Re: [cobalt-users] New raq questions!

[Jeremy Anthony Kinsey <webmaster@xxxxxxx>]

Rob Rivas said:

>Hi Guys 
>
>I am new to the RaQ2 and my question is 
>
>1. My provider has given me ONE IP...do you recommend
>me putting all my sites on this one ip? or putting
>each new user on their own IP?

Typically, and according to ARIN and a lot of upscale providers, they all 
recommend (for the most part) that you use Name Base Virtual Hosting, as 
opposed to IP based. Why? Mainly because of the dwindling number of IP 
addresses available.  
>
>2. If you dont think its a good idea, then they have
>IP's they can give me. If i go about the each ip, each
>user, then is there something i have to do differently
>then just add from the GUI? 

It is not so much a question of what is good or bad.  There are a number 
of considerations:

1. Will your ISP give you more?
2. Do the they charge for them?
3. Do you or your customers want an individual IP address for their 
domain/s to create some sort of anomenity?

Most providers will charge you for them, mainly because they have to pay 
for them, and account for them, etc.  The brunt of the cost comes from 
the administration of them, ie., maintaining routing tables, filling out 
Paper work to let ARIN know what you are doing with them.

It is a myth that you need an individual IP for every domain.  Also, you 
do not need them for secure servers, etc.  
>
>3. How do i register my HOST DNS servers with
>InterNIC? When it asks for the IP address, do i give
>InterNIC the IP that my host gave me? How do i setup
>the primary and secondary servers on my server?

Well, before you say the "I" word, (interNIC) do realize that they are no 
longer what they were.  There are several choices out there. You may look 
to register.com or any number of Domain Registries now available.  Each 
has step by step instructions on how to register a domain.  You do not 
need to give/list the IP you were given with NetworkSolutions, InterNIC, 
or anyone for that matter.  You will simply need to list the IP address/s 
and name/s of your name servers were your domain (which will be 
associated with your IP address/s) zone files are located.

Pick up a copy of DNS and BIND by Orielly and Associates.
>
>4. I need to learn Red Hat Linux!
>
Try Amazon.com, lots of good books..

Hope this helps.

Regards,
Jeremy Anthony Kinsey
VP Network Operations

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