I have a domain name registered and pointing to my ISP who handles DNS, From
my ISP I have setting that point requests to my server where I have DNS set
up also.

I tried by passing my ISP and using my IP number for primary name server.
but according to dnsreport.com my DNS server did not respond.


Am I missing a step.

How do I make my server the authoritive server for my domain?

"Slim" <me@here.com> wrote in message
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>I have a domain name registered and pointing to my ISP who handles DNS,
>From my ISP I have setting that point requests to my server where I have
>DNS set up also.

Don't do that. Leave your DNS with your ISP, or BETTER
move it to the REGISTRAR and get the ISP out of it. (Generally
ISPs don't have nice Web interfaces where you can manage your
own resources.)

> I tried by passing my ISP and using my IP number for primary name server.
> but according to dnsreport.com my DNS server did not respond.

Of course not because what makes a DNS server your PUBLIC
DNS server is that it is registered with the PARENT ZONE,
e.g., .com or whatever the final tag/label in your DNS name is.

> Am I missing a step.

Yes, you mixing up the ideas of "the Public finding your resources"
with "ing your users find both internal and external resources".

They are TWO DIFFERENT ISSUES even were they both to be
on the same servers -- which is a bad idea.

> How do I make my server the authoritive server for my domain?

From whose point of view?
(It matters.)

For Public DNS you would need to tell (officially) the parent
zone (.com, .net etc.) but don't do that. If you ever decide to do
that, then move your PUBLIC DNS back to the registrar.

--
Herb Martin, MCSE, MVP
Accelerated MCSE
http://www.LearnQuick.Com
[phone number on web site]

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"Herb Martin" <news@LearnQuick.com> wrote in message
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> "Slim" <me@here.com> wrote in message
> news:uUpLceCzGHA.996@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>I have a domain name registered and pointing to my ISP who handles DNS,
>>From my ISP I have setting that point requests to my server where I have
>>DNS set up also.
>
> Don't do that. Leave your DNS with your ISP, or BETTER
> move it to the REGISTRAR and get the ISP out of it.


How?


(Generally
> ISPs don't have nice Web interfaces where you can manage your
> own resources.)
>
>> I tried by passing my ISP and using my IP number for primary name server.
>> but according to dnsreport.com my DNS server did not respond.
>
> Of course not because what makes a DNS server your PUBLIC
> DNS server is that it is registered with the PARENT ZONE,
> e.g., .com or whatever the final tag/label in your DNS name is.
>
>> Am I missing a step.
>
> Yes, you mixing up the ideas of "the Public finding your resources"
> with "ing your users find both internal and external resources".
>
> They are TWO DIFFERENT ISSUES even were they both to be
> on the same servers -- which is a bad idea.
>
>> How do I make my server the authoritive server for my domain?
>
> From whose point of view?
> (It matters.)
>
> For Public DNS you would need to tell (officially) the parent
> zone (.com, .net etc.) but don't do that. If you ever decide to do
> that, then move your PUBLIC DNS back to the registrar.
>
> --
> Herb Martin, MCSE, MVP
> Accelerated MCSE
> http://www.LearnQuick.Com
> [phone number on web site]
>
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>>
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"Slim" <me@here.com> wrote in message
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> "Herb Martin" <news@LearnQuick.com> wrote in message
> news:%23GSp2nDzGHA.1256@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> "Slim" <me@here.com> wrote in message
>> news:uUpLceCzGHA.996@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>I have a domain name registered and pointing to my ISP who handles DNS,
>>>From my ISP I have setting that point requests to my server where I have
>>>DNS set up also.
>>
>> Don't do that. Leave your DNS with your ISP, or BETTER
>> move it to the REGISTRAR and get the ISP out of it.
>
>
> How?

Depends on registrar for exact details (and most of them have
guides for this) but in general you fill out a form, perhaps fax
a letter with signature, and they do all the work.

If your current registrar (maybe setup by ISP) doesn't support
this, then you can always contact GoDaddy.com and for $8
get another year of registration and do the move. Worst case
it costs you 8 bucks.

Good registrars provide the DNS, 24/7 support, fault tolerant
hardware, people to ask for on the phone or email 24/7,
a web interface for YOU to make your own changes, and even
a small web site if you want to park you domain name until
your own web site is setup.

Also you are supposed to have AT LEAST TWO DNS servers
for public DNS and they automatically do this too.

> (Generally
>> ISPs don't have nice Web interfaces where you can manage your
>> own resources.)
>>
>>> I tried by passing my ISP and using my IP number for primary name
>>> server. but according to dnsreport.com my DNS server did not respond.
>>
>> Of course not because what makes a DNS server your PUBLIC
>> DNS server is that it is registered with the PARENT ZONE,
>> e.g., .com or whatever the final tag/label in your DNS name is.
>>
>>> Am I missing a step.
>>
>> Yes, you mixing up the ideas of "the Public finding your resources"
>> with "ing your users find both internal and external resources".
>>
>> They are TWO DIFFERENT ISSUES even were they both to be
>> on the same servers -- which is a bad idea.
>>
>>> How do I make my server the authoritive server for my domain?
>>
>> From whose point of view?
>> (It matters.)
>>
>> For Public DNS you would need to tell (officially) the parent
>> zone (.com, .net etc.) but don't do that. If you ever decide to do
>> that, then move your PUBLIC DNS back to the registrar.
>>


--
Herb Martin, MCSE, MVP
Accelerated MCSE
http://www.LearnQuick.Com
[phone number on web site]


>> --
>> Herb Martin, MCSE, MVP
>> Accelerated MCSE
>> http://www.LearnQuick.Com
>> [phone number on web site]
>>
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>>>
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