Trying to figure out DNS on a confusing config

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Hello,

Probably a dumb question but here goes. I have 5 servers, one running ISPConfig, the other four DA using multi-server.

The ISPConfig server will have my main domain and site. That domain has four name-severs, each pointing to one of the four DA servers. This works fine.

The bit I'm stuck on is the host-names for each of the DA servers, should i just create an a record for each on my ISPConfig server? Will i need to add anything to the DA servers? I've also been told i could just create the host-names as name-servers with my registrar, is this right?

Any help would be great.

Best Regards, George
 
The simple answer is that you host the DNS for each hostname in whichever nameservers you've specified at your registrar for the specific domain.

However that may be enough detail for you, since you admit you're confused.

You may be making it more complicated than it is, but the first question for you is:

1) What are the hostnames? Without the fully qualified hostnames to check it's impossible to give you an answer because there's no simple on

Answer that, and it will be easier to help you with specific information.

Jeff
 
Personally I would host the DNS for this domain elsewhere... ie: godaddy or others, then set it up their and it's simple too.
 
Thanks for the replies. Only two of the servers have been setup so far.

Their host-names are server1.freebeehosting.com(68.168.213.186) and server2.freebeehosting.com(64.20.38.90).
There are two name-servers, ns1.freebeehosting.com(68.168.213.186) and ns2.freebeehosting.com(64.20.38.90),
The main domain, freebeehosting.com, is currently on another server 67.222.24.56, running DA.
I want to move the main site to a server running ISPConfig (server.unboundedhost.com, 69.10.60.114) but don't know how to set the DNS up.

Hope this makes sense.

Best Regards, George
 
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This is how I'd do it:

Move the site to the server running ISPConfig (if you must; we like DirectAdmin ;)).

When you delete the file from the server where it's hosted on, the zone file there will be deleted.

Set up DNS on ns1.freebeehosting.com and on ns2.freebeehosting.com to point to the IP#s on the server running ISPConfig.

Jeff
 
Sorry just to be clear, on the server running ISPConfig i need two A records for ns1/2.freebeehosting.com pointing to 68.168.213.18 and 64.20.38.90?

I don't need a DNS zone for the site on any server except the ISPConfig one?

What do i do with the host-names server1/2.freebeehosting.com, should i just create A records for those on the ISPConfig servers too?

Thanks again, George
 
It all depends on where you're hosting your DNS.

It appears that you're using ns1 and ns2 at freebeehosting.com for your DNS. You can point those two nameservers to any physical servers you want. If you want to use the two DirectAdmin machines for the nameservers, then simply point ns1.freebeehosting.com and ns2.freebeehosting.com, to those two machines, and set up DNS for them on those machines.

Here are the steps:
First, set up the nameservers at the registration provider where you purchased the freebeehosting.com domain:

This is NOT the same as assigning the nameservers. Your registrar is GoDaddy; you should ask their tech support how to set up nameservers for the domain. Set up both ns1 and ns2, only, to point to the two IP#s where you're going to host the DNS. If you've got more than two, delete the others; if they point to the wrong IP#s, change that, so they point to the right IP#s. If GoDaddy isn't asking you for the nameservers IP#s, then you're not at the right place.

Once that's done, set up the DNS at your nameservers. If they're DirectAdmin nameservers then do it from the control panel. If you're using Multi-Server Option then only set it up on the DirectAdmin server set to be the master, the Multi-Server Option will take care of setting it up on the other DirectAdmi server.

Once that's done, and you've checked using the dig @ command, then also at GoDaddy, assign the nameservers. When assigning the nameservers you won't need the IP#s.

Then it should work.

If you can't follow the above, or if you do, and it doesn't work, then you may need professional help.

Jeff
 
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