Updated: May 30, 2001
Note:
This example is specific for using the GraniteCanyon.com
free DNS service. However, it can be adapted to work with any DNS
service if you replace "ns1.granitecanyon.com" and "ns2.granitecanyon.com"
in lines 1 and 2 with the names of the nameservers you are using.
For each domain you create,
you need to have a zone file, which is basically a list of directions for
where to send the web user. The three main types of requests from the user
are:
HTTP - Web page requests.
FTP - FTP servers can be
directed to the same or a different server than the web requests.
Mail - The email can be
sent to the same or a different server than the web requests.
In your zone file, the IP
number that you must enter is that of your DSL/Cable line (WAN) not the
internal IP number of the server (LAN). If your IP looks like 192.168.xxx.xxx,
then you made a mistake and entered your internal LAN IP number.
You cannot reach internal LAN IP numbers from the Internet. Be careful,
this is one of the biggest mistakes with writing zone file. Look
here at this diagram if your
are still confused.
Cut and past the text between
the lines and use the "replace" function in either Notepad or Microsoft
Word to do your replacements. It will save you time and be more accurate.
Replace yourdomain
with your domain name
Replace xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
with your DSL/Cable IP number (WAN)
Replace yourname
with your own name
yourdomain.com.
IN NS ns1.granitecanyon.com.
yourdomain.com.
IN NS ns2.granitecanyon.com.
yourdomain.com.
IN RP yourname.yourdomain.com.
yourdomain.com.
yourdomain.com.
IN A xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
www.yourdomain.com.
IN CNAME yourdomain.com.
ftp.yourdomain.com.
IN CNAME yourdomain.com.
localhost.yourdomain.com.
IN A 127.0.0.1
yourdomain.com.
IN MX 10 yourdomain.com.
The way this zone file is
written, your domain name can be accessed from both "yourdomain.com" or
"www.yourdomain.com" which is very convenient.
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