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[P11Deuce]

Hey guys, I recently just switched my shared hosting plan at godaddy to a dedicated server and I'm having a few problems.

1. I'm not sure how to setup the nameservers (I heard that the 2nd one has to be incrimented by 1)
2. I cannot create FTP users like on my old account
3. MySQL also has a different interface and I can't seem to get the username/password

The main problem right now is the nameservers and the FTP problem, if anyone has experience with godaddy's simple control panel please help me out!

Thanks!

[Jame$]

The godaddy's simple control panel would be unknown to most people here unfortunately. Godaddy support - don't even waste your time; have you looked around for info/tutorials in the godaddy help section? They might have some basic stuff there.

[P11Deuce]

I was just wondering about the nameservers, do I need to set them up like this:

Example:

192.168.0.1 = NS1
192.168.0.2 = NS2

I heard that you have to increase that last digit by one, is that true?

[colbyt]

Maybe this article will help you

http://help.godaddy.com/article.php?...8&topic_id=149&&


Just in case I picked the wrong article here is the index.

http://help.godaddy.com/article_list.php?topic_id=149

[P11Deuce]

ya, but it doesnt say if I should enter the same IP address for both nameservers

[colbyt]

Not sure exactly where you are setting this up.

When I set up custom NS in my domain control panel both NS pointed to the same IP number. That was the same IP as the actual account was on. I only had one IP.

The normal delay on a response from GD support is only about 4 hours via email or if you are in the US pick up the phone and call them for faster help.

[imhere2009]

No you dont enter the same ip for both nameservers, when you buy a dedicated server you normally get 2 ip's as standard though with godaddy i dont know how many you get.

If you only have 1 ip then request another one from godaddy and they should give you it.

Once you have 2 ip adddress's you add each one to a nameserver like:

ns1.domain.com 123.123.123.2
ns2.domain.com 123.123.123.3

Hope this helps

Thanks
steve

[P11Deuce]

Hey Steve, I'll try it out and let you know...

[fastnoc]

Originally Posted by imhere2009

No you dont enter the same ip for both nameservers, when you buy a dedicated server you normally get 2 ip's as standard though with godaddy i dont know how many you get.

If you only have 1 ip then request another one from godaddy and they should give you it.

Once you have 2 ip adddress's you add each one to a nameserver like:

ns1.domain.com 123.123.123.2
ns2.domain.com 123.123.123.3

Hope this helps

Thanks
steve

There's absolutely no reason to use two ips for different name servers if they're on the same machine. That's mental masturbation.

The point of using two IPs is because the RFC and best practices calls for name servers to be in different subnets and ideally in different locations.

there is no other reason to use two IPs for NS.

So to the OP. no you do not need another IP. it's a waste of money unless you want to use it for something else.

Also, there's nothing wrong with using the same IP for the name servers and the hosting IP. they're different ports and different protocols.

You can use whatever IP and whatever names you want. it just depends on what's convenient to you.

If everything you have is on one machine: mail, DNS, FTP, Hosting, MySQL etc, one IP can be used for all of that.

[P11Deuce]

so then in other words, both my nameservers should have the same IP?

[fastnoc]

There's no logical reason to do it otherwise. If the machine your'e using will house both name servers, yes, just use the one IP for both ns1.domain.com and ns2.domain.com

[P11Deuce]

alright thanks, i'll wait it out and see what happens. I assume once the nameservers are up I'll be able to access the site via ftp?

[fastnoc]

you'll have propagation to wait out, but you should be able to FTP into your server right now. Just use the IP instead of a name. That shouldn't matter.

I can't comment on the ftp or MySQL issue other than that because I'm not familiar with Godaddy's control panel

[P11Deuce]

I receive the following message when trying to connect: (see screenshot below)

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y48/p11/Picture4-1.png

Here is my FTP settings within godaddy's simple control panel:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y48/p11/Picture3.png

[fastnoc]

Yeah you'll need to contact godaddy for that. If you're sure that's the right IP then something's wrong because the pics look to me like you've done it right.