Re: Running my own nameserver

Nate_at_communities.nospam
Date: 02/21/05 

Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 18:23:29 -0700

I understand what you have told me, that part im not figureing out is when I
go to register the domain name and it asks for the name servers I would want
to specify ns1.mynewdomainname.com and ns2.mynewdomainname.com however I do
not know where I specify the IP address for these name servers. somewhere
you have to specify ns1.mynewdomainname.com points to my ip address and I
don't know where that is. From what I can find it seems as though you have
to register the nameserver its self somewhere but I cant figure out where.

Also, I already have DNS up and running for my network. I have created a new
forward lookup zone for the new domain and by default it has a SOA and NS
record. I will be adding a txt record for SPF and MX record also. Do I need
any other records? I don't think so but since this will be my first publicly
accessible DNS server I want to ensure that I am not missing anything.

"Herb Martin" <news@LearnQuick.com> wrote in message
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> <Nate@communities.nospam> wrote in message
> news:eBs6mr4FFHA.4004@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> Can anyone tell me what I have to do in order to run my own internet Name
>> Server so I can host my own dns records?
>
> Install it on a machine. For Windows this means
> installing it on the Server product.
>
> If you wish to have your own "zones" you must then
> create the zone.
>
> If you wish to do all this on the INTERNET, then
> you need to purchase and register the name. They
> will ask for the names/IPs of your TWO (or more)
> DNS servers when you do that. They register you
> by placing these name (DNS servers) in the parent
> zone.
>
> For example, if you register NatePlace.com it gets
> delegated from the com. zone to your DNS servers.
>
>> It's my understanding that you have to register a name server somewhere
> but
>> searching Google for "name server" or "name server registration" only
>> come
>> up with information about registering domain names.
>
> For Internet DNS servers you are almost ALWAYS
> better off (small Internet presence companies) leaving
> your DNS with a quality registrar.
>
> Here's how to register a name and it will cost you
> less than $10:
>
> Go to www.GoDaddy.Com
>
> Pick a name.
>
> Pay for it.
>
> Make sure to specify that you want them to "park" the
> DNS on their DNS servers.
>
> You can edit your DNS records in a web page right
> there on their site.
>
> And if you don't like it you can move it or just not
> renew it next year, and then you will lose less than $10.
>
>
>
>
>
>

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