RE: [cobalt-users] DNS woes

["David Thornton" <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

We have secondary but host our seconday with Jeff Lasman who is on this list
and a great guy to work with.


Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Linux and Cobalt/Sun/RaQ Consulting
nobaloney.net, P. O. Box 52672, Riverside, CA  92517
voice: +1 909 778-9980  *  fax: +1 909 548-9484

David Thornton
Pri-Fly, Inc
2536 Youngs Drive
Haymarket VA 20169
http://www.prifly.com
dave@xxxxxxxxxx
703-753-3206
fax 703-832-4852


-----Original Message-----
From: cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve Werby
Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 9:53 AM
To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] DNS woes

"Ahmad" <ahmad@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The server has one IP.
> You need two nameservers for the domain. But I only have one physical
> nameserver. Will the registrar accept a secondary nameserver without an
> IP?

I've never encountered a registrar that would allow that.

> Alternatively, can I use the same IP for the secondary DNS?

Same as above.  Most registrars will allow you to supply an IP for the
second hostname that not only is on the same subnet as the primary name
server (bad practice), but on the same box (even worse).

> Am I missing something here? Am I supposed to look for someone to host
> my secondary domain?

That's advisable.  Your ISP may provide said service free of charge or for a
fee either using their own name server hostname or a "virtual" name server
using a hostname you create (you'd probably use something like
ns2.domain.name).  And there are companies that provide outsourced secondary
name server services, mine included.

--
Steve Werby
President, Befriend Internet Services LLC
http://www.befriend.com/


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