Multiple reseller accounts and DNS

[jasonl813]

I have one reseller account right now, but when I outgrow I was going to open a new account elsewhere in a different data center. Can I have the same domain name on both servers? Register the new server's name servers as NS3 and NS4 and tell new clients to use those name servers when I setup new accounts? If I try it, what do I do about MX entries so my mail goes to the same place?

[suppleSupport]

Originally posted by jasonl813:

Can I have the same domain name on both servers?

You can but you don't really need to (unless you also want backup DNS).

Register the new server's name servers as NS3 and NS4 and tell new clients to use those name servers when I setup new accounts?

Yes.

If I try it, what do I do about MX entries so my mail goes to the same place?

Leave the MX as it is, don't change your main domain's nameservers, register NS3 and NS4 with the IP's in the new datacenter and ask your clients to point their domains to them.

[suppleSupport]

Hollllllllllld on, same place as in same place as before, or same place as in same place as NS3 & NS4?

[jasonl813]

Thanks elevation for the info.

For some reason I was thinking it would be harder than that.

One more question though, would people using the SMTP on the new server get their mail delivered to me? Wouldn't the server assume that the same domain name is local and drop the mail on the server instead of doing a DNS lookup? I had some friends on my old web server continue to have my e-mail delivered to the old server until the account was deleted is why I am asking. So I had e-mail from users of the old smtp server not getting their mail routed to the new server.

[jasonl813]

NS3 and NS4 I was referring as the new servers DNS severs for clients on that reseller package to use for their DNS pointer.

[felix220]

Originally posted by jasonl813:

I have one reseller account right now, but when I outgrow I was going to open a new account elsewhere in a different data center. Can I have the same domain name on both servers? Register the new server's name servers as NS3 and NS4 and tell new clients to use those name servers when I setup new accounts? If I try it, what do I do about MX entries so my mail goes to the same place?

you could point some new name servers.. but I'd be keen to see how you have the same domain 'live' on two servers in different locations.. :) if you only want to use the dns.. you are sweet.. if you know how to set it up.. but remember that where the zone files are is where the action is ..

[jasonl813]

My web site would only be in one place. I would keep my web site pointing to NS1 and NS2 and keep it on the existing server. The new account I am wanting to register as NS3 and NS4 as the same domain name, but I only want name servers over on the new account for new users I put on that server.

[andy]

Hi jasonl813,

1. Get the new name server IP ( ns3 and ns4 ) from your new data center
2. Register the ns3 and ns4 with your domain registrar.
3. Login to your current server ( ns1 and ns2 ) and modified by your domain DNS zone by adding 2 host record :

ns3 IN A "ns3 name server IP"
ns4 IN A "ns4 name server IP"

4. Give the new name server to your new clients and they should be able to resolved to the new server when their domain DNS is fully propagated.

We have implement this from our end with no problem and current we have used up to ns7 and ns8 oredi.:D

Hope this might help...

[jasonl813]

Thanks Andy!

[andy]

Hi jasonl813,

Your most welcome !!!:banana: