Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 09:22:00 -0700 From: Drew Tomlinson <drew@mykitchentable.net> To: Andy Greenwood <greenwood.andy@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Simple DNS For Private LAN Message-ID: <449C1528.4000809@mykitchentable.net> In-Reply-To: <3ee9ca710606230844y2f4d2326kf3cf7f7d2b4ec9d5@mail.gmail.com> References: <449C0711.3080803@mykitchentable.net> <3ee9ca710606230844y2f4d2326kf3cf7f7d2b4ec9d5@mail.gmail.com>
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On 6/23/2006 8:44 AM Andy Greenwood wrote: > If you're getting a static IP, then you can become master for your > domain, but you'll still need a secondary NS, and most (if not all) Whoops, I forgot about needing a static IP. I don't have one currently and I don't know if the new IP will be static or dynamic. Probably dynamic but I will check. > registrars will require that the secondary NS be on a different IP. I > prefer to have mine on a completely seperate Class A, but that's just > personal. I'd leave ns3.zoneedit.com as the secondary NS. Both name > servers will be master for the domain. Master just means that the name > server won't try to look elsewherefor the info, IIRC, and you don't > want these name servers to look elsewhere. Yes you can break a lot of > stuff with wrong DNS, but it really isn't that complicated. Don't > worry. So can I set up a "master" on my home network and just leave ZoneEdit alone? Then machines on my home network will query my local name server and the rest of the world will continue to use ZoneEdit? > As a side note, if you really are a DNS newb, here's some (hopefully > funny) reading. I can take no credit for this, and I don't have the > original link. > http://agreenftp.no-ip.com/dns Funny! Thanks, Drew > On 6/23/06, Drew Tomlinson <drew@mykitchentable.net> wrote: >> I'm having a hard time understanding what I need to do. I have a small >> home network that uses a 3Com DSL modem/router as the last hop to the >> Internet. Currently, the DSL modem/router to provides DNS for both my >> home network and the Internet. Basically I have a few static entries >> for machines on my home network and then the DSL modem/router queries my >> ISPs name servers for everything else. >> >> When I registered my domain, I used ZoneEdit as my name servers. 'whois >> mykitchentable.net' gives this output: >> >> domain: mykitchentable.net >> owner-name: Drew Tomlinson >> nserver: ns3.zoneedit.com 209.61.140.1 >> nserver: ns4.zoneedit.com 216.98.150.236 >> >> Now I'm changing ISPs and the DSL modem/router will be removed. I am >> going to use a FBSD 6.x box to be my router, firewall, and DNS server. >> I read the handbook regarding DNS but remain confused. Should I be a >> master for mykitchentable.net? I'm thinking not because ZoneEdit is the >> master, correct? So should I be a slave? And if I'm a slave, will my >> DNS get it's updates from ZoneEdit? Or should I become master for my >> zone and make ZoneEdit a backup DNS? >> >> I'm a complete newbie to DNS but know that it's important to get it >> right or lots of stuff gets broken. Can someone please guide me in the >> right direction? I don't mind reading if you send me a link. :) >> >> Thanks, >> >> Drew >> >> -- >> Be a Great Magician! >> Visit The Alchemist's Warehouse >> >> http://www.alchemistswarehouse.com
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