How can you have more than 1 name server on a raq4?
With some registerers the ns2 ip is not found, also I would like to know how to add nameservers with different domain but same IP, is it possible,

Richard

This one can be done very easily if you have more than one IP. If you have two or more IPs, do the following.

Side note, if you used a domain registrant that allows you to specify NS at their level, create the ns1.yourdomain.com and ns2.yourdomain.com with them as well. For example, if you used an OpenSRS registrant, you can create nameservers in the domain control panel. This is not required, but is good added protection since the domains will resolve no matter if your server goes offline or not.

1. From the server admin panel, click on control panel. Choose parameters next to the DNS menu.

2. From the DNS menu, click on "Select Domain or Network" and choose the domain you wish to add the name server to. For this reply, I'm going to use yourdomain.com.

3. After choosing your domain, click on "Add" and choose "Address (A) Record".

4. Under the "Host Name" box, type in "ns1".

5. Under IP Address, type in your first IP address.

6. Check the box that says "Automatic Reverse Address Record Generation".

7. Click "Update List".

Now you have created your first name server. To create the next, repeat steps 3-7, but type in "ns2" for the host name and the second IP for the IP address.

To add nameserver of different domains and same IP, choose the second domain (ex. yourdomain2.com). Then follow steps 3-7 using the IPs you wish to use. I hope this helps.

Thankyou, It is easier than I thaught,
Richard

The problem with runing DNS on 1 RAQ is there is no redundancy ideally you would require 2 cobalts possibly (RAQ 3's) and your network should be well stable.

I have done all that you said to do for setting up other DNS but opensrs just says cant find!
Is there anything else that has got to be done so that the registerers can use the domain as a dns server?,
Richard.

Richard, did you register the nameservers that you created?

I tried but as There already is the first domain regestered with the IP it said that I couldn't,

Richard

Errrrr... for every nameserver you create you need to set it up with a unique IP (no sharing)

ns1.domain.com needs one
ns2.domain.com needs one
ns1.anotherdomain.com needs one
ns2.anotherdomain.com needs one

So above, you'd need 4 unique IPs. That isn't to say you couldn't host sites off any of those IPs, but the nameservers themselves have to have a unique IP each.

Just one other correction, you need to contact the people you registered your domain with and get them to set up the ns1.domain.com and ns2.domain.com to your IP's as well. Otherwise, the reverse lookup will not resolve. Sorry about that.

Hmm, I've registered my nameservers with OpenSRS, I can find them now via whois at http://www.internic.net/ but can't do any querys to the nameserver with ns1.domain.com, only with the IP of the nameserver.

Did I have to register the sub-domains ns1 and ns2 with the nameserver where domain.com is registered (at my ISP)?

Yes, you have to register ns1.yourdomain and ns2.yourdomain with your registrar as name servers,

Richard

P.S. Thabks for in info

Ok but how we can verify the DNS before using in register domains?
Is there a test on-line? Any site?

thx.

Originally posted by Haisoft
Yes, you have to register ns1.yourdomain and ns2.yourdomain with your registrar as name servers,


Yes, I've done that with OpenSRS. But it seems I also need to register the subdomains ns1 and ns2 with a other nameserver. While reading previous threads about this people stat that this is not needed.

Originally posted by omnibus
Ok but how we can verify the DNS before using in register domains?
Is there a test on-line? Any site?


First you may look if your nameserver ist in the database: http://www.internic.net/whois.html

Add a domain to your nameserver and log in to your RAQ an type:

nslookup yourdomain.com yournameserver.com

This works also on the commandline from any Windows NT/2K PC, but nslookup is not supported on Win9x.