On 6/23/2006 8:44 AM Andy Greenwood wrote:
If you're getting a static IP, then you can become master for your
domain, but you'll still need a secondary NS, and most (if not all)
Whoops, I forgot about needing a static IP. I don't have one currently
and I don't know if the new IP will be static or dynamic. Probably
dynamic but I will check.
registrars will require that the secondary NS be on a different IP. I
prefer to have mine on a completely seperate Class A, but that's just
personal. I'd leave ns3.zoneedit.com as the secondary NS. Both name
servers will be master for the domain. Master just means that the name
server won't try to look elsewherefor the info, IIRC, and you don't
want these name servers to look elsewhere. Yes you can break a lot of
stuff with wrong DNS, but it really isn't that complicated. Don't
worry.
So can I set up a "master" on my home network and just leave ZoneEdit
alone? Then machines on my home network will query my local name server
and the rest of the world will continue to use ZoneEdit?
As a side note, if you really are a DNS newb, here's some (hopefully
funny) reading. I can take no credit for this, and I don't have the
original link.
http://agreenftp.no-ip.com/dns
Funny!
Thanks,
Drew
On 6/23/06, Drew Tomlinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I'm having a hard time understanding what I need to do. I have a small
home network that uses a 3Com DSL modem/router as the last hop to the
Internet. Currently, the DSL modem/router to provides DNS for both my
home network and the Internet. Basically I have a few static entries
for machines on my home network and then the DSL modem/router queries my
ISPs name servers for everything else.
When I registered my domain, I used ZoneEdit as my name servers. 'whois
mykitchentable.net' gives this output:
domain: mykitchentable.net
owner-name: Drew Tomlinson
nserver: ns3.zoneedit.com 209.61.140.1
nserver: ns4.zoneedit.com 216.98.150.236
Now I'm changing ISPs and the DSL modem/router will be removed. I am
going to use a FBSD 6.x box to be my router, firewall, and DNS server.
I read the handbook regarding DNS but remain confused. Should I be a
master for mykitchentable.net? I'm thinking not because ZoneEdit is the
master, correct? So should I be a slave? And if I'm a slave, will my
DNS get it's updates from ZoneEdit? Or should I become master for my
zone and make ZoneEdit a backup DNS?
I'm a complete newbie to DNS but know that it's important to get it
right or lots of stuff gets broken. Can someone please guide me in the
right direction? I don't mind reading if you send me a link. :)
Thanks,
Drew
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