Re: DNS host name

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From: Deji Akomolafe (deji_at_REMOVEPADDINGakomolafedotcom)
Date: 07/10/04 

Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 16:39:30 -0700

Kevin, you think, perhaps, he's asking for how to check the authoritative NS
for his domain?

like:
nslookup
set q=ns
domainname.whatever

Just guessing. Otherwise, methinks the easiest way to get the "name" of his
"dns server" would be to just look in the DNS console :) 

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> In news:6a6a9040.0407100930.6fc7d973@posting.google.com,
> Daniel Tan <danieltan@time.net.my> posted a question
> Then Kevin replied below:
> > How can i check what is the name of my dns server ?
> > eg,ns.mydomain.com.my . Pls advise. thanks
>
> DNS server does not answer by name, the name you give it is only an alias
> for its IP address. You can create any host name you want for a DNS server
> by creating a host record for the IP DNS listens on. For DNS servers to be
> used for public domain hosting you should create a host name for the IP
DNS
> listens on in a registered domain you have control of.
> If you want your DNS to be known as ns.mydomain.com and you own
mydomain.com
> in your mydomain.com zone create a host named ns for the IP DNS listens
on,
> this will be your local glue record then in the public parent servers
create
> a host for ns.mydomain.com with the IP your DNS listens on.
>
> Sorry to be so long, but there is no simple answer, it is not like a
website
> or a mail server that answers to a specific name, DNS just has a listening
> IP address.
>
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