webserver is built - time to register it - QUESTIONS.

[hugstable]

my linux server is built
apache, firestarter and email are running perfect.

have my static ip


now i have to put it on the outside - so i can hit it from anywhere with

http://www.foo.com

and i have some questions.

?do i need a second level domain name?

?besides an A NAME, MX RECORD and CNAME what esle will i need to have at my disposal when i change my DNS info with go daddy?

?what ports should if forward with my router ?

i am about done with my bind setup... the above questions are based upon my actuallys seting up bind9 correctly...

any advice is welcome.

 

[monsterjta]

Provided that you own foo.com and are not hosting other sites or sub-domains.

A record
foo.com = <public address of your web server>

A record

http://www.foo.com

= <public address of your web server>

A record
mail.foo.com = <public address of your mail server>

MX record
mail.foo.com

RDNS record on your ISP's public DNS server
<public address of your mail server> = mail.foo.com

Hope This Helps,

Good Luck!

 

[hugstable]

it is starting to make sense... I will be hosting multiple small sites...