hosting multiple domains

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How do you go about hosting multiple domains? We have 5 IP's from SBC. The
server running DNS is called
namesrv1.chc.local. I want to add a domain that is registered already with
internic - commstaff.com - ip 68.22.137.58 and dns1.commstaff.com for the
name server that they require when you want to host your own domain. I have
created a AD integrated zone called commstaff.com. What type of records
should I create? If this is on namesrv1.chc.local and I create
commstaff.com, what or who should be the nameserver? By default is shows up
as namesrv1.chc.local?
Does it matter if the www is a host or cname? I have created the following
hosts: mail, www, and dns1 with the following ip address 68.22.137.58.
I can ping dns1.commstaff.com but not any of the others and it has been
about 2 weeks since i created these hosts

Going to a Microsoft site or book and reading to me is greek. I need to
visually see this stuff or have a good example.
 
john smith said:
How do you go about hosting multiple domains? We have 5 IP's from SBC. The
server running DNS is called
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Do you mean "How do you create the web servers?" (that's hosting)
or do you mean "How do you configure DNS for this?" (Or both)

Basic method (not the only choices, but this one works):

Put all 5 IPs on the external NIC of the Web server
Configure a Web site for each domain and assign it one of the IPs
In the DNS zone for each such domain, configure that same address
as an A record to map the DNS name to the machine's IP (which
is now mapped in the web server to content)

Note: The zones seem to be in different so the DNS servers for each
of the records may be entirely different.

I am presuming that you already "own" and have registered all of those
DNS zone names -- if not, we have another set of things to accomplish.
 
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john smith said:
How do you go about hosting multiple domains? We have 5 IP's from
SBC. The server running DNS is called
namesrv1.chc.local. I want to add a domain that is registered
already with internic - commstaff.com - ip 68.22.137.58 and
dns1.commstaff.com for the name server that they require when you
want to host your own domain. I have created a AD integrated zone
called commstaff.com. What type of records should I create? If this
is on namesrv1.chc.local and I create commstaff.com, what or who
should be the nameserver? By default is shows up as
namesrv1.chc.local?
Does it matter if the www is a host or cname? I have created the
following hosts: mail, www, and dns1 with the following ip address
68.22.137.58.
I can ping dns1.commstaff.com but not any of the others and it has
been about 2 weeks since i created these hosts

Going to a Microsoft site or book and reading to me is greek. I need
to visually see this stuff or have a good example.
Click to expand...

As of a few minutes ago, when I tried to use your DNS server to resolve
anything it timed out. I suspect you have not routed incoming connections on
port 53 UDP or TCP to your DNS server's internal address or you have those
ports blocked.

First make your name server accessible from the internet, then create a zone
named "commstaff.com" make it standard Primary (not stored in AD) this will
make it so you can control the SOA record Primary Name server, ADI zones
will make the machine name the master name server on the SOA record.

The public record on this domain shows these Name Server are on the
Authority record so I'll use those for the step by step instructions.

dns1.commstaff.com. [68.22.137.58] [TTL=172800] [US]
dns2.netbrigade.com. [65.42.53.217] [TTL=172800] [US]


In the "commstaff.com" zone you created create a host named dns1 give that
host IP 68.22.137.58, this will be the glue record for this name server.

Then go to the zone properties select the SOA tab, in the Primary nameserver
field type in dns1.commstaff.com. Then go to the Name Servers tab click
"Add" Type in dns1.commstaff.com in the name field and 68.22.137.58 in the
IP field and click OK. Then click "Add" again and type "dns2.netbrigade.com"
in the name field and 65.42.53.217 in the IP field. Then select The NS
record "namesrv1.chc.local" and then click "Delete" Then OK out of the
Namserver records.

Then select the zone transfers tab and select "Allow zone transfers:" "Only
to the following servers" and put in 65.42.53.217. I also recommend you set
this server to Notify 65.42.53.217.

I would also recommend creating a "Glue" record for dns2.netbrigade.com by
creating a Forward lookup zone with that complete name, and create a blank
(no host name) record in that zone with IP 65.42.53.217.

Be aware of this, if this server is behind an NAT device and has a Private
IP address you will not be able to access the sites locally using this DNS
server.
 
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