internet name server

[FoBoT]

if you have your own server/static ip , do you run your own name server?
or do you use a public service?

 

[foxkm]

Well, Its just as easy to use your ISP's DNS. I personally have my linux box set up to do DNS (bind) passthrough basically to cache DNS so its a little quicker. If you actually want to get a domain name and set up the local server to be a bind master for a certian domain.. good luck, but at least you can manually and easily add X.yourdomain.com to the DNS table.

foxkm

 

[FoBoT]

yeah, i don't mean what DNS server to use for clients to do lookups, i mean setting up a server with a static ip to point to a domain name i have purchased (or vice versa i guess)

dyndns.org has a static service for free for up to 5 hosts, i used that to point 4 of my 5 ip's to subdomain names within their domains, but i want the last ip to be associated with a domain i purchased.

they offer a custom DNS option for that, but it is $25/year , the domain was only $27.95 for 2 years, so that seems a bit pricey just to do DNS for this domain that will get minimal traffic

maybe i'll try to setup bind myself on one of my servers, worse that can happen is i'll fail and learn something 😀

 

[AFB]

So you just want your domain to point to a static ip ? Just set that at your domain company's config website.

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: amdfanboy
So you just want your domain to point to a static ip ? Just set that at your domain company's config website.

that isn't allowed, it will only let me put in name servers

Name Server Update

Each domain name must be associated with a minimum of two name servers (primary and secondary). A domain name may be associated with as many as twelve secondary name servers.

Name servers are typically of the format 'ns1.myhost.com'. Name servers are assigned by your ISP (Internet Service Provider) or Web hosting company.

Do not enter IP addresses in the boxes below.

Invalid Name Entered

ah, my domain registrar company offer DNS management for only $10/yr , that is reasonable/will work for now

 

[ToeJam13]

if you have your own server/static ip , do you run your own name server?

It depends....

Just because your IP address is assigned to you statically instead of dynamically doesn't mean that you suddenly have to start providing for your own DNS services! Typically, your ISP will give you these four items: an address, a subnet mask, a gateway, and a set of DNS servers.

Now lets say that this computer is going to be a web or file server. At this point, you still do not need to run your own DNS server. If this is for private (home/SOHO) use, you can just give people your IP address, or a hostname given to you by your ISP. For example, "host27.user16.sea.wa.myisp.net".

If you purchased your own domain name, then things change. You can pay an external company to setup your domain on their domain servers and point it to your static IP addresses, but they are going to charge a few dollars a month for it. On the other hand, you can do it yourself. Just keep these things in mind:

[*]On UNIX servers, the DNS service (named) is one of the most targeted services for hacking. A successful hack will give hackers administrative access. You will need to keep on top of updates on a monthly, if not weekly basis, to keep your machine safe.

[*]On UNIX servers, it is recommended that you run the DNS service on a stand-alone server. That said, free flavors of UNIX, such as BSD and Linux, run quite well with modest hardware. My DNS server, which runs on FreeBSD and handles six domains, runs on a Pentium/133 with 64MB of memory.

[*]On Windows servers, the DNS service is also a heavily targeted service for hacking, although not as much as with Unix. That said, a Windows server will be more vulnerable to worms and viruses that hit the Internet. You will need to stay on top of service packs, hot patches, virus definitions, and such.

[*]If you're using Windows and you plan on isolating your DNS services onto its own machine, keep in mind the cost: Microsoft no longer updates the DNS server on Windows NT, so you will be paying hefty for Windows 2000 or XP Server. Furthermore, these OSes need beefy hardware: a Pentium3/850 with 512MB of memory is a starting point.

[*] There are other costs, such as power, server hardware, mantime, ect. If you have a single DNS domain and don't plan on making many changes, an external DNS hosting service may not be a bad idea. Its also nice when things ah heck up, since you have a live person to yell at instead of a hunk of metal and plastic. Let THEM deal with fixing it.