If I have set up my own DNS for testzone.com can I now use my DNS servers for another zone anotherzone.com? What will be the steps I need to accomplish this? Will I need to insert any records with my domine provider
yes Just add the other dns zone. Depends on how you set it up. if you use the same NS records for the new zone that you used for the first zone, then you don't need glue records at your domain registry.
Yes, I have read it, several times. But if there is a point in there that is relevant to my question I did not see it.
Thanks, Till, I'm starting to get it now... Do I have to do anything with a registrar like changing the name servers?
Have just tried adding my NS IP to my registrar but it will not accept the IP address but it will accept my primary zone such as ns1.gregson.me.uk So will this mean I have to put some sort of record in my primary zone to rout it to my secondary zone? Is the image of the settings for my new zone above (#12) correct?
That's ok No It is not correct anymore. It was correct in #5, besides the ns1 and ns2 A-records as mentioned in #6. So revert to the setup from #5, just without the ns1 and ns2 A-Records.
I can't seem to get the site working. I have created a new zone and the site within ISPC3. I have registered the new domain. (mrbronz.uk) But the site is still not working. I am getting no errors on the dig results Code: dig @212.159.96.42 mrbronz.uk any , if I point the dig to my ns1 or ns2.gregson.me.uk servers I get a "SERVFAIL" I also get a "SERVFAIL" if I Code: dig mrbroz.uk I have obviously missed something out, I have tried to follow the instructions in Taleman's explanations, but still cannot find the error. How can I find the error?
My opinion is following the instructions in the Turorial the name service eventually start working properly. If you give IP-number for the name server you a testing and it works, but does not work when you give ns2.gregson.me.uk, check what IP number is returned for that hostname. Code: host ns2.gregson.me.uk Test both IP-numbers and both hostnames. When both name servers work, verify what name servers are given in the registration of your domain.
Hi thanks for the reply I believe that I'm getting the correct response, ns1.gregson.me.uk = 212.159.96.43 and ns2.gregson.me.uk = 212.159.96.44 My registrar has the correct nameservers as ns1.gregson.me.uk and ns2.gregson.me.uk in both gregson.me.uk (My main domain along with glues records with correct IP addresses) my other domain (mrbronz.uk) Both nameservers and web and email servers are confirmed working, confirmed by the dig output, and the creation of additional subdomains working correctly for my main domain of gregson.me.uk. However, the new domain and zone (mrbronz.uk) are not working. I have confirmed the ISPC3 DNS zone settings are correct with Till. But the dig Code: dig @212.159.96.43 mrbronz.uk any command returns with SERVFAIL. So according to the ISPC3 documentation, howto's and information from this and many other web searches, I think I have done everything correctly, but obviously, something is wrong or it would be working.