Help! I''m a newbie...

Re: Help! I''m a newbie...

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Wow this list is quiet today!

> The PTR record is giving me some difficulties (based on my ignorance, I
> guess). What should a PTR record consist of? The ones left over from the
old
> guy are totally confusing...

a PTR record maps an IP to a zone. Your PTR records go in the reverse zone
for your domain. If your domain is called "xyz.com" and you have a full
class-c of IPs, like "198.1.1.1" through "198.1.1.254", then your reverse
zone would be called:

1.1.198.in-addr.arpa

Any IP between "198.1.1.1" and "198.1.1.254" falls within this zone.

What goes in the reverse zone? Just the nameservers responsible for that
domain and any machines that you want people to find, like your webserver.

So if your DNS machine is called "DNS.xyz.com" then it would have a record
in the reverse zone as follows:

1.1.198.in-addr.arpa NS DNS.xyz.com

If your webserver's IP address is 198.1.1.1, then it's PTR record in the
reverse zone would look like:

1.1.1.198.in-addr.arpa. PTR servername.xyz.com

Note that the nameserver doesn't need the last part of the IP address,
because it's "authoritative" for all the IPs in that zone, and it's IP is
stored outside of the zone...in the InterNIC database in fact...which is why
you have to register an IP address with Network Solutions for the DNS
server.

>
> > Wait 7 days for the modifications to soak through the internet and then
> > shutoff QDNS 2 on the original box.
>
> Is there any tried and true method of knowing exactly when this will
switch
> over so that I know everything is working from the moment the IP switch
> happens on Network Solutions? How do I know when it has happened?
>
> Thanks a million for your help...
>
> Sean
>
> P.S. What is a BIND?
>
>
> > Hi Sean: See my second reply...I thought you were just moving the DNS
Server
> > and were leaving Webstar on the original box (not necessarily a bad
idea,
> > BTW, if you can...some people on the Webstar list have complained that
QDNS
> > and Webstar don't happily coexist...I've always had them on separate
boxes
> > so I can't say).
> >
> > Yes, you have to change all the records where there's an IP pointing to
the
> > old server, generally speaking these will be "A" records in your regular
> > domains and "PTR" records in you reverse domain.
> >
> > Andrew
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Sean Stephens" <lasso@treefroginteractive.com>
> > To: "QuickDNS Talk" <quickdns-talk@lists.menandmice.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 12:51 PM
> > Subject: Re: Help! I'm a newbie...
> >
> >> That's it? Really?
> >>
> >> What about all of the IP addresses listed in QDNS? Don't I need to go
> >> through and change all the IP's to point at the new server IP? Or is
this
> >> done automatically? Do I need to change the PTR (whatever that is cause
it
> >> won't let me change it but its the reverse of the wrong IP address)?
> >>
> >> Is there nothing else I need to do to or set up in QDNS in order to
move
> >> everything over?
> >>
> >> Do I need to go through all my registered domains and switch the host
they
> >> point at? Or does that happen automatically when I modify the host on
> >> Network solutions?
> >>
> >> Thanks for the reply. I really appreciate it. I'm dyin...
> >>
> >> Sean
> >>
> >>
> >>> Your DNS server's IP address is stored by Network Solutions.
> >>>
> >>> You need to go to www.networksolutions.com and use the Modify Host
form
> >>> (http://www.networksolutions.com/cgi-bin/makechanges/itts/host) to
> > change
> >>> the IP address of the domain server to the new IP. The form is fairly
> >>> straightforward.
> >>>
> >>> Then install QDNS 3 on the new machine and copy the "primary data" and
> >>> "secondary data" folders into it from the QDNS 2 server.
> >>>
> >>> Launch QDNS remote, QDNS Server and QDNS Admin and make sure the
domains
> > are
> >>> still listed.
> >>>
> >>> Wait 7 days for the modifications to soak through the internet and
then
> > shut
> >>> off QDNS 2 on the original box.
> >>>
> >>> Sit back, drink a cup of coffee, and think to yourself "Boy I'm Glad
I'm
> > Not
> >>> In A BIND!"
> >>>
> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>> From: "Sean Stephens" <lasso@treefroginteractive.com>
> >>> To: <quickdns-talk@lists.menandmice.com>
> >>> Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 11:48 AM
> >>> Subject: Help! I'm a newbie...
> >>>
> >>>> Hi guys,
> >>>>
> >>>> The old guy left and I've never done this before... Can someone
rescue
> > me!
> >>> I
> >>>> am totally and miserably lost...
> >>>>
> >>>> I'm switching my old server to a new one. I'm running QuickDNS 2.0
and
> >>>> Webstar 4.4 on the old machine, and am trying to upgrade to QuickDNS
> > 3.0
> >>> on
> >>>> the new machine. My new machine will have a new IP address, and I
would
> >>> like
> >>>> to switch over about 30 URLs to point at the new server.
> >>>>
> >>>> Two issues (I think?);
> >>>>
> >>>> 1) What do I need to change in QuickDNS so that it will work as my
new
> >>>> nameserver? Just IP addresses? (I'm totally lost).
> >>>>
> >>>> 2) How do I change over my name servers?
> >>>>
> >>>> Can someone give me super-simple steps to do this? The other messages
> > on
> >>>> this list are WAY above me, even the newbie ones... I feel like an
> > idiot.
> >>> :(
> >>>>
> >>>> I've been trying to do research on this but just can't figure it
out...
> >>>> anyone know any good resources for total newbies like me? I'm just a
> >>>> programmer...
> >>>>
> >>>> Help!
> >>>>
> >>>> Sean Stephens
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
>
>

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