There is an alternative...
I have been using http://www.zoneedit.com to handle a couple of domains.
They allow you the first 5 domains for FREE. Domain record management is
by web interface. Easy to use and hassle free.
At 04:09 PM 06/26/2001 -0500, Charles Steinkuehler wrote
>> I have the network pictured here http://64.81.226.171/netdiagram2.txt in
>> place and running. I own two domain names, justaskdan.com and
>gilleece.net.
>> I don't want to pay $10/ea/mo. to have someone provide name pointers for
>me,
>> so I'd like to do the the DNS updating myself. I have read a good bit of
>> material on the topic, but my lack of experience is showing thru...
>>
>> Here is what I have tried: I setup named on the .171 box, creating all
>the
>> files according to the "cookbook" at
>> http://www.pcquest.com/linux/settingup.asp, and I get "Ready to answer
>> queries" when named starts. Other than that, I can't tell if it's doing
>> anything.
>>
>> 1. Will a misconfiguration harm anything or piss anyone off?
>
>Yes, but since they're your domains, you'll mainly be harming/pissing off
>yourself as long as you don't enter someone else's IP's, contact-info, etc
>into your DNS records.
>
>> 2. I "own" the domain names, but internic whois shows the firms thru
>which
>> I registered the domains as technical contacts. Am I skipping a step by
>> simply putting up my own primary DNS server? How do I establish MY server
>as
>> the global authority for where my names/IPs point?
>
>Once you get your servers setup, change the DNS info with internic to point
>to your servers, instead of your hosting service. You should also update
>the contact info so all contacts point to you. Once this is done, you can
>stop paying your hosting company the $10 a month.
>
>> 3. Are there any recommended links for explaining this stuff at a VERY
>> pedestrian level? Most of the HOW-TO docs I have located refer to the
>> specifics of configuring one system vs. another, but don't really go into
>> explaining the background of exactly what the DNS system IS and how it
>> WORKS.
>
>I don't have any good links off-hand, but you'll probably want a copy of the
>O'Reilly Bind book if you're maintaining any DNS servers.
>
>Also, check into nslookup, which runs on both linux and windows boxes. You
>can tell it to talk to your newly installed bind server and verify name
>resolving is working properly prior to switching your DNS server IP's with
>internic.
>
>Charles Steinkuehler
>http://lrp.steinkuehler.net
>http://c0wz.steinkuehler.net (lrp.c0wz.com mirror)
