Re: [Nolug] DNS question

"Clinton R. Nixon" <crnixon@anvilwerks.com> writes:

In a bind zone file, you can use @ to refer to the zone itself which
is what I usually do:
@ IN A ip.ad.re.ss
@ IN MX 10 mail.domain.com
@ IN NS ns.domain.com

djbdns is roughly similar in that "@" refers to the zone in the
data file. Cisco's DNS server also uses @ in this way.

> I'm running my own web server for the first time instead of renting out
> web space from a web hosting company, and I've run into one question about
> DNS. It's painfully obvious to me how to set up DNS for servers like
> server1.domain.com, server2.domain.com, and server3.domain.com.
>
> What I can't figure out is how to set an IP address if someone tries to
> contact domain.com. I'm not using Bind, so what I'm looking for is a
> high-level overview. Anyone have any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> Clinton R. Nixon
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