Re: [cobalt-users] Virtual Name Server

["Rodolfo J. Paiz" <rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 5/9/01 12:23 AM -0400, you wrote:
>     I searched through the archives and other sources without much success.
> Does anyone know how to set up "virtual name server"?
>     I am currently running a RaQ3i with own primary name server.  The
> secondary name server is provided by the ISP.  I am hoping to set up a
> "virtual" host name with its own IP address which would alias to the
> secondary name server owned and operated by the ISP.  This way, my customers
> would use both name servers that appear to be run by my hosting company.
> Thanks in advance for the enlightenment.

You're making your life too complicated. All you need is one NS and one A 
record in your zonefile:

james.com.      IN      NS      ns2.james.com.
ns2.james.com.  IN      A       my.isp.dns.ip

When your customers check ns2.james.com, they'll get that IP address which 
will reliably answer authoritatively. Done. (Of course, they *can* check 
reverse DNS and so on and find out... but that's a different story, and 99% 
of the world will happily see "your" two NS's.)


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Rodolfo J. Paiz
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