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Nameserver
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Posted by: [TMX]Blurr
Anyone know where to get a free nameserver that would run under windows?
Posted by: miha
Actualy depending on the vesion of windows you are using a DNS may already be instaled (WinNT Server, Win2000 Server, Win2003 server). If it is not you may install it at your one will. If you are using a client version of windows you can download a DNS server for windows from MS web site(free).
But if you really want a good DNS server get your self the BIND DNS SERVER it was desigend for *nix OS, but a win32 application is avalable(it is an open source solution). It's a little tougher toconfigure than GUI based software but works really well.
Hope it helps.
Posted by: [TMX]Blurr
where could i find it?
Currently, im a Win Xp user, but im hoping to learn linux soon...
Posted by: miha
Ok,
the MS DNS can be downloaded from the microsoft home page. Just use search and you will find it(sugestion: DNS server for winxp).
The BIND DNS can be downloaded form their website. Firstgoogle hit I think(gogle:BIND). It runs on winxp as well as on linux so you can go either way.
And if you have never confugured a DNS server before, read all of the documentation and read about how DNS works. Otherwise it might not work, becouse it can be a bit tricky.
Instead of your one DNS you could just use a DynDNS service to relay your domain to your IP if dynamic or static it works quite good both ways.
If you are planing to setup a server the best way to do that is on a *nix os(Linux, Unix). I have used MS server system before, but I prefer nix ;-). But before setting up any server read about how it works and what are the security problems. Becouse people usualy set up very poorly secured servers and then you can have a lot of problems with it.
Anyway take cair
Bye
Posted by: [TMX]Blurr
So i have a nameserver. How do i find out wht it's named? example: Kazix nameservers are ns1.kazix.com and ns2.kazix.com
Sorry, but im kind of new at this and want to learn it.
Posted by: miha
First you have to understand what DNS is. DNS means Domain Name Server(System).
The way it works is you type an address into your browser say www.example.com, the browser checks it's primary DNS(your network dns or ISP dns) if it can resolve the domain into an IP address. If the DNS server can resolve it, the browser gets back a reply with an IP address if the DNS doesn't know the domain it asks another DNS server if it does. That's how the client part of DNS works. The server part works like this.
For example you set up a DNS server to host a domain called example.com(you bought a domain and you want to host it). You tell your ISP that your domain example.com is being hosted at your primary server IP:xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx hostnamed: ns1.example.com and secunary server IP yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy Hostnamed: ns2.example.com.
This si so that when clients ask your ISPs DNS server where your domain (example.com) si it replay ask ns1.example.com at IP:xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx or if no reply ask ns2.example.com at yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy.
When the client checks your NS for lets say www.example.com. or ftp.example.com. or mail.example.com. the Name Server replys that the web site is at IP xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:80(port 80 for web, 21 for FTP, etc.) or at any other IP address you specify in the your DNS server.
Here is an image for better understanding:
http://www.opentechsupport.net/gall...NS_PLAN-med.jpg
Usualy the secundary server would be set up the same way as a the primary server in case one failes, but the secoundary server(becouse of finace) is usaly just a record on a nother server relaying ns2.example.com back to the primary server.
That's generaly it, hope this helps to understan what DNS is about.
Nice day to all
Posted by: [TMX]Blurr
So... i tell my ISp that my serv is being hosted on my ip then it will work?
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