Re: [cobalt-developers] dns setup

[Koroi Seniloli <koroi@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

OH man hehe

Thas long,

Hmm it seems complicated :(

well i will try with my isp and cause they said that i can use ther dns server :)

easy way but though Id like to know how this all dns stuff works ,

thanks for your email guy and hay by the way im using the RAQ3 server,

hopefully this bug has been fixed on it

cheers man

Gerald waugh wrote:

> Jeff Lasman wrote:
> >
> > Koroi Seniloli wrote:
> >
> > > Can anyone tell me how to set up the dns server, In this i mean do i have to
> > > register with internic the name ns.fijivillage.com and ns2.fijivillage.com?
> >
> > Yes.  They have to be registered with the same registrar that registered
> > your domain name, and they have to be on separate IP#s.  (In fact they
> > should be on separate machines, but that's another story.)
> >
> > > My site is fijivillage.com and I want to have ns.fijivillage.com as the
> > > primary name for the dns and ns2.fijivillage.com my secondary,
> > >
> > > Though I dont have no idea what to do or where to enter ns.fijivillage.com
> > > to make it a valid dns name,
> >
> > Name your primary site with a hostname of "ns" and a domain name of
> > fijivillage.com.
> >
> > Use the RaQ gui interface to set up your DNS records (which records and
> > how is beyond the scope of this email <smile>).
> >
> > Edit the SOA record for each domain to show the proper nameservers in
> > the SOA records.
> >
> > Do NOT create secondary DNS records.
>
> IMHO do not use the RaQ GUI to setup your named servers <RYE (or is it a
> (SCOTCH) grin>
> unless you are willing to always edit the errors that the RaQ GUI
> inserts into the BIND records. Speaking from using the RaQ2 GUI, which
> will always break your reverse look-up, by conveniently writing a "/"
> instead of a "-" into your named.conf file! Plus will neglect to add
> $TTL <value> as the first line of the zone files, which will fill your
> log files with errors, when ever named initializes (starts, re-starts),
> not to mention the CPU - disk Access time required to write all the
> errors to the log file (/var/log/messages). Is The RaQ BroQe? Maybe a
> little SUN will help! Is it time for a RE-CALL? Is it time for a
> CLASS-ACTION-LAW-SUIT? where is Ralph Nader? A system that promises so
> much, but delivers headaches, is QUESTIONABLE, at the least? I have
> spent more time and effort maintaining (correcting) the RaQ's errors
> than it takes to maintain the (few) troublesome issues with my NT
> servers.
>
> But, do create a secondary (slave in modern day terms) server... Your
> Master (primary)  .in-addr.arpa file must have entries for your
> nameservers (both Master and Slave), and, your Slave (secondary) must
> have entries in it's named.conf file to accept updates from the Master
> (primary).
>
> There is no mystery about getting your nameservers registered in your
> ROOT TLD database, although it is never well explained!
> (1) get your nameserver records in order,
> (2) Go to your DOMAIN registrar (this is important)
>      There should be an interface whereby you can administer the name
> servers.
>      First ADD your nameservers as 3rd and 4th,
>      this being an exercise to see if they are accepted.
> (3) Then delete the primary (master) and secondary (slave) nameservers
> and make yours the
>     primary(master) and the secondary (slave)!
> Gerald! (And YES, COBALT I am angry!)
>
> > Jeff
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