Brad_nelson1
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Help me setup the MX and A records correctly?
Hi guys,
I could use some help. I have a customer that is hosting his own mail and web. However he wants to use our service as a backup mail provider.
Whats the best and accurate way to setup his domain records with the correct A and MX records
I currently have:
DOMAIN TYPE IP
Domain.com A hiswebserver.com
NS1.myserver.com A ip to mywebserver.com
NS2.myserver.com A ip to mywebserver.com
hiswebserver.com A ip to hiswebserver.com
Domain.com NS NS1.myserver.com
Domain.com NS NS2.myserver.com
Domain.com MX hiswebserver.com VALUE 5
Domain.com MX mywebserver.com VALUE 50
myserver.com = my webserver ( the backup mail provider)
hiswebserver.com = the customers webserver and mailserver
My concerns are on the NS records.
Should I have NS1.hiswebserver.com and NS2.mywebserver.com ?
I could use some help. I have a customer that is hosting his own mail and web. However he wants to use our service as a backup mail provider.
Whats the best and accurate way to setup his domain records with the correct A and MX records
I currently have:
DOMAIN TYPE IP
Domain.com A hiswebserver.com
NS1.myserver.com A ip to mywebserver.com
NS2.myserver.com A ip to mywebserver.com
hiswebserver.com A ip to hiswebserver.com
Domain.com NS NS1.myserver.com
Domain.com NS NS2.myserver.com
Domain.com MX hiswebserver.com VALUE 5
Domain.com MX mywebserver.com VALUE 50
myserver.com = my webserver ( the backup mail provider)
hiswebserver.com = the customers webserver and mailserver
My concerns are on the NS records.
Should I have NS1.hiswebserver.com and NS2.mywebserver.com ?
humeniuk
Are you providing primary DNS service for his domain (ie. your server is an authoratiative nameserver for his domain)?
ASKER
I'm not sure I understand what you are asking.
They are running Microsoft DNS on thier mail server so I would assume they are the primary DNS
They are running Microsoft DNS on thier mail server so I would assume they are the primary DNS
For any domain, you must have one primary name server and at least one (and maybe more) secondary name servers. These name servers must have different IP addresses. So, what name servers are listed as the primary and secondary name servers for this domain and where is the primary name server located?
If NS1.myserver.com and NS2.myserver.com are the primary and secondary name servers assigned to this domain, it looks like you have everything set up properly, provided that NS1.myserver.com and NS2.myserver.com point to different IP addresses.
Also, the two MX records should point to host names, not . . .
Domain.com MX hiswebserver.com VALUE 5
Domain.com MX mywebserver.com VALUE 50
. . . but instead (for example) . . .
Domain.com MX mail.hiswebserver.com VALUE 5
Domain.com MX mail.mywebserver.com VALUE 50
There should be a corresponding host record as well . . .
mail.hiswebserver.com A ip to hiswebserver.com
. . . in DNS for the hiswebserver.com domain, and . . .
mail.mywebserver.com A ip to mywebserver.com
. . . in DNS for your mywebserver.com domain.
Is it possible to provide the actual domain name? That would make things a bit easier.
If NS1.myserver.com and NS2.myserver.com are the primary and secondary name servers assigned to this domain, it looks like you have everything set up properly, provided that NS1.myserver.com and NS2.myserver.com point to different IP addresses.
Also, the two MX records should point to host names, not . . .
Domain.com MX hiswebserver.com VALUE 5
Domain.com MX mywebserver.com VALUE 50
. . . but instead (for example) . . .
Domain.com MX mail.hiswebserver.com VALUE 5
Domain.com MX mail.mywebserver.com VALUE 50
There should be a corresponding host record as well . . .
mail.hiswebserver.com A ip to hiswebserver.com
. . . in DNS for the hiswebserver.com domain, and . . .
mail.mywebserver.com A ip to mywebserver.com
. . . in DNS for your mywebserver.com domain.
Is it possible to provide the actual domain name? That would make things a bit easier.
ASKER
well my whole point in this is to be able to offer him a backup mail service so that if his server goes down, my webserver will collect his mail.
so my question on the name servers. is can i do this:
Domain.com NS NS1.his-server.com
Domain.com NS NS2.my-server.com
that way if his server is down, the internet can get the records from my server
so my question on the name servers. is can i do this:
Domain.com NS NS1.his-server.com
Domain.com NS NS2.my-server.com
that way if his server is down, the internet can get the records from my server
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