Книга: Fedora™ Unleashed, 2008 edition

Your Own Domain Name and Third-Party DNS

Your Own Domain Name and Third-Party DNS

It is possible to have your own domain name and provide third-party DNS service for it, meaning that you do not have to configure and administer a DNS nameserver for your self. You can even have a mail address for your domain without having a mail server.

Here is a summary of the major tasks involved in providing a third-party DNS service to your own domain name:

? Register and pay for a unique domain name — Several companies now offer to register these names, so shop around for the most reasonable price and perform some Google background checks on the company before using it.

? Use a third-party DNS provider to provide DNS services — One popular provider is ZoneEdit, which provides detailed steps to use the service. ZoneEdit also provides mail-forwarding services, so mail addressed to [email protected] is forwarded to your regular ISP mail account. ZoneEdit also allows you to use Dynamic DNS, which enables you to run a server on a dynamically assigned IP (from a cable or dialup provider), yet still have DNS servers locate you. ZoneEdit can also provide a startup web page space for you or forward requests to an already established page with a long, complicated address.

? Return to your domain name registrar and tell it what nameservers are authoritative for your domain.

After you have completed the preceding tasks, it takes about three days for the information to propagate around the Internet.

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