Hosting multiple domains on one DNS

[Joe Kattner]

Since this is a different domain, you need to create a new zone for it in
your named.conf, and create the corresponding zone file. You don't add it to
your existing zone for uwic.ac.uk, it is separate from that.

You should also check the delegation, both servers referenced in whois don't
know this domain, and neither do the co.uk cctld name servers:

Record last updated on 30-Oct-2001.
Record expires on 02-Aug-2011.
Record created on 01-Aug-1997.
Database last updated on 6-Nov-2001 00:54:00 EST.

Domain servers in listed order:

DNS.NECGNET.COM		216.221.134.130
DNS1.DISCOVERNET.NET		206.165.166.4

bash-2.03# dig cardiffgroup.co.uk @206.165.166.4 

; <<>> DiG 9.2.0rc8 <<>> cardiffgroup.co.uk @206.165.166.4
;; global options:  printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NXDOMAIN, id: 13714
;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;cardiffgroup.co.uk.            IN      A

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
co.uk.                  14400   IN      SOA     ns1.nic.uk.
hostmaster.nominet.org.uk. 2001110601 600 300 2419200 14400

;; Query time: 221 msec
;; SERVER: 206.165.166.4#53(206.165.166.4)
;; WHEN: Tue Nov  6 12:14:31 2001
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 108

bash-2.03# dig cardiffgroup.co.uk @216.221.134.130

; <<>> DiG 9.2.0rc8 <<>> cardiffgroup.co.uk @216.221.134.130
;; global options:  printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NXDOMAIN, id: 61717
;; flags: qr aa; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;cardiffgroup.co.uk.            IN      A

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
co.uk.                  14400   IN      SOA     ns1.nic.uk.
hostmaster.nominet.org.uk. 2001110601 600 300 2419200 14400

;; Query time: 399 msec
;; SERVER: 216.221.134.130#53(216.221.134.130)
;; WHEN: Tue Nov  6 12:14:44 2001
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 103



-----Original Message-----
From: Klinkefus, David S [mailto:DSKlinkefus at midamerican.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2001 11:57 AM
To: 'bind-users at isc.org'
Subject: RE: Hosting multiple domains on one DNS


Make sure you put the trailing dot "." at the end of cardiffgroup.ac.uk.

-----Original Message-----
From: Palmer, Neal [mailto:NPalmer at uwic.ac.uk]
Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2001 10:50 AM
To: 'bind-users at isc.org'
Subject: Hosting multiple domains on one DNS



Hi all,

I have been asked to host a domain, or at least, an IP address which is
outside of our current domain. I have been told that Nominet have been
informed that we have ownership of the new domain and that they know our DNS
servers to refer to.

Our current domain is xxx.uwic.ac.uk. We also have sub-domains
xxx.yyy.uwic.ac.uk, and they work too.

I have been asked to host www.cardiffgroup.co.uk - intended to be a
webserver within our control/site.

I dont see where I can set a record for this in our DNS which will work...

	www.cardiffgroup.co.uk          IN      A       195.194.133.227 

This obviously isnt right as it lookup brings back 

	Name:    www.cardiffgroup.co.uk.uwic.ac.uk  
	Address:  195.194.133.227 

How do I tell my domain to deal with something which effectively isnt
supposed to be there?

Thanks

Neal.    

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Neal Palmer
System Support Officer
ISD
UWIC
Cardiff
Wales,UK
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