Search Again: Re: Basic, getting started - Part II - resolved From: Nicholas J. Rufa Date: Monday, July 7, 2003 Time: 11:32:31 am I thought it worked they way you described, Christopher, but I had trouble locating the place on my registrars page web admin page. They list both 'Name Server information' and 'Domain Host Information'. The latter is the place I needed to make the first change. I think I've got it now! Thanks for the help! On Monday, July 7, 2003, at 01:25 PM, Global Homes Webmaster wrote: > On 07/07/03 at 10:25 -0400, Nicholas J. Rufa opined: > >> Chris did indeed fix the problem resulting from the bad installer >> (THANKS!). The server and manager are running fine. >> >> But I have another basic DNS question. >> >> What name server do I tell my registrar to use for my new DNS server? >> >> Currently I use my ISP's name server (ns1.intellispace.net). My >> server, NS1.MYDOMAIN.COM exists only on my machine, at my IP address. > > If you want your name server to be authoritative for your domain(s), > you > give the registrar its IP address. > >> How do the root servers find out about my server? > > You (as the registrant of your domain names) tell them about it by > modifying the registration records for your domain(s) with your > registrar. > That is, you add your name server's IP address to the list of name > servers > for the zone(s). > >> Do they transfer zone information first then I tell my ISP to switch >> to >> NS1.MYDOMAIN.COM? >> >> Do I need to do something/turn something on? > > Nobody's going to automatically transfer zone data anywhere. You need > to > set up your zone(s) on your name server, either manually or by getting > a > copy from your ISP, or whoever is currently doing your DNS for you. You > don't need to tell your ISP to switch anything to your name server. > Once > you've updated your domain registration(s), the root servers will tell > the > world that your name server is now authoritative for the zone(s). It > would, > however, be polite for you to let your ISP know that you're now doing > your > own DNS so that they can either remove the zone(s) from their > server(s) or > set their server(s) up to slave (a.k.a. secondary) the zone(s) for you. > > You might also want to acquire a copy of 'DNS & BIND' from O'Reilly > Press. > It's the de facto bible of DNS and answers these questions and more. > > -- > Christopher Bort | cbort@globalhomes.com > Webmaster, Global Homes | webmaster@globalhomes.com > <http://www.globalhomes.com/> > > ----------------------------------------------------------- Nicholas J. Rufa, Asst. Vice President Projects In Knowledge, Inc. Overlook at Great Notch 150 Clove Road, 10th Floor Little Falls, New Jersey 07424 Voice: 973-890-8988 ext. 140 Fax: 973-890-8866 Mobile: (201) 240-7062 This message is intended only for the use of the addressee. It may contain privileged or confidential information that is exempt from disclosure. Dissemination, distribution or copying of this message by anyone other than the addressee is strictly prohibited. If you received this message in error, please notify us immediately by replying: "received in error" and delete the message. Thank you.

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