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Old 12-12-2003, 01:15 AM   #1
coffee9876
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Setting up Domain Name Service within Redhat's Gui Interface


I'm a newbie. I'm trying to set up my Domain Name Service so I can have my linux box host my site.
I've fired up up the Domain Name Service and found need help with some of terms and sequences.

I click on New and I get a screen asking if I want a foward, Reverse or Slave Zone.
I choose Forward.
It asks for a domain. I have a domain I'll call landscape.com. Do I enter in "landscape.com" in this text field?

In the Name to IP translation screen
I've got
Name: landscape.com
Filename: landscape.com.zone.
contact: root@localhost
Primary Nameserver (SOA): This is blank. What do I put here? ns1.landscape.com? My IP address I want to assign to that namerver? 64.100.100.2 ?
It keeps asking that I put a period at the end of the line. And telling me I must use a full hostname. What's a full host name?

Then it requires that I put in a record to go with that forward zone.
That opens up a new can of worms.
When I Add a record, it has three tabs.
Tab 1. Host
Host name [ ].landscape.com. Would this be where I define it as ns1.landscape.com?
address [ ] <= is this where I put in the ip address I want to assign to this?

Tab 2. Alias
Alias: [ ].landscape.com. Would this be where I define it as ns1.landscape.com?
Host Name [ ] <= What goes here? Not a clue.

Tab 3. Nameserver
Domain: [ ].landscape.com. Would this be where I define it as ns1.landscape.com?
Served By [ ] <= What goes here? Not a clue.

Any help would be appreciated.
 
Old 12-12-2003, 01:14 PM   #2
coffee9876
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To answer my own question. My co worker knew about this and this is what he said....
for ns1 and ns2, I need to make 2 records in a forward zone.

It asks for a domain. I have a domain I'll call landscape.com. Do I enter in "landscape.com" in this text field? - Yes

In the Name to IP translation screen
I've got
Name: landscape.com - Yes
Filename: landscape.com.zone. - yes
contact: root@localhost -close enough, put in your contact email address.
Primary Nameserver (SOA): This is blank. What do I put here? ns1.landscape.com? - Probably. He wasn't sure on this. Or root.landscaping.com may work.

It keeps asking that I put a period at the end of the line. , yes add a period.

Then it requires that I put in a record to go with that forward zone.
When I Add a record, it has three tabs. - Just deal with HOST tab.
Tab 1. Host
Host name [ ].landscape.com. Would this be where I define it as ns1.landscape.com? Yes.
address [ ] <= is this where I put in the ip address I want to assign to this?
Yes, 225.255.255.255 or some such.

Then Add a new record for ns2... with the 225.255.255.254

Sound right?
 
  


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