A name server is a computer server that hosts a network service for providing responses to queries against a directory service.
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Nameserver config: local or external IP
I'm setting up a BIND nameserver on my Linux server computer. Now if BIND asks me for a IP address for a A Record, should i enter my local ip (192.168.178.21) or my external ip (80.101.40.227)? All ...
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Primary and secondary name servers : Do they have to be hosted in same company?
I have my domain hosted and I received to two name servers to be updated with my domain registrar ns1.hostingcompany.com ns2.hostingcompany.com , I know if the primary name server goes down DNS ...
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What has priority: nameservers or a records?
If I have a domain name with nameservers pointing to Webhost One, but have an A Record that points to Webhost Two, which host would the domain name bring me to?
I'm pretty sure the A Record takes ...
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Assigning a new IP to my domain
I am facing a terrible slowdown & inability to access to my website from time to time after changing it's IP. Below is what exactly happened and I would be glad if an expert can tell me what might ...
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How do I set up a reverse zone file?
I have this zone file in bind:
$TTL 86400
mysite.net. IN SOA ns1.mysite.net. admin.mysite.net. (
2006012008
86400
3600
604800
86400
)
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NS in the answer record are pointing to the wrong server
I am unable to access my webhost using my domain name. I have very little knowledge about dns records but from
http://network-tools.com/default.asp?prog=dnsrec&host=wakescanberra.com it is ...
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DNS & Namesevers working for one domain but not the other. Same settings
So here is my current set up:
ns1.hutber & ns2.hutber.com are pointing to hutber.com via c1domains.com
ns1.hutber & ns2.hutber.com are pointing to wingspartytime.com via 123-reg
hutber.com is ...
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server load, litespeed, scsi, nameserver fail: all messed up
First of all: I have very basic knowledge about linux servers.
Here is our dedicated server details:
Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X3450 @ 2.67GHz
Total processor: 8
OS: Centos 32bit release 5.8 (Final)
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Adding glue records to my registrar
I have a country specific domain (let say example.me) and when I try to add my own nameserver (ns1.example.me & ns2.example.me) at my country registrar it didn't worked because I only have 1 IPv4 ...
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Name Servers with Registrar vs. Host Provider [closed]
This may be a redundant questions, but is there any benefit to using name servers with a registar provider vs. a hosting provider?
Some shared hosting accounts through places like 1&1 ask that ...
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nameserver problems with webmin/virtualmin [closed]
[I've also asked this in Webmasters - it seems to fall into a grey area between here and there]
I'm setting up a shiny new vps with my own nameserver. Fortunately I had a spare domain that I'm using ...
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nameserver problems with webmin/virtualmin [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
nameserver problems with webmin/virtualmin
I'm setting up a shiny new vps with my own nameserver. Fortunately I had a spare domain that I'm using and have registered as ...
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order of nameservers in resolv.conf
In which oder are the nameservers stated in resolv.conf used for name resolution?
Is there a way to influence this order?
Is this behavior distribution dependent? (I'm using Debian Squeeze)
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How long does migration of two domains to the same nameserver take in DNS?
I have a primary .com domain, which i wanted to update. So I built the new site on a .info domain. To migrate the .info domain DNS to point to the address of the .com domain, I updated the nameserver ...
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Nameserver usage
I have four nameservers registered for a domain:
ns1.primary-nameserver.net
ns2.primary-nameserver.net
a.ns.secondary-nameserver.net
b.ns.secondary-nameserver.net
How can I find out how much usage ...
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whats the difference between managed dns and normal name server
what's the difference / benefits between using a managed DNS such as zoneedit, dyn.com and Amazon Route 53 and a standard DNS manager provided by domain registrants such as goDaddy.
for the tasks I ...
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Two A records under one domain in different servers, possible?
Is it possible to have two A records under one domain in different servers?
ns1.domain.com from server1 points to 192.168.1.1
and
ns2.domain.com from server2 points to 192.168.1.2
Is this ...
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Identifying the cause of my DNS failure (domain not propagating)
I have set up a DNS server with the help of two helpful tutorials:
http://linuxconfig.org/linux-dns-server-bind-configuration
http://ulyssesonline.com/2007/11/07/how-to-setup-a-dns-server-in-ubuntu/
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How do I know when my Route53 record sets become effective?
So I have added my domain to Route53 and updated the name servers of the domains to that of Route53.
I have added the record sets (A, MX and TXT) that I need.
How do I know when these DNS ...
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What does #53 mean in nslookup nameserver address result?
When I run this:
nslookup some.host.com
I get results like this:
Server: 4.2.2.1
Address: 4.2.2.1#53
Non-authoritative answer:
Name: some.host.com
Address: #.#.#.#
"4.2.2.1" is ...
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Linking domain name, server, DNS server?
I think I've got myself a bit lost here. Basically I have a private server, a .com domain registered at one place, and using clouDNS.net as a DNS server. I tried hosting my own DNS server but it got a ...
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27 days after domain transfer name servers not propogated
We recently bought the domain: *****.com
7 days after accepting the transfer the domain finally transferred to our registrar and we immediately changed the name servers from ns*.netregistry.net to ...
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Virtual Private Hosting DNS configuration
I did a great deal of reading here before posting this because I didn't want to post a duplicate - but I'm on a bit of a deadline and getting frustrated, so here goes...
I very, very, very ...
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How to point subdomain to a nameserver?
I've got an old crusty WHM/cPanel server which I'm trying to get rid of. I've got a new setup on shared hosting which is much cheaper in the long run.
The problem is that there are a bunch of ...
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For Australian audiences, would an uncached .com.au domain resolve faster than an uncached .com?
