Re: on linux mail, dns, http server
On Tue, Feb 02, 1999 at 05:29:55PM +0800, judee itoy wrote:
> hi ! my only experience w/ linux involves only machines w/ dynamic IP's and i was wondering whether someone can help me w/ a few questions when you really have a domain of ur own.
LUVMUSL.NET <---the domain of the cheap server that educates me. :-)
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> 1. i am setting up a box w/ a static IP (say a.b.c.20). and w/ a just registered domain (say kewldude.com) . but when i do a _$whois kewldude.com _ , or whois from internic, part of what i get is this,
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> Domain servers in listed order:
> NS1.MYISP-DNS.NET a.b.c.3
> NS2.MYISP-DNS.NET a.b.c.4
Did your ISP register your new domain for you?
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> Question : Does this mean that my ISP will have to make a pointer on their DNS servers to me (a.b.c.20) ?
Yes, if the whois command on _your_ domain showed only the above.
That can be added to at the Internic, you know...didn't cost me anything
extra. The initial fee for my domain registration was $70 through
www.internic.net.
To install your own nameserver and add the address of it (e.g.,
hey.kewldude.com) to the Internic record, you will need to install
the bind package (which provides your named, or name daemon). There's
a great tutorial on that at
http://metalab.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/DNS-HOWTO.html
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> 2. During the debian setup/install procedure, theirs that part where the program will ask for the "machines name" and then the "domain name". What's the right way of answering this anyway?
> (a.) machines name is "kewldude" and domain is "com"
> or (b.) machines name is "some_name" and domain name is "kewldude.com"
It's "(b.)." :-)
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> 3. Since the machine that I will be setting up will act as a mail server and web server for kewldude.com, do I also need to set up its DNS in a way so that it will be SOA for kewldude.com ?
To do that, add your nameserver (some_machine.kewldude.com) to the
DNS record with the Internic by using their handy forms on the internic.net
site, install bind, then read the documentation I referred to above.
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> thanks a lot and i hope someone can help on this,
Your welcome, Judee.
> judee
Art
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