We currently have a primary DNS server and a Secondary name server already in place. The new machine running CPanel will become the primary DNS server. While running the initial wizard the machine doesnt respond to me anymore via console, ssh or web, I have to restart it by hitting restart not even ctrl-alt-delete works. I have rebooted several times and just skipped the nameserver and resolver so I can finish the setup.

My question is how can I set up this machine to be a primary name server without changing anything with network solutions. I just want the machine to accept me adding in everything that needs to be added for DNS then pull the plug on the old DNS and make the change on network solutions to reflect a new IP as the primary name server.

So right now ip:

1 is primary
2 is secondary
3 is CPanel soon to be Primary once everything is moved over