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[jolly]

Can anyone help me about the DNS
I want to add IP based domain in server. I added site name and the IP.
Ftp via Ip is working but its not resolving the domain name.
The name server of server is ns.mycompany.com and ns2.mycompany.com

What is virtual DNS name serve and virtual IP name server.
The control panel is of ensim (http://www.ensim.com/)

[Racin' Rob]

You must have DNS records added to primary and secondary nameservers. You must have your domain registered to point to those nameservers. The nameserver hostname and IP combinations must be registered as such with your domain registrar. The problem could also be in your http.conf file.

It could be any or all of these reasons why it is not working. If we had the domain name and namservers in question, we could help more.

[fastpage]

If you are hosting the DNS on your server you can create a second "virtual" DNS server. This simply creates an IP alias on your server.

When you register a domain you need to provide 2 name servers. One would be the IP address & name of the actual server and the other would be the "virtual" DNS server IP Adress and name.

You can add the virtual DNS server and any DNS records for your server through the Ensim web interface. Most DNS records are created for you once you create the IP based domain. If you don't have one already you'll need to obtain an IP address from your hosting provider to use for your virtual DNS server.

If your domain isn't registered you'll need to register it with a registrar before you can resolve the domain name.

You can use tools like whois and nslookup to check to see if its registered and what name servers your domain is using and what the names resolve to.

[jolly]

The primary ,secondary name server and IP address is
ns.mycompany.com
Ip is 63.126.29.42
ns2.mycompany.com
IP is 63.126.29.41

But in ensim control panel when I want to add IP based site it ask for the virtual DNS and IP address what should I mention here the name server domain name that is ns.mycompany.com and IP address 63.126.29.41 or I should give new DSN name and IP address from ns.mycompany.com and IP address 63.126.29.41
Could you please give me little detailed information.

[fastpage]

Login to Appliance Administrator
click on services
click on the yellow pencil for DNS/BIND Name Server
This is where you're going to modify your DNS server settings.

--> The 2nd DNS IP and server name (assigned by your serviece provider) would first be entered into "DNS Manager" - Default Settings - Virtual DNS

Going to zone (ie mycompany.com), and assuming your service provider has assigned you the following IP's:
IP is 63.126.29.42
which you want to point from ns.mycompany.com
--> ns.mycompany.com Host(A) 63.126.29.42
and
IP is 63.126.29.41
which you want to point from ns2.mycompany.com
--> ns2.mycompany.com Host(A) 63.126.29.41

After you've created the new A records for the DNS servers, you can go ahead and change the NS records to point to ns1 and ns2.
--> mycompany.com Name Server (NS) ns1.mycompany.com
--> mycompany.com Name Server (NS) ns2.mycompnay.com

Make sure the reverse zones are setup correctly for all your domains.

Did they give you other name assignment for ns1 and ns2? Normally, the primary dns server name is the same as your Ensim server. If this is the case, then you're just going to add another A record to the same IP. (Same for the 2ndary DNS server.)

Also, click on Appliance on the Appliance Administrator - this will show your current Primary DNS and Secondary DNS. You might want to have your server provider change these to your own dns servers - ns1 and ns2 IP addresses.

To test your DNS server, you might want to setup your workstation to utilize ns1 and ns2 in DNS settings. See if everything resolves correctly - or simply use whois, nslookup and ping commands to trouble shoot your DNS problems. Make sure your DNS records are correct with the internic.

There is a really good O'Reilly book on DNS and BIND....
You service provider should also be able to help you out....