Automating DNS with Plesk 8.6 & GoDaddy

[mariano81]

Hi, I am taking the leap in taking full advantage of Plesk's DNS Nameserver capabilities. But I have failed.

Below are the steps that I took within a two day period. I will backtrack my steps as clear as I can, because I know I am close, and maybe, i just missed a step.




In Plesk 8.6 Control Panel
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STEP 1- 48 hours ago, I've allocated two unused exclusive IPs, lets say "111.111.111.111" and "222.222.222.222".




In GoDaddy.com
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STEP 1- Then I buy a domain at godaddy, lets call it "MyNewDomain.com"


STEP 2- Five minutes later, I login to godaddy edit to aspects MyNewDomain.com.

STEP 3- On the the lower left of the screen (at "Domains >> Details: MyNewDomain.com") I see an empty box that says "Host Summary (add)". I click on "add", which brings me to a screen that says: "Set Host and IP Addresses".

There under "Host name:" i put "ns1", and under "Host IP1", i put
my exclusive ip "111.111.111.111". This should result in ns1.MyNewDomain.com pointing to 111.111.111.111. I push "OK".


STEP 5- I repeat the previous step do the same to point NS2.MyNewDomain.com to 222.222.222.222.

STEP 6- Then I click on "Nameservers", and I choose "Custom nameservers (I host my domains elsewhere.)" and I replace GoDaddy's name servers with mine (ns1.MyNewDomain.com and ns2.MyNewDomain.com).

STEP 7- Lastly, In order to see if my configuration will work, I want to test it an old domain that I host in plesk. i go to "Domains >> Details: OldDomain.com" , and I replace those name servers (which are my hosting company's dns name servers) with my newly created:
"ns1.MyNewDomain.com and ns2.MyNewDomain.com".





In Plesk 8.6 Control Panel
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STEP 8- I login to Plesk, and go to to "Server > DNS Settings

STEP 9- I click on "Switch On".

STEP 10- I add these two new ns records:
"<domain>. NS ns1.MyNewDomain.com " and " <domain>. ns2.MyNewDomain.com".

STEP 11- I click on "SOA" ("Server > DNS > ") at and I check "DNS zone serial number format".

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STEP 12- I create a new physical hosting account for for "MyNewDomain.com", and I assign it a shared IP, lets say "123.123.123.123".

STEP 13- I go to "Domains > MyNewDomain.com > DNS Settings".

STEP 14- I click on "Switch On".

STEP 15- I add the following records:

ns1.MyNewDomain.com. NS MyNewDomain.com.
ns2.MyNewDomain.com. NS MyNewDomain.com.
ns1.MyNewDomain.com. A 111.111.111.111
ns2.MyNewDomain.com. A 222.222.222.222

STEP 16- I click on "SOA" at and I check "DNS zone serial number format".





A full day Later (35 hours to be precise)
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STEP 17- I go to the OldDomain.com on my internet browser (see Step 7) to test my name configuration and IT DID NOT WORK (It doesn't ping either). I failed somewhere in the steps.


What do you guys think?

 

[jwdick]

STEP 12- I create a new physical hosting account for for "MyNewDomain.com", and I assign it a shared IP, lets say "123.123.123.123".

STEP 13- I go to "Domains > MyNewDomain.com > DNS Settings".

STEP 14- I click on "Switch On".

STEP 15- I add the following records:

ns1.MyNewDomain.com. NS MyNewDomain.com.
ns2.MyNewDomain.com. NS MyNewDomain.com.
ns1.MyNewDomain.com. A 111.111.111.111
ns2.MyNewDomain.com. A 222.222.222.222

What do you guys think?

Change to this:



MyNewDomain.com. NS ns.1MyNewDomain.com.
MyNewDomain.com. NS ns2.MyNewDomain.com.
ns1.MyNewDomain.com. A 111.111.111.111
ns2.MyNewDomain.com. A 222.222.222.222

If you cannot ping ip 111.111.111.111 or 222.222.222.222, are you sure you do not have blockage at your firewall? You should be able to ping these ips.

 

[atomicturtle]

Caching maybe, how long did you wait before testing it? It could take up to 48 hours

 

[mariano81]

Success! Thank you jwdick! Its working awsome!