Search Again: Re: Importing/exchanging secondary server data files From: Tony Baczynski Date: Friday, March 2, 2001 Time: 9:37:25 am Correction it's 2.2.1 not 2.1.1 >Make that... I changed the name of his secondary file to 'xSecondary >Domains', opened it in QDNS(2.1.1), select all, etc. > >>Opened it in what? >> >>On 03/02/2001 9:10 AM, The Defendant "Helen & Tony Baczynski" >><tonyski@lvcm.com> Confessed: >> >>> I've just swapped with someone else. All I did was to open his >>> secondary data file, select all, copy, close the file. open my >>> secondary file, paste, & close. QDNS then read all the new domains >>> and put all the new files in the secondary folder without any help >>> from me. >>> I just tried it again on another machine and it works fine! >>> >>> Tony >>> >>> >>>> 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 >>> >>> >> >>-- Aaron Lynch >>System Administrator >>NineWire Digital Solutions

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