Setting Nameservers for Plesk Options

[LadyHawk]

1> Request 2 IP's from RS for Namservers

2> Go to your registrar and register the nameservers.
Example:
ns1.mynameserver.com xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
ns2.mynameserver.com xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

3> Add A records for your nameserver

mynameserver.com NS ns1.mynameserver.com
mynameserver.com NS ns2. mynameserver.com
ns1.mynameserver.com A xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
ns2.mynameserver.com A xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
mynameserver.com A xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
webmail.mynameserver.com A xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
ftp.mynameserver.com A xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
mail. mynameserver.com A xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
www. mynameserver.com CNAME mynameserver.com
mynameserver.com MX 10 mail.mynameserver.com
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/24 PTR mynameserver.com

4> DNS Templete

<domain> NS ns1.mynameserver.com
<domain> NS ns2.mynameserver.com
<domain> A <ip>
webmail.<domain> A <ip>
ftp.<domain> A <domain>
mail.<domain> A <domain>
<domain>. MX 10 mail. <domain>.
<ip>/24 PTR <domain>
**<<Note the www CNAME is automatically added by Plesk>>


It is best to set the templete up before you add sites to your server, because then your dns for all sites will automatically have the correct settings for your nameservers.

(updated 1/20/2007)

[Gentle Giant]

Thanks for posting this LadyHawk. Perhaps NightHawk could add a link to this as a sticky post in the Plesk DNS Forum.

[Griffith]

So, I don't have to ADD ns1.nameserver.com and ns2.nameserver.com and make dns settings for those, I just have to do like this for EACH domain I add do my account:

mynameserver.com NS ns1.mynameserver.com
mynameserver.com NS ns2. mynameserver.com
ns1.mynameserver.com A 216.40.***.**1
ns2.mynameserver.com A 216.40.***.**2
mynameserver.com A 216.40.***.**3


???

On my servers, I have added the domains, ns1.mynameserver.com and ns2.mynameserver.com, but as far as I can see, I don't have to do this?

Please explain

You can see my settings for ns1 and ns2 in this post:
http://forum.rackshack.net/showthread.php?...9778#post129778

[Cranky]

Correct .... you do not have to create those domains. Just setup the DNS as above and all will work perfect - does for me anyway!

[heavypredator]

im newbie

could someone tell me where do what ?

how to register dns ?

[LadyHawk]

To setup the DNS templete like my original post you login to your Plesk Control Panel as admin
Press SERVER, then DNS and then follow the templete.

To register nameserver it varies from registrar to registrar, but usually it as simple as pressing register nameservers and entering the name you have picked (example: ns1.yourdomain.com) and enter the IP number that it is to resolve to.

[heavypredator]

Originally posted by LadyHawk
To register nameserver it varies from registrar to registrar, but usually it as simple as pressing register nameservers and entering the name you have picked (example:  ns1.yourdomain.com) and enter the IP number that it is to resolve to.

can someone provide url to registrar - i cant find any

thx for answer

[Cranky]

It depends on where you registered your domain name. e.g. if you registered the domain via dotster.com you should have a control panel with them.

[Guest_AndyC_*]

Ok, this is where I get confused.

In step 3), A records are added for the nameserver. Where are these done?

In step 4) the DNS template for A records requires an IP address and you can't enter , even though the installation default A records do reference a and not specific ip.

Thanks

[Cranky]

In step 3), A records are added for the nameserver. Where are these done?

Say your nameservers are ns1.domain.com and ns2.domain.com you need to create an accoutn for domain.com in Plesk and goto the DNS section for this domain. You enter the A records here.

In step 4) the DNS template for A records requires an IP address and you can't enter , even though the installation default A records do reference a and not specific ip.

This is done on the "server" section of Plesk. You can find "DNS" inside this area of the control panel.

[Gentle Giant]

Andy,

In step 4) the DNS template for A records requires an IP address and you can't enter , even though the installation default A records do reference a and not specific ip.

You can leave the top box blank and enter the 'ns5.yourdomain.com' in the lower box - by leaving it blank it will automatically show it as

Hopefully that is what you meant - if not refer to Cranky's answer

[Kaelon]

Question about this - for my ns1.nameserver.com - I have nameserver.com being hosted by ns1 and ns2 rackshack nameservers. Can I set up the nameserver despite this?

Thanks!

Regards,
Kaelon

[Cranky]

Yes.

[Kaelon]

LadyHawk forgot to include a crucial missing step in her guide.

In order to bind the two new IP addresses to your server, you need to login to your Plesk as the admin, click on server, and then click on IP Aliasing.

Then, add the two IPs with subnet masks of 255.255.255.0. Otherwise, the two new IPs will not be properly bound to the server.

Kaelon

[Guest_sallyanne_*]

You say that the two IP's should be added with subnet masks of 255.255.255.0, however I see that my server had a default subnet of 255.255.254.0.

What subnet should I use for all the IP's allocated to my server? Can anyone assist.

[Cranky]

x.254.0 is fine.

[Guest_sallyanne_*]

Can you tell me what difference having the different subnet will make?

I presume that all IP's I have allocated, need to be bound to the server through the IP aliasing feature?

[Cranky]

Technically I'm unsure ... I use x.254.0 - x.255.0 might work, might not. To be honest though I can't see there being any advantage to one over the other even if they are different...

[Guest_sallyanne_*]

Thanks for your help!

[Cranky]

np