Search Again: Re: Moving secondary DNS From: billc_lists@greenbuilder.com Date: Wednesday, December 4, 2002 Time: 9:00:33 pm > > >you only have to change the one host record. > >do you mean that changing "ns2.DOT.tc. 1D IN A 202.129.103.8" to the new >ip# in the primary DNS server will be all I need? No, you'll probably want to make a change at the registrar as well, reassigning ns2.dot.tc to the new IP. >If so, I will follow the following sequence: > >1. Go to the new secondary DNS server and install QuickDNS > >2. Timbutu to the old secondary DNS and copy folder "QuickDNS Data" from >old to new QuickDNS folder > >3. Quit old QuickDNS secondary (and extract alias from startup folder) (leave the alias for now...) >4. copy "QDNS Pro 3.0 Server Prefs" from old system:preferences to new one > >5. start up new secondary QuickDNS (and place alias in startup folder) 5a. restart old secondary QDNS. I'd let that one run for a while as the changes propogate through the net. Watch the hit counts - when they stop progressing (much) you can shut the old one off. >6. with my laptop, use QuickDNS Manager to reset A record as above on primary. > >7. wait for zone transfer to update new secondary DNS. -- Bill Christensen http://greenbuilder.com/contact/ Green Building Professionals Directory: http://directory.greenbuilder.com Sustainable Building Calendar: http://www.greenbuilder.com/calendar/ Green Real Estate: http://www.greenbuilder.com/realestate/ Straw Bale Registry: http://sbregistry.greenbuilder.com/ Books/videos/software: http://bookstore.greenbuilder.com/

Messages In This Thread: Moving secondary DNS by Nick Quinn on Dec 4, 2002 at 2:05:26 pm Re: Moving secondary DNS by Men & Mice Support on Dec 4, 2002 at 5:49:41 pm Re: Moving secondary DNS by Nick Quinn on Dec 4, 2002 at 8:04:17 pm Re: Moving secondary DNS by billc_lists@greenbuilder.com on Dec 4, 2002 at 9:00:33 pm Re: Moving secondary DNS by Nick Quinn on Dec 4, 2002 at 11:05:35 pm Re: Moving secondary DNS by Men & Mice Support on Dec 5, 2002 at 5:09:48 pm