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Topic: DNS setup on a dedicated server

Posted By: iSec
Subject: DNS setup on a dedicated server
Date Posted: 04 August 2006 at 8:35am

Hello guys... I really need your help on how to do this:

I have recently ordered a dedicated server with 5 static IP addresses included, which I will need to host my applications, etc...

I need help configuring the DNS settings so that I can point my domain to a primary and a secondary DNS address.

Does anyone know how to do this? I have looked it up in google but all results display general information and not detailed step by step... If any of you ever did this then that would help me here.

My hosting provider don't help much... and gave a limited response:


Here is some courtesy information: 
- You need to configure Primary and Secondary DNS Service on the Server, using your Control Panel,
- Then you need to register these DNS with your registrar.
- Afterwards you can use the DNS Service on this server to provide forward lookup resolution fro your domains

I already have the IP addresses reserved for me... all 5 static IP's. And I already have 12 domain names registered with another provider.

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Posted By: michael
Date Posted: 04 August 2006 at 3:40pm

What OS? What DNS Service are you going to use or are you simply using Active Directory and built-in DNS Services from Windows?
Generally if you have a control panel it should create the forward lookup zones for you.

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Posted By: iSec
Date Posted: 04 August 2006 at 6:40pm

I have a plesk 7.5 CP, using Windows 2003 Standard Edition. DNS is already installed, IP's are already configured in the LAN... I just need to know how to configure the IP's in the DNS so I can point a domain to them...

If I set them up in the CP, is it possible to test them right away? or would it take some days to be tested?

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Posted By: the boss
Date Posted: 04 August 2006 at 9:56pm

check this out
http://www.awprofessional.com/articles/article.asp?p=405516&rl=1

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Posted By: MadDog
Date Posted: 05 August 2006 at 12:56am

First you need to setup IIS and add all the host headers, then use the DNS Manager program (built in to Windows 2003) to add the DNS information for each domain. Its pretty easy but really boring and long to do for each domain, your hosting company didnt give you ANYTHING for documenation?? How lame! I hope your not paying to much.

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Posted By: MadDog
Date Posted: 05 August 2006 at 12:57am

Sorry forgot something, once you add the DNS info to the DNS Manager, it can take a few minutes for it to take effect. Takes about 5-10min for me.

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Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 05 August 2006 at 9:10am

Don't forget when setting host headers in IIS for each site to add 1 for the domain and 1 including www eg:-

webwiz.net
www.webwiz.net

Then in the windows DNS setup a 'Forward Looking Zone' for each site, here's the one for webwiz.net:-

(same as parent folder) 	Start of Authority 	ns1.webwiz.net, hostmaster.webwiz.net
(same as parent folder) 	Name Server (NS) 	ns1.webwiz.net
(same as parent folder) 	Name Server (NS) 	ns2.webwiz.net
(same as parent folder) 	Mail Exchnage (MX) 	[5] mail.webwiz.net
(same as parent folder) 	Host (A) 		62.128.xx.xx
www 				Host (A)		62.128.xx.xx
ns1 				Host (A)		62.128.xx.xx
ns2 				Host (A)		62.128.xx.xx
mail 				Host (A)		62.128.xx.xx

Where 62.128.xx.xx, this is the IP address of your dedicated server
the xx.xx I put in for security.

For the Mail Exchnage (MX) and the 'mail' one put in the IP address of the mail server you use

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Posted By: Bluefrog
Date Posted: 05 August 2006 at 10:59am

Hmmm... Well... Not sure if what other people posted helped, but this is usually what you do:

With your domain registrar, have the domains point to your host's name servers, e.g. ns1.host.com
Issue a support ticket to have your host configure your DNS for you to point your domain to 1 of your IP addresses. You'll need to specify www, ftp, mail, etc.
Wait a bit for the DNS to propagate

That should have you up and running.

Some hosts require that you do your DNS yourself, but any decent host will do it for you. That should make things easier.

My host at The Planet does my DNS for me initially, but afterwards I can manually do it because it's already set up.

I hope that helps.

Cheers,

Ryan

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Posted By: iSec
Date Posted: 06 August 2006 at 9:44am

Thank you so very much guys!!!!!!!!!!

I wouldn't have done it without you

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