Registering a nameserver

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TJStylus

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I'm administering a dedicated server on Plesk. I recently had to recently had reinstall our server and I need help since I've never had configure this thing before.

I know how to register a domain using http://co.za directly but do I need to register nameserver? Please read below.

1> Request 2 IP's from RS for Namservers

2> Go to your registrar and register the nameservers.
Example:
ns1.mynameserver.com xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
ns2.mynameserver.com xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

3> Add A records for your nameserver
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I can understand step 1 and 3 but I don't see an article about registering a nameserver with UniForum.
 
Uniforum does not provide nameserver services.
You need to aquire a provider of nameserver services.
Any ISP will be more than willing to help you and take some of your cash, or, try ZoneEdit.com.
 
Thanks dave for the info but ZoneEdit seems like it provides you with a nameserver, I want to run my own. I just want to know if I need to register it somehow. The tutorials I have talk about registrars. Isnt Uniforum our registrar?
 
Ok, I think I got it.
Which ever domain address you use as your nameserver address, The IPV4 glue in section 6 will tie it to your server.
Can anyone confirm this?
 
TJStylus said:
ZoneEdit seems like it provides you with a nameserver, I want to run my own.
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TJStylus said:
Which ever domain address you use as your nameserver address, The IPV4 glue in section 6 will tie it to your server.
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Firstly you don't want to run your own name server unless you really really really know what you're doing. IS charges R100 a year for this service as do many other ISPs.

Free NS services are to be found on the net but understand that they are potentially more difficult to get hold of in an emergency than say a SA based ISP. You ultimately must take the risk.

Secondly the IPv4 glue records point to the IP address of your name servers. This tells any other name server which queries a record on your domain where to find that information.

Make sense?
 
hilton said:
Firstly you don't want to run your own name server unless you really really really know what you're doing. IS charges R100 a year for this service as do many other ISPs.

Free NS services are to be found on the net but understand that they are potentially more difficult to get hold of in an emergency than say a SA based ISP. You ultimately must take the risk.

Secondly the IPv4 glue records point to the IP address of your name servers. This tells any other name server which queries a record on your domain where to find that information.

Make sense?
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Yep.

I have had a chat with my hosting company and they tasked it upon them to set it up correctly. Irrespective, I have to learn about this sooner rather than later. Do you have any good resources to read up on this?

I do alot of experimental web application development and our company is looking to web server farms and the likes in the future.

I am having a read into this technology as the guy who used to do this left.
 
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