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In news:4hjGc.36849$HQ1.2799@fe2.news.blueyonder.co.uk,
stephen hall <shsc21441@blueyonder.co.uk> posted a question
Then Kevin replied below:
> I require to set up a subdomain to point to another IP
> Address at another server.
>
> I have created the domain within a current zone then
> added the A Host Record with the appropriate IP Address
> and updated the nameserver record but I guess I'm missing
> something.
I guess I'm missing something to because why would you update the Name
server record?
Is DNS not resolving the subdomain?
What was the name of the record in the sub domain?
If you want just the subdomain to resolve to an IP address e.g.
"subdomain.example.com" you need to create an A record without a host name,
it will bark at you saying "(same as parent folder) is not a valid host
name", click OK to create the record anyway.
> For instance do I also have to add info to the Reverse
> Lookup and if so, what?
You don't have to add the reverse lookup, reverse lookups are generally only
needed for SMTP servers. There are some other applications that require a
reverse lookup and nslookup performs a reverse lookup on the DNS server it
is querying. But, generally reverse lookups are not relevant.
You'll have to clarify exactly what is not resolving in your subdomain.
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Best regards,
Kevin D4 Dad Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]
Hope This Helps
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