Incorrect nameserver address - where is it coming from?

[Michael Barber]

Thanks...I see that this is one other problem I have inherited....that I
thought might apply to us (and it does) when that message got posted.

BTW, I will be picking up the DNS and Bind book from Barnes and Noble on the
way home.

And, my mistake, I have experience on Bind 4.95 (I believe)...not just 2
(I'm not that old for goodness sakes ;)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Duane Wessels" <c2de at packet-pushers.com>
To: "Michael Barber" <mikeb at comcity.com>
Cc: <comp-protocols-dns-bind at isc.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 4:37 PM
Subject: Re: Incorrect nameserver address - where is it coming from?


>
>
> On Thu, 15 Apr 2004, Michael Barber wrote:
>
> > We have thousands of websites that need to have the DNS moved just like
> > this.....with hundreds of registrars.  Do we have to visit the registrar
for
> > every website?  This is bizarre to me.
>
> It depends on how your domains are set up.  Hopefully you don't
> have thousands of different nameserver names.  If you're lucky you
> have one or a few nameservers for all your domains.
>
> > Why is the IP address glued for the name server.  It too occassionally
has
> > to change....
>
> Glue records solve a chicken-and-egg problem when your nameserver
> name (say ns.example.com) lives under its own domain (example.com).
>
> See the DNS and BIND book for a better explanation.  (BTW, there
> is a 4th edition out now).
>
> Duane W.