IP and DNS Setup troubles

[nightsbird]

Okay i have a followed the tutorial perfect fedora core 3 setup. and installed ipsconfig. I want the ispconfig server also to be the primary dns server. in the ispconfig it lists the ip as the private network ip and gives room for other ips below. when creating a new site ( actually the www part of server1.example.com) so that www.example.com is an account) do i use the internal ip or external ip and do i add the external ip to the list and use it when setting up?

[jarrell]

Originally Posted by nightsbird

Okay i have a followed the tutorial perfect fedora core 3 setup. and installed ipsconfig. I want the ispconfig server also to be the primary dns server. in the ispconfig it lists the ip as the private network ip and gives room for other ips below. when creating a new site ( actually the www part of server1.example.com) so that www.example.com is an account) do i use the internal ip or external ip and do i add the external ip to the list and use it when setting up?

Try using internal and see if it works, if not try then to use the external!

[till]

Originally Posted by nightsbird

Okay i have a followed the tutorial perfect fedora core 3 setup. and installed ipsconfig. I want the ispconfig server also to be the primary dns server. in the ispconfig it lists the ip as the private network ip and gives room for other ips below. when creating a new site ( actually the www part of server1.example.com) so that www.example.com is an account) do i use the internal ip or external ip and do i add the external ip to the list and use it when setting up?

Do not enter the external IP address in the ISPConfig server preferences.

You must select the internal IP address for the website and enter the external IP address in the DNS-Manager for the domain. You can not use the create DNS and MX checkboxes in the website settings in your scenario.

[nightsbird]

So i have to manually configure MX and A records etc.

[falko]

Yes, with ISPConfig's DNS Manager.

[nightsbird]

okay i guess im missing something then they have mx records , a records and ns records and my domain name has been pointed to the name servers for several days. the actual dns has been up since yesterday. how long before i can type in example.com and it actually take me there

[falko]

Please post your real domain name here, and I'll check it.