Re: [cobalt-users] Virtual Sites for my Name Servers?

[Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Casselman, Chad" wrote:
> 
> Do I need or have to have Virtual Sites setup for my name servers or can I
> just have them in the DNS?

Are you using multiple nameservers on one machine?  Or just one
name-server but aliasing it to two or more names?

You do NOT need virtual sites for your nameserver.  You do need at least
one virtual site pointing to each IP# that your nameserver uses.

> I had someone setup the server for me and I am
> wondering if it was done right.

Presumably you make sure to your satisfaction that "someone" knows how
to do it right before you let him/her loose on your nameserver <wry
grin>.

> Also, is it OK to have a multiple virtual sites reversing to one IP?  Or
> should I just have one site going back?  And in that site is it OK, if I
> have like www.domain.com -> 111.222.333.444 and ftp.domain.com ->
> 111.222.333.444, etc. etc. etc

I take it you're aware that 111.222.333.444 is NOT a valid IP#; all
valid IP#s need segments to be postive and less than 256.

Only ONE reverse DNS record per IP#.  It should point to something quite
generic.  They can, and often should, point to the same domain name.

For example:
  111.222.111.222 IN PTR yourdomain.com.
  111.222.111.223 IN PTR yourdomain.com.

Jeff
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