Relation between Apache and DNS configuration
- by KayKay
I configured my DNS (bind9) to accept every subdomain, using a wildcarded 'A' record :
*.mydomain.tld. IN A xx.xx.xx.xx
I configured Apache to serve some specific subdomains using virtual hosts :
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName sub1.mydomain.tld
ServerAlias sub1.mydomain.tld
JkMount / sub1JK
JkMount /* sub1JK
</VirtualHost>
when I ping from a remote computer on a subdomain configured in apache I get a response. When I ping on a subdomain that is not configured in apache, the host is not found.
I don't understand why apache configuration would affect DNS resolution like this?
I would appreciate any information that helps me understand this.
Thanks a lot.