nameservers and glue...

[Gregory Toomey]

Jeff Lasman wrote:

> I know this isn't specifically ontopic for bind, but we're bind-users,
> and I can't think of a better group to help me resolve what's wrong
> than this one...
> 
> We've registered four nameservers (hosts) at ns-one.net.
> 
> Two quite some time ago:
> 
> ns1.ns-one.net
> ns2.ns-one.net
> 
> and both of the above have a records at the gtld servers.
> 
> A few days ago we registered
> 
> ns11.ns-one.net
> ns12.ns-one.net
> 
> and neither of these have a records at the gtld servers.
> 
> Shouldn't they all have a records at the gtld servers?
> 
> The domain is registered with Dotster, and I've used their interface to
> register the new nameservers.
> 
> Thanks for helping me understand what appears to me to be a discrepancy.
> 
> Jeff

Glue records with IPs are needed for ns1.* and ns2*. The ns* name servers
run bind to resolve the IP for your domain.

Some registrars allow you to enter glue (IPs) for the ns* via an online
interface, and for some its manual (you have to phone/email them).

www.godaddy.com and www.netregistry.com.au have online interfaces for this.

gtoomey