custom nameservers

**tch3** · February 3rd, 2007, 3:13 PM

Looking through previous threads, I'm not finding the answer to a question I have.

I want to give a couple of reseller accounts on my dedicated account custom nameserver IPs, but when I go to assign those addresses after assigning them to one account, the next association tells me I'm out of IP addresses. (on the "Edit Privileges/Nameservers" page)

perhaps, I am not understanding how to setup the custom DNS for the reseller accounts. all these are are my old reseller accounts I'm moving to my dedicated server. I want to move them all to my dedicated server and do not want my customers to have to change their DNS settings.

**tch3** · February 3rd, 2007, 4:13 PM

I don't know if this matters, but I do have "Allow nameserver ip sharing" whatever that's for. From some of the other threads, it may not mean what I thought it to meant to begin with.

**Geoff** · February 3rd, 2007, 7:15 PM

I dont know for sure, but i dont think it requires any activity on your part? your customer should be able to go to his registrar, and "register" a nameserver with your name server IP's.

Thats all that should be involved, unless im horribly mistaken, Thats all i think i did for my custom name servers.

**tch3** · February 3rd, 2007, 7:30 PM

ok, i just didnt' know if it worked like the Surpass reseller accounts where if you purchased one of the low-end plans, they didn't give you the custom DNS.

snide · February 4th, 2007, 9:24 AM

You'll need to actually register the nameservers with your registrar with the ip addresses of your server.

Once you register the NS and the 'net acknowledges them they can be used.

You can put any number of custom NSs on any one ip address.

**tch3** · February 4th, 2007, 1:15 PM

so when I had one of the low-end reseller accounts (which do not come with custom DNS servers), I could've added those IPs to the nameserver setup with Godaddy and it would've all worked anyway?

Then why use the "nameserver IP" section in whm?

snide · February 4th, 2007, 2:36 PM

I believe that the resolv.conf or some other file must also contain the NS that you have registered in order for the server to respond.

The Namserver IP is for the server admin to assign the appropriate IP addresses and those assigned NS words that respond to NS lookups.

**cowboy** · February 5th, 2007, 1:45 AM

You need NS records for each custom nameserver, for each domain using them, in the domain's DNS file, (/var/named/domain.db). You can do this by editing a dns zone in WHM.

**cowboy** · February 5th, 2007, 2:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cowboy

You need NS records for each custom nameserver, for each domain using them, in the domain's DNS file, (/var/named/domain.db). You can do this by editing a dns zone in WHM.

This should read. NS and A records....

February 3rd, 2007, 3:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
tch3 Destroyer of Evil Robots Excelling Contributor Joined in Oct 2003 Lives in Atlanta, GA 760 posts Gave thanks: 17 Thanked 9 times	custom nameservers Looking through previous threads, I'm not finding the answer to a question I have. I want to give a couple of reseller accounts on my dedicated account custom nameserver IPs, but when I go to assign those addresses after assigning them to one account, the next association tells me I'm out of IP addresses. (on the "Edit Privileges/Nameservers" page) perhaps, I am not understanding how to setup the custom DNS for the reseller accounts. all these are are my old reseller accounts I'm moving to my dedicated server. I want to move them all to my dedicated server and do not want my customers to have to change their DNS settings. __________________ clair http://tch3.com (dedicated)

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tch3 Destroyer of Evil Robots Excelling Contributor Joined in Oct 2003 Lives in Atlanta, GA 760 posts Gave thanks: 17 Thanked 9 times	I don't know if this matters, but I do have "Allow nameserver ip sharing" whatever that's for. From some of the other threads, it may not mean what I thought it to meant to begin with. __________________ clair http://tch3.com (dedicated)

February 3rd, 2007, 7:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
Geoff Yabadabadoo Super #1 Joined in Nov 2004 Lives in B.C., Canada Hosted on Dedicated 1,013 posts Gave thanks: 7 Thanked 28 times	I dont know for sure, but i dont think it requires any activity on your part? your customer should be able to go to his registrar, and "register" a nameserver with your name server IP's. Thats all that should be involved, unless im horribly mistaken, Thats all i think i did for my custom name servers. __________________ Geoff Ellis - Surpass Dedicated Server Customer www.adepttechs.net

February 3rd, 2007, 7:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
tch3 Destroyer of Evil Robots Excelling Contributor Joined in Oct 2003 Lives in Atlanta, GA 760 posts Gave thanks: 17 Thanked 9 times	ok, i just didnt' know if it worked like the Surpass reseller accounts where if you purchased one of the low-end plans, they didn't give you the custom DNS. __________________ clair http://tch3.com (dedicated)

February 4th, 2007, 9:24 AM	#5 (permalink)
snide Registered User Super #1 Joined in Jul 2003 Lives in So. NJ 1,557 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 9 times	You'll need to actually register the nameservers with your registrar with the ip addresses of your server. Once you register the NS and the 'net acknowledges them they can be used. You can put any number of custom NSs on any one ip address. __________________ Dime13 \| Pass17

February 4th, 2007, 1:15 PM	#6 (permalink)
tch3 Destroyer of Evil Robots Excelling Contributor Joined in Oct 2003 Lives in Atlanta, GA 760 posts Gave thanks: 17 Thanked 9 times	so when I had one of the low-end reseller accounts (which do not come with custom DNS servers), I could've added those IPs to the nameserver setup with Godaddy and it would've all worked anyway? Then why use the "nameserver IP" section in whm? __________________ clair http://tch3.com (dedicated)

February 4th, 2007, 2:36 PM	#7 (permalink)
snide Registered User Super #1 Joined in Jul 2003 Lives in So. NJ 1,557 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 9 times	I believe that the resolv.conf or some other file must also contain the NS that you have registered in order for the server to respond. The Namserver IP is for the server admin to assign the appropriate IP addresses and those assigned NS words that respond to NS lookups. __________________ Dime13 \| Pass17

February 5th, 2007, 1:45 AM	#8 (permalink)
cowboy Surpass Fan Excelling Contributor Joined in Nov 2005 Lives in Colorado Hosted on DEDI 937 posts Gave thanks: 2 Thanked 95 times	You need NS records for each custom nameserver, for each domain using them, in the domain's DNS file, (/var/named/domain.db). You can do this by editing a dns zone in WHM. __________________ Where would you be if you were at the highest court in the land (US)?

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