Docs and howto for running a public nameserver

[Kevin Darcy]

Alexander Newald wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I know about setting up bind. Bind 9 is running in local network as dns for
> the local net. The question is more if I simply can use the normal setup for
> public use (Ok, change to real domain names and real public ip)?
>
> I know that I need to have two diffrent ip networks for primary and
> secoundary ns.
>
> What about if the reverse lookup for the ip of the primary ns do not resolve
> to the domain name I have choosen for the primary dns (The ip is 1.2.3.4
> with resolves to gateway.me.com and the primary should have ns1.me.com which
> is also ip 1.2.3.4)
>
> Do I need to "register" or announce my dns somewhere to make it available or
> do I simply use ns1.me.com and ns2.me.com when registering the domains?

Your registrar should automatically create a "host" record for each of the
nameservers specified in your registration, if those "host" records don't
already exist.

Some registrars are picky about reverse resolution. If you're registering in
.com, then I doubt any of those registrars care, but if you're registering in a
country-code domain (e.g. .de), then they might care.


- Kevin

>
> Alexander Newald
>
> <phn at icke-reklam.ipsec.nu> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:ajdfdh$6i69$1 at isrv4.isc.org...
> >
> > Alexander Newald <alexander at newald.de> wrote:
> > > Hello,
> >
> > > I like to run a public nameserver for my domains. Where can I find a
> howto
> > > and docs about this? What have I to consider for using the nameserver
> for
> > > .cno domains? Is there any special newsgroup for this?
> >
> > > Thanks,
> >
> > > Alexander Newald
> >
> > I'll suggest starting with a book : Managing DNS and BIND,
> > o'reilly, isbn 0-596-00158-4
> >
> > Next step is reading the documentation about the nameserver brand choosen.
> >
> > Most nameservers allows local test-setups, where you may try various
> > things.
> >
> > This group deals primarily with "bind", which is no big limitation
> > since bind is the dominant nameserver on Internet.
> >
>