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certify
06-05-2002, 01:54 AM
I got a dedicated server from catalog.com for more than 8 months now with 4 domains there all using my own nameserver DNS1.CERTIFYEXPRESS.COM and DNS2.CERTIFYEXPRESS.COM.

Just recently I register a new domain name example.net but this time instead of using my own nameserver I wanted to use catalog.com nameserver NS1.CATALOG.COM and NS2.CATALOG.COM, but it's been more thn 48 hours already and still no sign of my domain example.net pointed to my server?

This is how I set it in Plesk
example. net. NS ns1. catalog. com.
example. net. NS ns2. catalog. com.
webmail. example. net. A 1. 1. 1. 1
example. net. A 1. 1. 1. 1
ftp. example. net. CNAME example. net.
mail. example. net. CNAME example. net.
www. example. net. CNAME example. net.
example. net. MX 10 mail. example. net.
1. 1. 1. 1/24 PTR example. net.

Are there any other settings?

bobcares
06-05-2002, 04:03 AM
Hi!
There are two basic things to see.
1) Have you listed the new name servers ( NS1.CATALOG.COM and NS2.CATALOG.COM) for the new domain.
2) try nslookup with these name servers.
i.e.
nslookup example.net NS1.CATALOG.COM .
Have a great day :)

regards
amar

certify
06-05-2002, 04:56 AM
How do I do the first setep?

This is the result I get when I did the nslookup. :(

C:\>NSLOOKUP example.net ns1.ca
DNS request timed out.
timeout was 2 seconds.
*** Can't find server name for add
Server: UnKnown
Address: 209.217.1.2

DNS request timed out.
timeout was 2 seconds.
DNS request timed out.
timeout was 2 seconds.
*** Request to UnKnown timed-out

MotleyFool
06-05-2002, 07:54 AM
Is ns1.catalog.com pointing to an IP on the box you are trying to put example.net ?

The nameservers take the domain to the server [or box] on which the authoritative DNS records for the domain are configured. After that the DNS server on the box takes over and serves the zonerecords for the domain.

If ns1.catalog.com is NOT pointing to your Plesk box, whatever you put there has no authority and is only a dummy entry

I dont know Plesk, but is there an SOA record for the domain exapmle.net?