DNS ?

[steve]

anyone ?
"steve" <mazingazusa at hotmail.com> wrote in message news:...
> I think i successfully setup the primary and secondary name server at home
> with linux(bind). I can use it to look up other domain names ...
> but here is my problem... Why can it be use to lookup my Domain name. I
have
> entered my two primary/secondary when registering with INTERNIC...
> My simple logic is following..
> 1) a user looks up my domain let's say www.xxxxxx.com
> 2) It will use some ISP/other DNS to look up the domain name.
> 3) INTERNIC will let them know where it is...by pointing those query to my
> DNS sever at home ?
> 4) my dns will let them know where my www server is..
>
> Not sure whether it is my setup or... something else... ??? Help !!!
>
>
>
> "Thor Kottelin" <thor at anta.net> wrote in message
> news:3896AF7F.D867C792 at anta.net...
> >
> >
> > BIND Users Mailing List wrote:
> >
> > > From: "steve" <mazingazusa at hotmail.com>
> >
> > > Here is my dilemma in setting up my own dns server at home.  I just
got
> a
> > > DSL service installed and was given 2 ip address. I wish to set-up my
> own
> > > DNS server at home.. (primary and second name server). Can this be
done
> ?
> >
> > Generally speaking, yes.
> >
> > > without going through ISP ?
> >
> > Generally speaking, no; since you're connected to the Internet through
> > your ISP, your Internet traffic will have to pass through them.
> >
> > > I guess my real question is... if i setup
> > > primary and secondary name server and register my domain name with
> INTERNIC,
> > > Would will replicated the zone entry with my DNS server at home ?
> >
> > If you set up two DNS servers on public IP addresses on your home
network,
> > register those hosts with a registrar (e.g. NSI), and register domains
to
> > point to those servers, queries for those domains will be directed to
your
> > servers. In this scenario, the only zone file replication that normally
> > will take place is that between your own two servers.
> >
> > If you set up secondaries at another location as well (this is usually a
> > good idea), the off-site secondary servers will replicate with - i.e.
pull
> > zone transfers from - your primary, just as your on-site secondary will.
> >
> > > Would i have to talk to my ISP to allow zone queries to my DNS server
at
> > > home ?
> >
> > Not unless they impose some kind of restrictive traffic policy on you.
If
> > you have an unlimited IP connection, the world will be able to connect
to
> > your DNS servers. If, OTOH, your ISP blocks incoming connections to your
> > network (maybe because they don't allow their users to run servers, or
> > maybe for security), you need to either have them lift the restriction,
or
> > have them (or someone else) run your servers for you.
> >
> > Thor
> >
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