nameservers newbie needs help

XHost

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well i now have a dedicaded server but i seem to be lost i have a domain name and i want that to be the servers domain aswell as the nameservers set up for that. im just confused what to put in for Primary Nameserver and Secondary Nameserver do i put n1.mydomain.com and ns1.mydomain.com or something else and what would i need to change my dns settings in my domain to? im very confused anyone care to help?
 

simplybe

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it's a little long to explain here and everyone has their own way of doing things, this link should help you:

http://www.webhostgear.com/11.html

you will need 2 ip's , I use the servers main ip for ns1 and a second spare ip for ns2.

You should also change the hostname to match your domain if does not already, such as secure.mydomain.com

then use:
ns1.mydomain.com (main server ip)
ns2.mydomain.com (spare ip)


You will need to register the domain name with your registrar as named servers, registrars such as enom and 123reg let you do this from their control panels.
 
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XHost

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thanks iv done what you said and was written but i wasnt sure of one thing what dns settings do i put in my control panel for the domain you know the nameservers do i use the ones im setting up or what else?