Re: Running my own nameserver
From: Jeff Cochran (jeff.nospam_at_zina.com)
Date: 02/21/05
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Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 04:04:15 GMT
On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 18:23:29 -0700, <Nate@communities.nospam> wrote:
>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.
When you register a new domain, using name servers in that domain, you
will be asked for the FQDN and IP of those names servers.
To simply register a name server, try Network Solutions. Look for
"Register Host".
>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.
How about host records (A records) for whatever you wish to have
resolved? Like "www" or "mail" or "ftp" or "billybob" or whatever.
Jeff
>"Herb Martin" <news@LearnQuick.com> wrote in message
>news:OQlykR5FFHA.464@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> <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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