Web Hosting Talk : Web Hosting Main Forums : Domain Names : How to have total DNS control when running your own nameservers?

[ramdak5000]

For example, I register all my domains with Namecheap, but use my nameservers. Therefore, I lose the ability to use the DNS management tools that Namecheap provides.

Since I run a small hosting service, I wish to use my nameservers for branding purposes. Is there any other way I can still provide full-fledged DNS control to my clients?

Thank,
Ramdak

[hD-Scott]

I have the same thing, but I can control dns zone in whm which comes with my cpanel license. Or you can use a 3rd party dns management company.

[ebay-nut]

Originally Posted by ramdak5000

For example, I register all my domains with Namecheap, but use my nameservers. Therefore, I lose the ability to use the DNS management tools that Namecheap provides.

Since I run a small hosting service, I wish to use my nameservers for branding purposes. Is there any other way I can still provide full-fledged DNS control to my clients?

Thank,
Ramdak

Question is kinda confusing, if you are using your own nameservers you have control of setting all the records....

Don't see the problem.

[Red Squirrel]

If you run the DNS then you have 100% control. Just the thing of either manually editing the zone files on your server, or code/provide an utility to do it.

[plumsauce]

What I am reading is that it is web based dns management tools that you are after. There are a number of them listed at dns.net in the resource section.

[ramdak5000]

Thank you all :-)

May be I didn't explain myself well. Yes, I can control the DNS in WHM as I have a VPS, but that still does not give the kind of features Namecheap explains here:
http://www.namecheap.com/learn/domai...n-features.asp

plumsauce, thanks you for the reference to dns.net

[Red Squirrel]

I'm guessing you want mail@domain.com to go to a different server then what domain.com actually is at?

If yes that is possible, just change the MX record to point to another server.

Ex part of a zone file:

        IN      MX      10      mail.domain.com.
@                       IN      A       1.1.1.1

; host records
www IN A 1.1.1.1
mail IN A 2.2.2.2

So mail server is 2.2.2.2 while web server is 1.1.1.1.

Any mail sent to *@domain.com will go to 2.2.2.2's smtp server.

[ramdak5000]

Red Squirrel, I was looking at more than just the mail server - in fact, I wasn't thinking about the mail server at all :-) Thank you for chipping in, though.

Looks I will have to read up the resources section on dns.net