPX:d dns resolver domain

- Not Saved (SAVE CONF) -------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ID: NAME:                                       PRI:            SEC:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                *** NO DNS RESOLVER DOMAIN ENTRIES DEFINED ***

Use the following command to add a primary DNS Server (IP address 192.168.0.1) and a secondary DNS Server (IP address 192.168.0.2) for the IP network 10.10.10.0/24. The DNS resource uses these servers to do a reverse lookup for the net 10.10.10.0/24.

[19:36:11] ABILIS_CPX:a dns resolver reverse id:1 net:10.10.10.0/24 pri:192.168.0.1 sec:192.168.0.2

COMMAND EXECUTED

[19:36:43] ABILIS_CPX:d dns resolver reverse

- Not Saved (SAVE CONF) -------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ID: NET:                                        PRI:            SEC:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1   010.010.010.000/24                          192.168.000.001 192.168.000.002

[19:37:04] ABILIS_CPX:save conf

VALIDATION IN PROGRESS ...
VALIDATION SUCCESSFULLY EXECUTED

SAVE EXECUTED

Displaying, modifying or clearing an entry can be done using the same command explained above, replacing the domain with reverse:

Table 29.1. Managing DNS resolver table

d dns resolver reverseto display the reverse DNS Resolver parameters
s dns resolver reverse pri:192.168.0.5to set the IP address of primary DNS Server equal to 192.168.0.5
c dns resolver reverse id:1to clear the entry identified by id equal to 1