Re: [ProgSoc] DNS question - any Xperts around?

[Matt <matt@nospam.mailtv.com.au>]

On Thu, May 11, 2000 at 11:44:07AM +1000, Lucian D. Kafka wrote:

> I've got a domain, with 2 name servers.

> One of the name servers (primary) is a slow machine, on a slow
> network. The secondary is a fast machine, on a fast network.

> I only have admin rights (add subdomains, etc) on the primary box -
> from where the secondary one feeds up updates regularly.

> I want to swap the 2 servers so that the world sees the secondary as
> a primary, and the primary as a secondary - so that most of the
> requests are handled fast by the fast machine, and the slow one is
> only there as a backup.

> Anyone know how this can be achieved?

you'll need to point the SOA (on your upstream server) to your current
secondary box. you'll also need to find some way to send the
authoritative domain records to your current secondary. then switch
the config on the current secondary to tell it that it is the primary,
and the current primary to be the secondary. then your are done.

if you havent figured it from the above you'll need to have some kind
of administrative access to the secondary box or it wont work.

	matt

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