Help With Binding ips an Haveing more then one ip on a machine

[Tack24]

Hi guy's
Yo i am a newbie been useing Linux for a short time.
First off i need to know how to bind my domains i have 6 i have them pointed to my ip But when i try to connect to a bnc on my box an use one of the domain names it connects But still gives me my ragular ip instead of one of my "domain names"
An also how can i have one or more ips on my box to point each of my domains to a different ip
any good howto site would suffice
an some good hints
thx in advance

 

[danielhozac]

But still gives me my ragular ip instead of one of my "domain names"
What did you expect it to do? It's your job to bind those domains to your IP, the IP doesn't bind to the domains.
An also how can i have one or more ips on my box to point each of my domains to a different ip
It depends on your network setup. In my network, all I would have to do would be to connect a cable between another NIC and my router. //Daniel

 

[Tack24]

Well thats what i'm asking

how to bind it to my ip

 

[smah]

This is controlled by DNS. How is your DNS setup now?

 

[Tack24]

How do you mean dns ? i have all my computers networked an running off a hub an they are assigned ips from a dhcp setup =\

 

[Tack24]

an i like to add it's useing ipv4

 

[danielhozac]

DNS, Domain Name System, is what binds domains to IPs. Have you set this up at all? //Daniel

 

[Tack24]

Yes i have it on my computer an setup

 

[Tack24]

i binded it to my box But still am not able to use it on an irc server

 

[danielhozac]

still am not able to use it on an irc server
Care to elaborate? //Daniel

 

[Tack24]

Ok
What i mean by (i still can't use it on an irc server) is, That the domain name doesnt show up When i connect to a bouncer, My real ip name shows up

 

[flugh]

Sounds like a reverse DNS issue to me. Not sure how to fix it though, beyond the scope of my experience. But just having a domain name registered and pointing it at your IP address won't do what you want. There's got to be some reverse-lookup going on. I have an alias in my DNS entries pointing to my box at home (static IP), but it won't reverse (show up as a hostname when connecting to a remote) because my ISP doesn't do that. Not sure, but I think it has something to do with who is the authoritative "lookup" source for your IP address (just a guess). --
JR

 

[danielhozac]

flugh is correct. Unless you own the IP block yourself, you would have to make a deal with you ISP. //Daniel

 

[Tack24]

ok thx guys

 

[Norwich]

It might be worth investigating the services of a company called "Dynamic DNS" (

http://www.dyndns.org/

)- though I think you are limited in possible host names. They will map a DNS name against your IP address even if it's a semi-static IP address from a cable or ADSL connection. It wouldn't work with a modem though. (Just for info, I have no vested interest in the company, nor have I used it).