Chris Mathey wrote:
> Paul M Foster wrote:
>> Folks:
>>
>> I'm confused and I need help here.
>>
>> I've got a server on the internet that I'm trying to provision to host
>> websites. The first domain (civicsusa.com) will be hosting email, DNS,
>> etc. for the other domains.
>>
>> The provider for the box is willing to back me up on DNS services. But
>> my plan is to run the authoritative nameserver for my domains on this
>> server, and have the provider slave to my records. As a temporary
>> measure, I've had the provider put A records into their database for
>> my domain.
>>
>> When I go to the registrar to give them name servers for the domain, I
>> can't enter civicsusa.com or ns.civicsusa.com for a nameserver. Even
>> though those do resolve. I don't know exactly why.
>>
>> Anyone know how to resolve this? What other data do you need?
>>
>> Paul
>>
> That requires IP address'
> The IP's you enter in the registrar is what is pushed to the root DNS
> servers on the internet. The root name servers list an IP for your
> domain DNS servers not a hostname.
>
Well, according to dig and host, civicsusa.com and ns.civicsusa.com both
resolve to an IP address. But I can't enter an IP address at the
registrar. They want a name. But even when I supply a name, they won't
take it. They like my provider's nameserver, but not mine.
The other questions is: is it a good idea for the nameserver to share
the IP for the domains it is resolving?
Paul
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