Search Again: Re: Importing/exchanging secondary server data files From: John Readwin Date: Friday, March 2, 2001 Time: 8:40:55 am OK so what you're telling me is, I have to add each domain manually to a secondary server, no way to import the data from some else's secondary server or have them import mine. bummer :-( >That is not going to work. The files in the Secondary Data folder >are cache files, not configuration files. That is, they are used to >cache data retrieved from the master/primary server; they are not >read in as indications of what domains/zones should be served. > >For QuickDNS Pro 2, do the following: >- Launch QuickDNS Pro Admin. >- From the Window menu, select Secondary Data. >- For each new secondary domain, from the Domain menu, choose Create Record. >- In the new record, enter the following data: > Domain Name: <name of domain> > Filename: <something unique, such as name of domain> > IP Address 1: <IP address of primary server> > IP Address 2-4: <leave blank> >- Click on the Save button. > >For QuickDNS Pro 3, do the following: >- Launch QuickDNS Pro Manager. >- Connect to the server, if necessary. >- For each new slave zone, do the following: > - Select the server in the Manager window, if necessary. > - From the Server menu, select Add Slave Zone. > - Enter the zone name and the IP address of the master server. > - Click on the OK button. >____________________________________________________________________ >Chris Buxton Men & Mice >cbuxton@menandmice.com We Make DNS Easy! > >At 10:08 AM -0700 3/1/01, John Readwin wrote: >>This may be a stupid question but I want to confirm if the >>following will work >> >>I am looking at doing some secondary DNS swapping with someone else >>using Quick DNS. >> >>Am Correct in the folling assumption >> >>Send the other party the secondary data files(one for each domain) >>from my secondary server, and have him simply "Import DNS File for >>each domain" and vice versa?? >> >>Or can we simply drop the secondary data file into the secondary >>data folder and restart QuickDNS? >> >>Will it matter if we are on different versions of Quick DNS ( I am >>using 2.2.1, I'm not sure what he is using) >> >>Thanks >>-- >>John Readwin >>mailto:john@netextras.com >>403-283-5298 >>http://www.netextras.com -- John Readwin mailto:john@netextras.com 403-283-5298 http://www.netextras.com

Messages In This Thread: Importing/exchanging secondary server data files by John Readwin on Mar 1, 2001 at 9:01:20 am Re: Importing/exchanging secondary server data files by Men & Mice Support on Mar 1, 2001 at 4:21:34 pm Re: Importing/exchanging secondary server data files by John Readwin on Mar 2, 2001 at 8:40:55 am Re: Importing/exchanging secondary server data files by Helen & Tony Baczynski on Mar 2, 2001 at 9:12:38 am Re: Importing/exchanging secondary server data files by Aaron Lynch on Mar 2, 2001 at 9:16:49 am Re: Importing/exchanging secondary server data files by Helen & Tony Baczynski on Mar 2, 2001 at 9:27:20 am Re: Importing/exchanging secondary server data files by Tony Baczynski on Mar 2, 2001 at 9:37:25 am Re: Importing/exchanging secondary server data files by Men & Mice Support on Mar 4, 2001 at 10:30:15 pm