Im trying set my raq up and how do i know what my name servers are called? If i log in and click on network and then i get General Settings is that where they should be? but it only has ip adresses no names i dont use networksolutions the one i use only lets you put in a name then it finds the ip adress.


Whats the host name for in General Settings? My raq name im guessing does it matter what its called? thanks for the help!!

[This message has been edited by Chris0 (edited 07-07-2000).]

Hold up, first you should have been told all of this by the place you leased the server through. Or you should have asked, but since you didn't or they didn't...

What are the nameservers (and IP addresses) of the DNS you will be using for the domains on this server? Did the place you leased it from give you access to DNS or will they be doing this for you?

The RaQ can also be set up to run DNS and maybe that is what your host expects you to do?

If you don't have access to DNS, then you can use services like centralinfo.com (use their IP addresses here then).

Second question, host name. The host name is like the "www" of www.domain.com. (http://www.domain.com.) this could be anything, but that (and the domain), will be the name of your server.

raq1.domain.com, server.domain.com, server1.domain.com, bill.domain.com all would work.

The host names for the above would be raq1, server, server1, bill. This is what you would enter there. "bill"

Ok found where it says Configure Start of Authority (SOA) Record is that where i put the name of the name servers right? do i put there what i put everywhere else for the host name? and what about the Secondary Name Server do i use a differant ip or what......clueless here as you can tell

[This message has been edited by Chris0 (edited 07-08-2000).]

From what I can tell, I think you are trying to use the RaQ for DNS as well. I am not sure this si the best idea since I don't feel you know what you are doing, but aside from that... You need two IP addresses for the two nameservers.

Yes im trying to use DNS with it and and i have 2 IP addresses for the 2 name servers but your right i have no idea of what im doing, i guess i will see if i can get the place i got it from to do it for me but thanks for the help Chicken.

Most all of your questions can be answered at the cobalt users list archive.
http://list.cobalt.com/mailman/listinfo/cobalt-users/

You can search them at the above link.

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Chris Marks
KBS Web Hosting (http://www.netfronts.com)
http://www.netfronts.com

Not trying to put you down Chris (I think you realize that), but maybe you should read up on this a bit before you attempt this.

Some links that will help you as well (Marksy's link has lots of good info!)

Cobalt Knowledge Base http://www.cobalt.com/support/kb/

Also, you might want to download the pdf manual (somewhere on the Cobalt site, I don't have a direct link, sorry).

Let us know how it goes :)