DNS Server behind another DNS Server?

[Barry Margolin]

In article <seet78d39139 at corp.supernews.com>,
Iván Díaz <ivan at linux-pr.com> wrote:
>Hy everyone!!.
>
>This is the first time that I work with a DNS Server.
>
>So, because that I have some question!!
>
>For example,
>I have some server(colocation) on some ISP.  My domain is proyecto.com...
>within that server I have a mail server, web server, database server every
>thing that I need for my proyect.
>
>At the proyect I need to give to my clients some sub domains, like
>client.proyect.com......  I know that for that you need put some alias at
>the dns server, in this case the isp dns server,,, there is the posibility
>to run another dns server behind the dns server of the isp, because I don't
>think that they will be adding some aliases to their dns server every time
>that I ask for.. I want to run my own dns server, because if I run it I can
>add all the sub -domains that I need for my proyect..  all of that subdomain
>will point to the same ip.

If the ISP won't update the domain for you, you'll need to run a master DNS
server.  You can then tell the ISP to make their servers slave servers.
When you update your server, the slave servers automatically copy your
changes.

Get the book "DNS & BIND" for information on running a name server.

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