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From: Len Conrad <lconrad@Go2France.com>
Subject: Re: primary and secondary nameserver
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>I don't know what that means, but lets say that's ok. BTW: what's that
>"." for ?

unixspeak for "root", the root of the DNS is the ?.root-servers.net listed 
in the db.cache file.

>That, there is localhost
>                 zone "0.0.127.IN-ADDR.ARPA" {
>                            type master;
>                            file "localhost.rev";
>                 };

The cricket book sets the conventions for file names for BIND8, imo: The 
database files look like:

db.127.0.0

>.. this probably isn't right (i think so). I should remove
>"0.0.127.IN-ADDR.ARPA" and replace it with "207.x.194.IN-ADDR.ARPA"
>right ?

Go buy the cricket book.  You can find it here:

http://BIND8NT.MEIway.com

I have sample config files on the download page.  They work for BIND on any OS.

zone "mydomain.com" {
>type master;
>..than what ?..

keep going ...  ; NOTIFY yes; allow-transfer { ip.ad.re.ss;};

where that is the ip of the ISP's slave DNS.

>should it be just like localhost or what ? If i am
>picturing this correctly, for primary ns there should be just a line for
>domain name, another line for type and another one for file

it's only cosmetic because I edit my config files with Allaire homesite, 
but I put a zone statement on one line. If you're editing on a 80-col 
terminal, do otherwise.

>where every
>pointer, "A", "MX" is ?

whoa, go buy the cricket book.  Those types of records go in the zone file 
db.domain.com

>mydomain.com.    IN    SOA    ns.mydomain.com

$TTL 86400
$ORIGIN domain.com.
@        IN SOA   ns.mydomain.com  ns-admin.mydomai.com ( numbers )


>..and..
>
>mydomain.com.     IN     NS   ns.mydomain.com.
>mydomain.com.     IN     NS   ns.myispdomain.com.
>
>..is this right ??

@     IN     NS   ns.mydomain.com.
@     IN     NS   ns.myispdomain.com.


>  I want to have primary ns, but my ISP will have
>secondary.. so is this configured right ?

you're not far off, but go buy the cricket book. chirp chirp

>And for later on.. i should define the ip of myispdomain.com right ?

no, your ns isn' authoritative for his domain.


>OK that would be all. Thanks to all of you who will help me.. I really
>don't know how to set up this things..

visit my site, it's got plenty of info, buy the cricket book, then you'll 
be a DNS guru.
check the links out on my resources page, and join the BIND users list.

Your English is fine.  But your DNS isn't, yet!! vbg

Len



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