Hi all,

I'm a totally nobrainer when it comes to DNS, I've some questions here, please help me:

1) Can I create Virtual DNS for my resellers? I don't want to use up 2 IPs everytime I create ns1.resellername.com and ns2.resellername.com

2) Does Plesk manage the Domain records like the CNAME and MX RECORDS? If yes, I'd assume that it is managing domains hosted on the plesk box only. Can I get Plesk to administer the domains on another box? Anybody know what I mean here?

3) How do I ensure that I have a 100% uptime DNS server?

Thanks. Any help would be much appreciated
Joe

Originally posted by joethong

1) Can I create Virtual DNS for my resellers? I don't want to use up 2 IPs everytime I create ns1.resellername.com and ns2.resellername.com

2) Does Plesk manage the Domain records like the CNAME and MX RECORDS? If yes, I'd assume that it is managing domains hosted on the plesk box only. Can I get Plesk to administer the domains on another box? Anybody know what I mean here?

3) How do I ensure that I have a 100% uptime DNS server?

Joe

1) Yea, sure. They can all have different alphanumeric names, yet the same IP's. Just make the ip's point to a default apache webpage or something. Like at Diatone, we have all our resellers set up on the same IP's for there nameservers. Works just fine :) How you go about assigning nameservers depends on your server software..

2) Yes, it does, and yes, you can.. At least.. I think you can. Don't quote me on this, but I think it can manage them through server clustering..

3) Benjamins. Lots and lots in hardware and security.

Good luck :)

Originally posted by ebo


1) Yea, sure. They can all have different alphanumeric names, yet the same IP's. Just make the ip's point to a default apache webpage or something. Like at Diatone, we have all our resellers set up on the same IP's for there nameservers. Works just fine :) How you go about assigning nameservers depends on your server software..

Good luck :)

Maybe I'm mistaken, but can't you only have one registered name server per IP address? At least, this is what I've found. In the past I tried to register multiple name servers to the same IP address and was never successful. I don't specifically remember what the problem was, but I think it had something to do with Network Solutions. Is this no longer a problem?

Hmm, interestingly I just tried setting up name servers on a personal domain using IP addresses we already associated with another name server. And it seemed to work. Hmmm.............

Now I'm very confused :confused:

Doh!

Originally posted by Jay Suds
Maybe I'm mistaken, but can't you only have one registered name server per IP address? At least, this is what I've found. In the past I tried to register multiple name servers to the same IP address and was never successful. I don't specifically remember

Yeah, I had that question also because it used to be a big problem-- where it couldn't be done... however I've noticed since netsol has opened the database to more registrars, its not a problem anymore... ?

I have a couple of Name Server records using the same IP address.. and have helped resellers do the same.. pretty easily.

laterz..

It's true.

Since the whois database and root zone has been opened up to other registrars the 1 nameserver -- 1 IP rule has been tossed out.

It's possible to point more then one nameserver to one IP.

Everydns.net might start offering domain-branded nameserver's now...

like if you had joehost.com you could setup ns1.joehost.com and ns2.joehost.com

just a thought....

-davidu

SWEET! :cool: Being able to put everyone on the same IPs is going to make my life a lot easier :)

Hi,

Cool to hear that I don't need to waste two ips just to create two unique nameserver hostnames for my reseller.

Anybody has any idea where can I get more information or a tutorial on how to do this?

Thanks again.
Joe

yay :smokin:

I'm glad I brought news :D

That sounds good, but there is another question. Each domain must have two nameservers set for it, right? Must those two nameservers have different IP numbers?

I mean, can I register ns1.mydomain.com and ns2.mydomain.com with the same IP and have them as my primary and secondry DNS servers in my clients domains' records?

Nope