Setting up DNS from start to end

[simonp@]

Hi,

I am having issues understanding what to do to setup plesk to me by primary DNS and have the secondary DNS pointing to a different ip. I am really confused and any help would be much appreciated.

What I have done so far is (and images attached):

*) asked the registrar to set the domain 'digiadsusa.com' to be a authoritive DNS server on the internet
*) add the 1st domain 'digiadsusa.com' to plesk (which will be the domain used for the the primary dns ns.digiadsusa.com)
*) added 2 'A' records under this domain as 1) ns.digiadsusa.com pointing to server domain 2) ns1.digiadsusa.com pointing to different ip
*) added 2 'NS' records as ns.digiadsusa.com and ns1.digiadsusa.com
*) in SERVER DNS - added the 2 'NS' records - so:
a) host value is empty for each domain using this template
b) value is set to the 2 name servers mentioned above

Now I am not sure if what have done is right and if it enougt to setup the site right and so that the additional domains that I add will work with the plesk 'DNS zone template'.

Can someone let me know if what I have done is right and makes sense as I am very confused.

 

[EBHAUK]

Originally posted by simonp
Hi,

I am having issues understanding what to do to setup plesk to me by primary DNS and have the secondary DNS pointing to a different ip. I am really confused and any help would be much appreciated.

What I have done so far is (and images attached):

*) asked the registrar to set the domain 'digiadsusa.com' to be a authoritive DNS server on the internet
*) add the 1st domain 'digiadsusa.com' to plesk (which will be the domain used for the the primary dns ns.digiadsusa.com)
*) added 2 'A' records under this domain as 1) ns.digiadsusa.com pointing to server domain 2) ns1.digiadsusa.com pointing to different ip
*) added 2 'NS' records as ns.digiadsusa.com and ns1.digiadsusa.com
*) in SERVER DNS - added the 2 'NS' records - so:
a) host value is empty for each domain using this template
b) value is set to the 2 name servers mentioned above

Now I am not sure if what have done is right and if it enougt to setup the site right and so that the additional domains that I add will work with the plesk 'DNS zone template'.

Can someone let me know if what I have done is right and makes sense as I am very confused.

OK ... checking the DNS Report ... there appear to be a few issues. The nameservers for your domain 'ns1.digiadsusa.com' +'ns2.digiadsusa.com' point to the same IP address, your domain should be delegated to 2 different IPs.

Also, the Nameserver records in the DNS zones in plesk need to have the same nameserver addresses as above.

 

[simonp@]

Hi EBHAUK,

Thanks very much for that. All is now working and the domains are now running. It was all new to me and your help was invaluable.

Simon

 

[EBHAUK]

You're welcome