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[newob1]

I have a dedicated server running WHM 11 Accelerated/ Cpanel

Main IP: 111.11.111.11
DNS1: 222.22.222.22
DNS2: 333.33.333.33

I will be hosting/ building my own sites on the box so I want to assign
each site dedicated IP and custom nameservers.

I have created a base package, now I have managed to create the setup
I want 2 different ways what I need to know is am I right/ wrong, which one
is the best way and if there is a better way.


I create an account in WHM, click the reseller option while doing so with
dedicated IP. So now I have a cpanel/reseller account with

DNS Zone: mydomain.com / Dedicated IP: 444.44.444.44

In WHM I click DNS Zone / Add a DNS Zone

Add IP: 555.55.555.55
Add DNS A Zone 1 ns1.mydomain.com
Select Reseller
Save

Add IP: 666.66.666.66
Add DNS A Zone 2 ns2.mydomain.com
Select Reseller
Save

now I have 3 zones & 3 IP
mydomain.com - 444.44.444.44
ns1.mydomain.com - 555.55.555.55
ns2.mydomain.com - 666.66.666.66

The second way I do it is to use the cpanel accounts IP as 1 of the nameservers and end up like this:

now I have 3 zones & 2 IP
mydomain.com - 444.44.444.44
ns1.mydomain.com - 444.44.444.44
ns2.mydomain.com - 555.55.555.55


...thanks.

[jai_hoo]

now I have 3 zones & 2 IP
mydomain.com - 444.44.444.44
ns1.mydomain.com - 444.44.444.44
ns2.mydomain.com - 555.55.555.55

>> following this way you get one free IP, which you can use on other account.

[david510]

The second method would be fine. Here also all nameservers will be getting unique IPs.

[madguy24]

Depending on your domain registrar, you can use different nameservers with the same IPs. i.e even if someone checks the whois of your domain, they will see its own nameservers.

like suppose you have just three IPs in total, it can be used to host 3 domain names with its own dedicated IP, but still having separate nameservers.

domain1.com using ns1.domain1.com & ns2.domain1.com
domain2.com using ns1.domain2.com & ns2.domain2.com
domain3.com using ns1.domain3.com & ns2.domain3.com

domain1.com will have dedicated IP of 1.1.1.1
domain2.com will have dedicated IP of 2.2.2.2
domain3.com will have dedicated IP of 3.3.3.3

You will register the nameservers with these IPs

ns1.domain1.com & ns2.domain1.com with 2.2.2.2 & 3.3.3.3
ns1.domain2.com & ns2.domain2.com with 2.2.2.2 & 3.3.3.3
ns1.domain3.com & ns2.domain3.com with 2.2.2.2 & 3.3.3.3

Out of quite a few domain registrars I have dealt with, around 2 of them don't support mutiple nameserver registration with same IP. So it will all depend on where you registered the domain with.