Hi All in this context can any tell me how do i setup it up to run a secondary for some other host where in i'm already running my primary nameserver. thanks in advance regards, parag mehta --- Michael Kohne > wrote: > >On Thu, 07 Sep 2000 12:46:08 GMT, andreas.graf@usa.net wrote: >>What do I have do do in order to run a primary and a secondary= > DNS >>server on one machine (RedHat 6.2) with 2 IPs assiged. >>Thanks in advance for your help >>Andreas >> >> >>Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ >>Before you buy. >You want to use the 'listen-on' options in your named.conf file.= > >You'll have different configs for the two servers. > >Now, a second point: Why do you think you want to run two nameds= > on >the same box? You say primary and secondary, which makes me think= > >that you want to run both name servers that you told your= > registrar >about on the same machine. If this is your purpose: DON'T DO= > THAT! >Find someone else to host your secondary DNS. The whole POINT of= > >having secondary DNS is so that DNS will work, even if your= > machine >is itself down. It's polite, and it's the right thing to do. > >If, on the other hand, you are trying to maintain seperate DNS= > for >your internal masqeraded network and the rest of the world, then= > >listen-on is definitely the option you want to look at. > >Michael Kohne >mhkohne@discordia.org >"Evolution is God's version of Domino Rally" _____________________________________________________________ Get free email for your life ---> http://www.mail2india.com