I've just got myself a dedicated server with Direct Admin installed, and am having a little trouble getting DNS working - namely, how do I get my domain to point to my server?
What I am attempting to do is run a DNS on my server, under two of the five free IP addresses I have (and will it be possible for ns1.domain.com and ns2.domain.com to resolve to them?) - so first of all, how do I assign those IP addresses?
Secondly, how do I point the domain to the server? Normally changing the nameservers for the domain would do it, but obviously there is a catch-22 situation here! Should I point the domain to the server IP addresses (and will this allow subsequent domains to use the domain?)
An additional question as well: Will I need to open port 53 (tcp/udp?) for this to work?
Thanks for any help you can offer.
What I am attempting to do is run a DNS on my server, under two of the five free IP addresses I have (and will it be possible for ns1.domain.com and ns2.domain.com to resolve to them?) - so first of all, how do I assign those IP addresses?
Secondly, how do I point the domain to the server? Normally changing the nameservers for the domain would do it, but obviously there is a catch-22 situation here! Should I point the domain to the server IP addresses (and will this allow subsequent domains to use the domain?)
An additional question as well: Will I need to open port 53 (tcp/udp?) for this to work?
Thanks for any help you can offer.
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