Re: setting up DNS
Lev Lvovsky wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm going to be registering a domain soon, and I'm having some
> problems...after having gone to www.internic.net, and filling out the forms
> there, I got some error messges back:
>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> ERROR: Name Server <SILVER168.MMINTERNET.COM>/<209.241.149.168>
> is not registered with InterNIC.
>
> You cannot register this host through domain registration process
> because...
>
> You are not authorized to register hosts in <MMINTERNET.COM> domain
>
> First register this host through the host registration process or
> choose a different name-server.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
> my ADSL provider is mminternet.com, and my address is
> silver168.mminternet.com (the IP is listed above).
You've answered your own question here.... mminternet.com _is_ the domain, silver168
is only a machine on the domain. You don't register each machine.
>
>
> am I missing something here?
>
> more importantly, if I'm not mistaken, I will have to run a DNS
> server...I've read through some of the DNS-HOWTO, but I need to first
> install a DNS server...I've looked for one on the CD's (from
> www.cheapbytes.com), but was only able to find "dnsutils". Am I looking in
> the right place?
you don't _need_ to be a dns server. ( You can install bind) BTW, I just pinged your
box, and got a reply. YOur'e good to go. :-)
>
>
> are there any URLs what describe in-depth what I'm trying to do?
You should invest in some networking books. DNS, routing, etc... O'reilly has a good
one called TCP/IP Network Administration.
>
>
> thanks for any help!!
> -lev
>
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