DNS entries

[Barry Margolin]

In article <ctra6k$1bjj$1 at sf1.isc.org>, Sarah <2b at ornottobe.com> wrote:

> I just registered a .com domain name so that I can learn a bit about win2k3 
> server.  At my registrar, in the field PrimaryDNS IP, I enter the IP address 
> of my server box.
> 
> In doing so, I get the error "Primary and Secondary DNS servers are 
> required. Your domain name may not function properly as configured".  Could 
> someone advise what I'm missing?

You should have at least *two* servers, a master and a slave.  These 
used to be called primary and secondary, and many sites, like your 
registrar, still uses these archaic terms.

-- 
Barry Margolin, barmar at alum.mit.edu
Arlington, MA
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