On Saturday 24 April 2004 06.43, Ian Harrell wrote:
My question to the list, since my ISP "doesn't offer support for linux servers" and try to hang up extremely fast right after they ask which OS I am using, is do I need to do anything in the way of running a nameserver on my Comp1 to update my ISP's nameserver so that they will point to me or should this be something that my ISP is supposed to do?
If you registered it with your ISP, then they need to provide you with a way to point the domain to your machine. Didn't they provide you with any documentation at all for the service? Some web page where you can administer your domain?
If I am supposed to be running the nameserver on my end, can someone please point me to a guide or something that is fairly simple and straightforward on setting one up?
If you have a fixed IP address then you can run your own dns server, but you really only need it if you want to run subdomains (http://foo.mynewserver.com http://bar.mynewserver.com). I'm guessing you can do everything you need through your ISP.