| Posted by jdk, 12-22-2009, 09:48 PM | | I see where some hosts offer custom nameservers with a dedicated IP address.
How are they creating two nameservers with just one IP? Are they in a sense using 3 IP's (2 for nameservers and 1 dedicated ip)?
I want to create a few reseller accounts, but the only way I know of doing this is by using two IP addresses.
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| Posted by Dave Parish, 12-22-2009, 09:57 PM | | It could be just one NS that they are offering, but you can create multiple name servers on one IP address, I personally wouldn't recommend it.
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| Posted by njoker555, 12-22-2009, 10:10 PM | | They are just putting your nameservers on top of their base nameservers. If you look at the dns records of the nameservers, it should point back to the parent nameservers. If you want full custom nameservers then you need 2 dedicated IPs.
Otherwise when creating nameservers (if you use cpanel) - edit the reseller account and select the two Nameservers you wish to use then create a-records for the domain pointing them to the primary and secondary IPs for your own Nameservers.
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| Posted by UH-Bobby, 12-23-2009, 08:49 AM | | To add on to what was said here. You take one server, that has two IPs, and have one nameserver, but have it on two IPs. It makes it look like two nameservers, but in reality, it's only one nameserver. Having just a single nameserver is not a good idea, regardless of whether it's on the same server as the web server, or if it's separate.
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| Posted by gregm11, 12-28-2009, 01:06 PM | | They are not using the IP address of your webserver to create the custom name servers. They are adding NS information to your dns zone file, the IP's associated with your new name servers reference their primary and secondary name servers. The Zone file has A records and MX records that reference your assigned IP for your server.
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| Posted by CrazyTech, 12-29-2009, 12:48 PM | | I'm pretty sure many don't fall under the umbrella of true private/custom nameservers when you have a single IP offering. I think in that case you're effectively using their shared nameserver IPs like njoker said. It's one of those little things where some choose to play on the terminology (or the lack of knowledge about the terminology).
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