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The set-up dns is referred to as a 'private dns server' and the dns contains my domain name ex.: ns1.mydomain.com
I've never seen this private dns thing before and wonder if there is something I need to know, either good or bad about it? ... One other thing, if I move 10 sites there will they all have seperate private dns or will all use this original one?
Thanks,
Jon
[edited by: Jon_King at 7:57 pm (utc) on April 16, 2007]
Make sure you register the name servers with your registrar. And then you can point all your domains to that new DNS.
You can also have a third party host your DNS as well - some people like this because some third party DNS hosting companies offer extras as well.
-Corey
The set-up dns is referred to as a 'private dns server'......I've never seen this private dns thing before
Neither have I. Sounds like a marketing term. Your best bet is to ask them what the heck they really mean.
Is your DNS being run on shared DNS servers, but with your domain name used in the nameserver names? This is most commonly referred-to as "vanity DNS", not "private dns server".
If your DNS being run on the same machine as your webserver? If so, not a good idea. Are they running at least two distinct DNS servers, in different geographic locations? This is the minimum recommendation for DNS servers.
These are obviously not the dns I enetered at my registrar, there is some kind of redirection? I really don't know what to make of it...
But what's the vanity dns you speak of and why is it not such a good thing?
Sorry if there was any misunderstanding. I did not mean to imply that "vanity DNS" is not a good thing. Vanity DNS really has no impact on anything and isn't "good" or "bad" - it is so named because it appeals to the webmaster's vanity.
Vanity DNS may make a company appear larger than it is, or to perhaps possess a large, dedicated network when in fact they are using shared facilities of others. Of course, the only people who will notice are tech geeks who probably know better already anyway.
FWIW, I have most of my domains set-up with vanity DNS myself.
What is NOT cool is hosting DNS on the same machine as your webserver, or with the minimum two required servers really on the same physical machine. Has nothing to do with vanity DNS.
Again, "private DNS" is not a common term used in the industry, so you will have to ask your particular host what they mean by this. If I saw the term outside of the context of your post, I'd guess that it means DNS for internal use only, without exposing address to the Internet. Obviously, that is not what this is, though.
I wish companies would use standard terminology, instead of inventing their own marketing-speak.
