DNS Setup

[webmaster999]

Hey folks!

I need some help here. I have installed a Web Server for my church on their premises. We have now switched from using an outsourced hosting company to doing the hosting ourselves. The server is W2K Server with IIS 5. I have applied all patches and security fixes, including securing all ports besides 80.

My problem is that I need to somehow change from using the old hosting company's DNS servers to using another one (or two). How do I do this? Currently, when someone types in my church's web address, they get the hosting company's server's edition of the website. I need them to now be redirected to my server. Once this is accomplished, I will punch a hole through the firewall to allow them to access it. However, I can't figure out how to make the change. Do I need to setup DNS on the local machine and add my MX record to it and make it a Forwarder? Or what?

Any help will be greatly appreciated!!

Matt A+, MCP, MCP+I, MCSE Windows NT 4.0, MCSE Windows 2000 Early Achiever with Security Emphasis

 

[AlexIT]

You need to change the name record for your web server. Right now it says yourdomain.org = the.hos.ted.IPs and you need it to say yourdomain.org = you.rip.add.res.
Your ISP can enter this info on their name servers and it will take a week or so to propogate through the various name servers.

Alex

 

[mrrrl]

You have to change the MX record at the site that you bought the domain name from. I use

http://www.networksolutions.com,

only because this is where I purchased my domain names from and request to change the DNS servers for my MX record. It then gets propagated with in 24- 48 hours to all the major DNS servers. So when someone types in

http://www.mysite.com,

the DNS servers can direct them to 44.34.XX.XXX (my IP and web site).

I use

http://www.zoneedit.com

as my free DNS service. There are a few others out there also.

I have not looked into setting up my own DNS server for external use, but I believe that there are certain requirements that have to be meet before one can be a major player in the DNS community. Besides you don’t want thousands of users hitting your DNS server. But, you can set one up for your own internal LAN use.

 

[Dirk186]

Short and sweet.

If you have not done so already, have your ISP add the appropriate entries into their DNS for your site, ie. A records, MX records for mail. Then, depending on who you registered with, Network Solutions, etc..... Change your primary and secondary DNS servers with them. Thats it. Nothing more.


JR

 

[shakamon]

You have to re-register your domain name with internic. I think it takes up to 24 hours for this to propogate thru the inet. YTou can go to like arin.net and do lookups on domain names and see who owns then etc, you need your info changed

Also, I believe you may have to set up some type of external dns for name resolution. Meaning you need something for the .com or .org (whatever) root server to point at at that has your zone file information that points to your web server. Might be you put this external DNS in a DMZ as well as your server. You are using some sort of firewall technology I presume. Shakamon
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