RE: [cobalt-users] Name server registration

["Dan Kriwitsky" <webhosting@xxxxxxxxx>]

> I have searched the archives, tutorials, manual, etc., and get conflicting
> information or lack of info. I set up my DNS records according to
> my hosting
> company instructions, then registered the name servers with Internic. It
> appeared I was supposed to use the same IP number for ns1 and
> ns2, but now I
> am wondering if I should have used the second IP number for ns2.
> Can someone
> tell me which way is correct? Also, how long does it take usually for the
> name servers to be usable after registering them? I registered mine on
> Friday and they still aren't coming up in a search.
>
1. The reason you don't find much in the archives is that it's not a cobalt
issue for the most part.
http://teamcobalt.interliant.com/pg_initstart.shtml has some info on the RaQ
and DNS.
http://www.dns.net/dnsrd/docs/whatis.html has some helpful info.

2. I wouldn't have used NSI now to register my nameservers.

3. I don't think it's possible to have the same IP for ns1.domain.com and
ns2.domain.com for nameservers. I didn't think NSI would let you register
another nameserver on the same IP.

4. You might want to get a tool like Net Demon http://www.netdemon.net/ to
search the NSI database. Type help for whois.networksolutions.com and you
get a lot of info on possible lookups. Like HOST and search for your host
handle they should have provided for your nameservers.
--
Dan Kriwitsky