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Own DNS server

I have a registered domain "mydomain.net" pointing to one of my cloud server(ubuntu server). I have DNS(bind) service on the server with the domain "mydomain.net" and nameserver as "dns-hostname.mydomain.net". I want to run my own dns service for name and ip resolution for my cloud servers. Anybody running own DNS service or I can even adjust if I could do something at the registerer side(like something nameserver) so that it forwards the request to my DNS server.

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Thyagaraj03

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This is details of my domain from the network-tools http://www.network-tools.com/

dns1.stabletransit.com
dns2.stabletransit.com

Answer records
mydomain.net		SOA	
server:	dns.stabletransit.com
email:	ipadmin@stabletransit.com
serial:	1276057799
refresh:	3600
retry:	300
expire:	1814400
minimum ttl:	300
	3600s
mydomain.net		NS	dns1.stabletransit.com	3600s
mydomain.net		NS	dns2.stabletransit.com	3600s
mydomain.net		A	204.200.x.x	1000s

Authority records

Additional records
dns1.stabletransit.com		A	69.20.95.4	86400s
dns2.stabletransit.com		A	65.61.188.4	86400s

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"dns1.stabletransit.com" and "dns2.stabletransit.com" nameservers are not in my DNS server but from registrant. So to forward all request of *.mydomain.net to my DNS server, I Should create a NS record like the one below?

dns1.stabletransit.com NS mydomain.net

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Thyagaraj03

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First you have to edit your domain and redirect your domain to your DNS server,

How do I do this? any example? you already know my dns records.

upanwar

Could you please tell me with whom you have registered your domain so that I will give you the step by step guide to change your NS.

Thyagaraj03

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I don't know actually, and I was expecting if you give me any examples I"ll give this to that person so that he can add it their. Is there a way to check domain registerer with the above ns records?. Ok could you tell me how it looks like when to 'dig' or 'nslookup' after the thing what you are expecting me to do based on following info?.

The only thing which globally resolved is the domain name purchased and is pointing to one of cloud server like,
mydomain.net---------->204.200.x.x

'dns-hostname.mydomain.net' is NOT resolved to ip globally(unless I place and enter "nameserver 204.200.x.x" in resolv.conf file on the computer from where I try to resolve the subdomain/nameserver)

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Thyagaraj03

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I could see following info of my domain from the link

ICANN Registrar: 1 & 1 INTERNET AG

crazedsanity

If you're on godaddy, there's a link under your domain for managing name servers. The section says "Host Summary" with an "add" link; that's where you can specify a host (i.e. a nameserver).

The problem you may run into is if your server's IP address ever changes; if the machine is on a home broadband connection, I would suggest paying extra for a static IP. Without a static IP, you'll have to go and change the IP associated with the name server every time your IP changes, and it can take 24 hours (meaning anything using DNS entries from that machine will fail).

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Thyagaraj03

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@sanjsantoki: Can't I do with one entry at the register's side. I mean to say I have setup a DNS server on the cloud server with A, nameserver, Adding one entry(don't know exactly what entry, as you said it would be nameserver) at the register's side won't forward to the my own dns server.

Thyagaraj03

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@sanjsantoki: Is it necessary to add a A record at the register's side, as I added in my DNS server?

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Thyagaraj03

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Isn't registrer's nameservers pointing to my domain, doesn't it mean from the network-tool output which I have posted above,

mydomain.net NS dns1.stabletransit.com 3600s
mydomain.net NS dns2.stabletransit.com 3600s

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Sanjay Santoki

Hello,

Can you please share IP address of your own DNS server where you would like to host DNS for your domain and need to point your domain to get DNS answers? What NS records you wish to have for your domain? e.g. ns1.yourdomain.com and ns2.yourdomain.com

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Sanjay Santoki

Thyagaraj03

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Ok, the person who has domain account credentials is not in contact for a week.
Until then, I got a site called FreeDNS which is allowing me to create free subdomain(A, MX, NS ...) for the existing domains and point it to my server(I'm using it for my local server). I'm thing if I could try with these domains for the local servers then I can make sure and ask the person to change domain records.

Thyagaraj03

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I didn't get time to try this again but accepting the solution and it may not work for others. Thanks for all of your effort.