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babyboss
08-04-2005, 04:54 AM
Right now I have registered a Domain at domainatcost.ca. and in order to fix my dynamic ip address, i have also registered at dyndns.org. I am trying to build a DNS server on my Fedora core 2 in order to make a connection between domainatcost.ca and dyndns.org.

I don't even know why I am building the DNS server because a friend told me to do so? However, right now he is not around me anymore.

What do I need to do? I know that my description of my problem is not clear. However, if anyone has any experience on this type of problem, he might know what I am asking exactly.
Basically, I am not quite sure how to write my /etc/named.conf file and zone file. I already read up a lot from the Fedora Core 2 bible, LDTP, and faq. However, I am still not heading to anywhere. Please, can anyone use very simple language to help me walk through this? Thank you any one can help me.

Hayl
08-04-2005, 08:37 AM
you don't need a DNS box. in fact, your ISP will likely not allow it anyway. the registrar that you registered your domain name at should/will take care of that for you. if not then you need to contact someone else to get the name into DNS.

babyboss
08-04-2005, 02:23 PM
it is the problem, I need to know how to get my name into the DNS.
The site i registered my domain provided nothing except a name.
However, I have a dynamic ip address. In order to solve it, I apply for a dynamic DNS at www.dyndns.org. okay. For example: the name that i registered at domainatcost.ca is aaaaa.ca, and the name i registered at dyndns.org is bbb.dyndns.info. Why I am setting up the DNS?
The setting is here: bbb.dyndns.info connects to my httpd server, and it regularly update my ip address.
and I want my formal address(aaaaa.ca) to direct client to bbb.dyndns.info when they input the address to the address bar with their browser.
I guess I need a DNS myself to direct user from aaaaa.ca to bbb.dyndns.info
shouldn't I?

Coral Sea
08-04-2005, 03:14 PM
If you want to have Internet traffic to your home hosted Web site (or FTP, SSH, VNC, etc.), go to www.no-ip.com for a public domain name that is constantly refreshed to your dynamic IP address. There's a tutorial at www.no-ip.com that tells you how to set it up and to get around the port 80 block that many ISP's place on residential accounts.

I have this set up and it works great for me. And it's free.

babyboss
08-04-2005, 04:25 PM
Indeed, my friend. I do not look for stuff that eases my work. The purpose for all this DNS setup is an opportunity for me to learn some thing new. That is why I put so much effort into it. Thank you for your great advise.