Do i have to register my nameserver with OpenSRS. Help really appreciated.

[Ewan McDonell]

> Can someone please clear this up for me once and for all.
> 
> If I want to setup my bind server so I can transfer a domain to 
> it do I have
> to register it on the OpenSRS system ??
> 
> Basically I have registered a domain and when I use the ISP's 
> admin page to
> make the nameserver my machine and not there's I get




If the name server you are trying to set up is a host in
the domain you have registered through the OpenSRS system,
then you must register it with the OpenSRS system before
it will allow you to configure it as a name server for your 
domain.

Log into your ISP's domain management interface, then
select the 'Name Servers' option from the menu. At the
very bottom of this page there should be a sentence that
says something like "If you want to create or modify a 
nameserver which is based on scottsdomain.com click here."

Follow this link, and enter the hostname for your name
server in the boxes titled 'Create Name Server'. Once
you submit this data, the system will lookup the IP of
the server and verify its existence. Given that this
stacks up, the name server will then be usable for 
domains registered through the OpenSRS system, and it
will accept the hostname when you enter it as a new
name server for your domain.

If your ISP has removed this link from their domain
management interface, you can make the necessary
changes by going to http://manage.opensrs.net/.

Regards,

Ewan McDonell
ewan at smairlines.com
Santa Monica Airlines, Inc.


PS - Unless the nameserver is a host in a domain
registered at Network Solutions, registering your 
name server with NetSol will not accomplish what you 
are trying to do.