registering nameservers

[Lyle]

Bug interland.net to add dns.avidware.com to this zone file.   That's why
you cann't ping it.  And you need to learn how to use DIG and NSLOOKUP.  You
need to become expert at them if you are going to run DNS servers. 

; <<>> DiG 9.1.1rc6 <<>> @dns1.interland.net axfr avidware.com
;; global options:  printcmd
avidware.com.		900	IN	SOA	dns1.interland.net.
hostmaster.interland.net. 2 3600 300 604800 900
avidware.com.		900	IN	NS	dns1.interland.net.
avidware.com.		900	IN	NS	dns2.interland.net.
avidware.com.		900	IN	NS	dns3.interland.net.
avidware.com.		900	IN	A	209.35.37.216
avidware.com.		900	IN	MX	5 mail.avidware.com.
mail.avidware.com.	900	IN	A	209.35.9.133
ftp.avidware.com.	900	IN	A	209.35.37.216
www.avidware.com.	900	IN	A	209.35.37.216
avidware.com.		900	IN	SOA	dns1.interland.net.
hostmaster.interland.net. 2 3600 300 604800 900
;; Query time: 50 msec
;; SERVER: 64.224.20.132#53(dns1.interland.net)
;; WHEN: Mon Mar 26 20:28:53 2001
;; XFR size: 11 records

And btw, Network Solutions already knows about dns.avidware.com


; <<>> DiG 9.1.1rc6 <<>> @198.41.3.38 dns.avidware.com.
;; global options:  printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 37131
;; flags: qr rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 3, ADDITIONAL: 3

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;dns.avidware.com.		IN	A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
dns.avidware.com.	172800	IN	A	216.184.208.169

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
AVIDWARE.COM.		172800	IN	NS	DNS1.INTERLAND.NET.
AVIDWARE.COM.		172800	IN	NS	DNS2.INTERLAND.NET.
AVIDWARE.COM.		172800	IN	NS	DNS3.INTERLAND.NET.

;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
DNS1.INTERLAND.NET.	172800	IN	A	64.224.20.132
DNS2.INTERLAND.NET.	172800	IN	A	64.224.20.133
DNS3.INTERLAND.NET.	172800	IN	A	64.224.20.134

;; Query time: 57 msec
;; SERVER: 198.41.3.38#53(198.41.3.38)
;; WHEN: Mon Mar 26 20:31:29 2001
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 180

-----Original Message-----
From: Scott.Wiseman [mailto:swiseman at remax-cahi.com]
Sent: Monday, March 26, 2001 12:13 PM
To: 'Lyle'
Subject: RE: registering nameservers


how long does it take?

I registered it on Friday and Monday I still can not ping it

dns.avidware.com

Scott

-----Original Message-----
From: Lyle [mailto:Lyle at lcrcomputer.com]
Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2001 7:11 PM
To: 'Joe Copeland'
Cc: 'bind-users at isc.org'
Subject: RE: registering nameservers



It's all part of the registration of the domain name.  What servers are to
be queryed for that information?  A name server can be authoritative for
more than one domain and I am sure it's just a database thing.  

Besides, I run DNS servers with many domains hosted on them.  I want to move
one or more DNS servers to a new subnet. It's much easier for me to look up
the record for my DNS server and input that change once and all effected
domains are updated.  I wouldn't want to move a DNS server and then have to
change potentially hundreds of domain records when all I really need to do
is change one record the DNS server.

Besides there is no charge for registering nameservers.  And is done
automatically the first time a DNS server is used in a domain record.

Lyle

-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Copeland [mailto:joe at LADWP.net]
Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2001 1:59 PM
To: bind-users at isc.org
Subject: registering nameservers


Why is it that a machine designated as a nameserver must be registered.  A
seperate process from registering a domain name?  And where is this
registeration database located?

Joe