Is there any speed benefit to using a .com.au domain rather than a .com if your customers, hosting and DNS services are in Australia, specifically in the worst typical case (domain is not cached in ...
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Recommendations for running a local nameserver [closed]
I have a domain and a web-app written in PHP running on Ubuntu 12.04. When a user registers, I would like to give that user a unique subdomain which needs to resolve to an IP independently of the ...
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Servers and normal PC [closed]
I have a Server 2008 computer, with a domain running, I am trying to run my domain on my WIN7 computer too.
I have entered the nslookup in RUN, and then typed in my domain name on my WIN7 Ultimate ...
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Excessive CPU Utilization for Bind 9.8.1 `named` processes
I just noticed that named is eating vast amounts of CPU time for a very small network with only a few domains. Can someone help me determine what is misconfigured, please? Or how to debug this.
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Domain name split between two hosting services and a registar
I have a .is domain name that was purchased from a very obscure retailer. The nameservers where set to dreamhost.com the domain may utilize some features of dreamhost like gmail integration and mysql. ...
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DNS NS and domain clarification
I am really trying to get my home web server up and I don't seem to be succeeding. My web server withing my host system is running my web application and is viewable at the current isp ip ...
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Cname record to dns server
I have a nameserver of my hoster called ns1.hoster.com. I would like users of my (hosted) application to use my branded nameserver called ns1.mybrand.com.
ns1.mybrand.com points to ns1.hoster.com ...
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Can't change serials in my SOA without breaking my nameservers
So I was testing my DNS using http://www.intodns.com/mydomain.com
And it gave me a warning about the serials of my two nameservers not matching. So I changed the serials to match and restarted bind ...
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Optimizing TTL values for DYNDNS service
I've finally gotten my own DYNDNS working but I am looking for some advice on optimizing it.
Edit: Basiclly I got a Domain at a registrar that I point to my own nameservers where I keep my own ...
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BIND permission errors
I've been trying to use nsupdate to dynamiclly update my nameservers records.
I get a serverfail when i attempt it. This is from the syslogs.
Nov 12 08:00:53 ps133045 named[14314]: client ...
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Mass changing IP addresses for DNS [closed]
I run CPanel and I need to change ALL the IPs for one of the nameservers. Can this be done via CPanel or am I going to need to run a bash script to change all my nameserver files manually and then ...
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My own Nameserver wont resolve domain
What I want to do is to make my domain name resolve using my own nameservers.
I got 3 VPSes, all running debian and a domain name, mydomain.com
2 VPS are nameservers and 1 is a webserver.
At my ...
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domain/IN: has no NS records
I have set up a home web server using Ubuntu 12.10 and I can safely say that it works with regards to router forwarding and ports being found. I know this, because switched my hosting provider's VPS ...
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Advice on setting up my own DDNS server
Hello I've got a petproject running, creating a DDNS that is. I've read up on it but before I start buying resources and build, I was looking for some feedback on
my current thoughts.
My basic idea ...
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Dynamic IP and MX Record
I have read that I "must not" use CNAMEs in MX record entries.
My in-house mail server is connected to the internet with a provider where the IP changes every two/three months. I have a subdomain ...
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DNS servers designed for domain parking
I am looking for a recommendation for a DNS server to use for domain parking. It should work in the same way as sedoparking.com's nameservers i.e. if you do the following:
dig @ns1.sedoparking.com ...
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Setting up BIND with wildcard nameserver
I'm looking to set up BIND to return the same IP address for every A record, no matter what the request is. It's working based on the configuration below, however what is not working is that the ns ...
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How to correctly configure nameservers
I have set up custom / private nameservers but I am still receiving an "Unknown host" error
$ ping ubookings.co.za
ping: cannot resolve ubookings.co.za: Unknown host
The whois query shows ...
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dig and dig -x are answering different [closed]
I don't want the name provider to manage my records. I want to handle it myself.
So I installed bind9 and made some configurations reading some articles and following some examples. bind didn't show ...
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whois returns correct changed date but wrong nameservers [closed]
I was just told by 1&1 customer support that "the date in the whois could show correctly while the nameservers information being the old one"
I though the whole document was stamped at once, not ...
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How to set up a DNS name server to always resolve to a constant IP address for every request
I am looking for a simple DNS name server set up to always return the same IP address no matter what the request is. The reason for this is we are a domain registrar and when a domain is first ...
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What TLDs should I use for my NS records for redundancy? (DNSSEC support required)
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As a general practice, is it a good idea to use multiple TLDs for the name servers?
How should I choose between which TLD would be a good candidate for being the root server for my NS ...
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Nameserver not resolving or domain not pingable [closed]
Sorry, if anyone can think of a better title please change it!
I want to host my own websites from home. For testing purposes, I have a virtual machine running a trial version of Windows Server 2008 ...
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Does changing web hosts (changing a domain's nameservers) affect the private nameservers / glue records created under that domain?
We currently have a virtual dedicated server with GoDaddy and have 4 domains under it. I ended up creating private nameservers under, say mydomain_a.com, and have ns1.mydomain_a.com and ...
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Which nameserver to use? [closed]
I would like some advice about how to manage the DNS in my company.
We have many ways to manage them:
- Directly using the registrar.
- Using our own server (Rackspace Cloud for us).
- Using our ...
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DNS Problems (NIGHTMARES!) with BIND and Virtualmin
I have a webserver (Ubuntu 12.04 with LAMP) using Virtualmin / Webmin. Because I just moved from a Cpanel system, I am having a nightmare configuring the DNS!
Using intoDNS.com, the failed reports ...
