Re: [cobalt-users] secondary DNS server

["Chris \"Oger\" Gebhardt" <oger@xxxxxxxxx>]

The whole point of a secondary DNS server is to automatically mirror the
Primary.  That way, you only enter the info in one time, and there is not as
large a chance of discrepency (from a typo, or a change, etc.)

 I would suggest you delete all the secondary that you already entered in,
and find a good resource on DNS in book or Internet form.  You need to get
the basics down before you start serving your own.

After you do that (but I'm betting you'll skip that step if you're anything
like me) you'll want to go to your Cobalt's GUI, and select the DNS section.
Then select Add Secondary Nameservice for Domain.  Pop in the domain.com and
the IP address of the Primary that you're using, click Update List, and
you're done.

--Chris

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rod Poplarchick" <rod@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 2:09 AM
Subject: [cobalt-users] secondary DNS server


> Ok I'm going to ask a few dumb questions.
>
> I have searched the list and cobalt help site but only find Snips of
> information and what to do in the GUI about how to set Primary and
Secondary
> DNS settings on 2 servers. I have 2 nameservers registered and the 2
> nameservers that I will be acting as secondary for. (Swaping DNS with
> another Cobalt user.)
> We set up the primary and secondary servers and entered all DNS records
(MX
> and A)on each server (Basically mirrored each DNS server in manually) But
I
> thought this was a pain in the ass. Plus have to make all the (SOA)
settings
> for secondary.
>
>  Question:
>  Why does the Raq3 GUI have the default "Primary Name Server (NS) Host
Name"
> as www.domain.com in the Start of Authority (SOA) Configuration settings?
>
> Questions:
> Do I have to enter every MX and A record for every domain that is on the
> primary on the Secondary DNS server?
> Or do I just use the Add Secondary Name Service for Domain? CAN ANY ONE
> PLEASE TELL ME WHAT TO PUT NEXT TO "Domain Name" THE HELP TEXT SHOWS
(Enter
> the name of the domain for which to provide secondary name service.) Is
this
> the name of the domain that this server will be secondary to?
>
>
> Every thing seems to work fine the way we did manually it but I think
there
> is a easier way.(I'm I on the right track with using the Add Secondary
Name
> Service for Domain in the GUI?)
>
> Thanks.
>
> Rod P
>
>
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