I am new with name server,

In order to get my own name server what are the things I needed.

I dont have dedicated server, but I have hostign with some
otehr hosting company with own ip.

-anantan

First you'll need two IPs from your host.

Hi. Each name server must have a unique IP address, so to setup 2 name servers (as most (if not all) registrars require) you will need 2 ip addresses from your host. You must then goto your domain registrars website and they should have a form there to register your new name servers.

Good luck :)

Originally posted by MaB
Hi. Each name server must have a unique IP address (snip)

Not with GoDaddy. ;)

If anyone knows any other registrar that will allow you to assign more than one name server to one IP address, I'd like to know.

You SURE? I've never heard of that. I may be wrong, if so please correct me.

I'm positive because I use GoDaddy and have done that on several domains.

wow, the internet changed without telling me :( Where was I? What year is it :eek:

I was also under the impression that you could only have one name server on an IP. Tell me more.

a virtual nameserver so it is possible to have two nameservers pointing to the same IP not a good way to run a hosting business tho.

Monte

Originally posted by Monte
a virtual nameserver so it is possible to have two nameservers pointing to the same IP not a good way to run a hosting business tho.


Why is it not good? :confused:

Originally posted by Monte
a virtual nameserver so it is possible to have two nameservers pointing to the same IP not a good way to run a hosting business tho.

Monte

It's no different from using two different IP addresses on the same server.

ever had a IP hijacked at the NOC.. I have 3 times, and if you only have one IP for your name servers all your customers are down and it can take some time at least 48 to 72 hours to get them back up. Where if you have two IP's the NS2 kicks in and your customers do not see any downtime while fixing NS1.
Want to move your customers to a new server, with only one IP you can bet that you are going to be down at least 6 or 7 hours, if you have two IPs update NS2 mirror all your sites on both servers once NS2 is pingable to the new server then update NS1 no downtime for your customers.


Monte

Monte,

I think what is meant here is that ns1.yourdomain.com and ns1.mydomain.com are on 1.2.3.4

and ns2.yourdomain.com and ns2.my are on 1.2.3.5

So it makes no difference to you if your ns1 IP is shared by some one else's nameserver

Cheers
Balaji

My hosting company gave me an IP address for for my site.

If I use this ip address for my name server, whenI register
the another domain how does resolve the ip address and domain name by my name server, should I have to configure
som ething ...

The questions is How do I add those domains name into
my name server ?

if the question is not clear please let me know

Ananthan

do you have two IP numbers or one?

If you have two go the the place you registered your name with somewhere in there will be an area or link to create nameservers off that account click on it.

Enter the name server name you wish to create adn then there will be a box to enter the IP number enter that. repeat fo rthe second name server. Boom you have name servers everything else your host does.

Does that explain what you needed to know?

If you have one IP then do the same procedure and enter the second name and same IP number.

For instance I have techark.com and two nameservers based on that name ns1.techark.com and ns2.techark.com are my name servers IP numbers will be xxx.xxx.xxx.136 and xxx.xxx.xxx.137

Monte

so sorry if it is stupid question,


After I registed my name server i have to maintainn domain
name and Ip addresses right. for example ....

ana.com 12.23.34.56
abc.com 12.23.5.5.
xxxx XXXXx
xxx xxxxxx
xxx xxxxxx


where do I have to maintain those records ? or how to give
this information to my name server?

or how my name server knows that these domains belongs
to itslef?

any input appreciate.

Ananthan

Let's get a starting point shall we.

Before you give NSs to a Registrar, they must first be setup/allocated on a Server. Has that been done yet?

If no, you must either have Root access to the Server or ask you Hoster to set them up for you.

Hi,

Sorry if it is stupid questions

my question is that,

how does interpretting the domain names for example
if i ahve 5 domins like exaple ..

12.23.45.56 abc.com
12.23.435.56 sabc.com
132.233.45.56 dabc.com
132.23.45.56 assbc.com
12.233.45.56 abssc.com

Where do I have to mange this table, like in unix .....

or Does convering xxxx.com to IP unviversally or
I have to maintain those table?

How are we feeding this information to Domain Name System


sorry if it is dump question


Anahtan

Your host creates a nameserver say ns1.thisname.net and ns2.thisame.net for you, then you go to where you have your domain thisname.net registerd and setup nameservers pointing to your IP numbers that the host provider gave you.

Then for each domain you host you go to where they are registerd and there will be somewhere in there to manage nameservers. Enter the nameservers in the proper boxes there ns1.thisname.net and ns2.thisname.net then when anyone calls that name thru a web browser it will go to ns1.thisname.net to find where that site is on that machine.

Make sense?

Monte