Re: [cobalt-users] New IP Block - what the best way to add these

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From: "E.B. Dreger" <eddy+public+spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 11:59 AM
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] New IP Block - what the best way to add these


> GH> Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 09:09:49 -0600
> GH> From: Greg Hewitt-Long
>
>
> GH> If it can't, perhaps ns2.yourdomain.com could be handled by
> GH> someone here on the list for a short period of time.  Sending
>
> Indeed.
>
>
> GH> over a copy of the /etc/named/records file, change
> GH> ns2.yourdomain.com at the registry to the surrogate - and
> GH> make changes on the single box - I'm assuming it's a single
> GH> box - as the OP never mentioned that they had more than 1
> GH> machine....
>
> Having correct DNS makes moving _much_ easier.  I can't
> underscore this enough...
>
>
> GH> On a single box, how does one get the DNS to run DIFFERENTLY
> GH> for each nameserver address (ns & ns2).
>
> I've never tried running two copies of BIND, but one _should_ be
> able to.  But why run two different instances?  There is no need.
>
>
> GH> All the bigger ISPs ignore this... ALL of them.
>
> AOL seems to, but my impression is that some others DO NOT.
> However, even one big ISP is enough to cause problems.
>
>
> GH> Can you explain how on a single RAQ you enable both IPs to
> GH> work for a single virtual site?
>
> Editting httpd.conf manually.  It's more painful on RAQs that
> autogenerate httpd.conf from the PostgreSQL database.  (It was a
> very foolish idea on Cobalt's part, but that's what we must live
> with on a few of the RAQs.)
>
>
> GH> please enlighten on how to do this on a single box - it would
> GH> be a VERY useful tip.
>
> Again, manually, just like on a standard *ix box.  I've never
> bothered with GUI-based hacks, although I'm sure someone _could_
> create that if they really felt like spending the time...
>
>
Is it possible to use both nics in a raq4, when the 2 ip addresses are on
the same subnet?