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Need some help with DNS server.

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jsbush

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I bought a domain name, now I registered it so it would connect to my DNS server. Is there anything special I should know about? Because it doesn't work 🙁

Do I have to enter my domain name anywhere in my DNS manager in win NT?

Can anyone do a nslookup 24.226.196.100 it should work, so that means my dns works 😕

All help is apreciated.
 
I asusme you have a static ip for that domain name? Anyways, unable to ping it, is the ip hard coded into your server and is it on?
 
Yes I have a static IP, but the server is behind a LinkSys router, and of course you can't ping it, it's go some sort of firewall.

Edit: If I enter 24.226.196.100 in my DNS manager. It reads the server. Instead of 192.168.1.6
 
do you already have the DMZ setup in the advanced section of your router? It's the only way for that to work.... even then, it's not wonderful.
 
Anyone have any ideas. Registerfly.com wanted two dns server's and since I only have one ip I put my ip for the dns and there's for the second one. You think that makes some sort of conflict.
 
You need to be running some dns server software, which from reading your posts I'm not sure if you are or not. Most registrars will want to name servers, but if you only have one (because of one IP) then you usually should be albe to just give them the same IP twice.

You asked us to do an nslookup on 24.226.196.100 which would not help at all because that will not reverse to your domain unless you ISP delegated to you that you can do the reverse mapping. The owner of the IP (your ISP) is the one that usually does the reverse mapping. You running a name server would only be able to map it so that www.yourdomain.com and ftp.yourdomain.com or whatever point to your IP.

Sometimes an ISP may allow you to do reverse mappings of yoru IP address (so 24.226.196.100 would point to your domain), but a lot of them will only do so if you have a whole lot of IP's from them.
 
Forget the DMZ, just do some port forwarding! No need to open up.. just let 80 through for httpd.
 
I've installed Microsoft DNS server that came with Windows NT. I changed the two DNS # to 24.226.196.100 so I'll have to wait 24-48 for it to change the settings.

Edit: I put the DNS settings in my laptop for my server. And it works, I'm browsing the net using my DNS server from my laptop (I was using dail up). So that's a good sign right. But I get this error when I do an Nslookup

DNS request timed out.
timeout was 2 seconds.
*** Can't find server name for address 24.226.196.100: Timed out
*** Default servers are not available
Default Server: UnKnown
Address: 24.226.196.100

But the internet works and I can see the lights flash on my hub when I viste a web site on my laptop.
 
You need to get your revers record in place, it's like a backwards lookup: get a name from an IP. It should be in your DNS server software.
 
As I stated before, unless your ISP has delegated the reverse of an IP address to you YOU CAN NOT do the reverse on the IP address, either you have to request that they let you do it or have them do the reverse of the IP. Well, technically, you can do the reverse but it will only work for whoever is using your name servers, which would most likely only be a few people.

Not sure why it's not able to do an nslookup. What did you enter into Windows as your primary and secondary secondary name servers?

 
Well I know my dns server works because when I go into DNS Manager I can see all the sites that have contacted it. Now how come www.dittohost.com likes back to my IP. I emailed registerfly.com on this and it will take up to 24hours for a response.
 
mydomain.com doesn't redirect to the IP addy, it keeps the domain in the address box. It's not really a redirection service, they just register your domain into their DNS servers so that you don't have to get your own DNS servers.
 
Email I got from them.

"IP addresses of name servers DO NOT function with our service. Please use
fully qualified and registered name servers only."


Does that mean my ip address will not work. That really sucks. what if I use
196-100.lr.cgocable.ca ??? that's my domain name with cgocable.
 
Mite seem kinda stupid/lame for me saying it...but why not just setup a linux box to take care of this? Bind is very easy to setup/work with. I have never really used NT for nameservices, I run my nameserver for my webserver off a freebsd box. Its nice...just my 2 cents. If you ever decide to go this way, PM me and I can help you set it up if you'd like
 
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