How do you create a DNS on Windows XP Professional?

[jj1492]

Ok, quick summary. I have a static IP and have registered a domain name. The people I registered the domain with need my ISP's DNS names (not the IP addresses) to translate the domain name to my IP. My ISP will not provide those to me. So, can I run a DNS off my machine to provide the company I registered my domain name with? Most importantly, will this work? Finally, how do I go about setting it up? Thanks for the help.

 

[mikecel79]

WinXP can't host DNS records. You need a Server version of Windows for that. I'm not sure why the place you registered the domain name with needs your ISP's DNS names. That doesn't make any sense. It's unlikely that your ISP will host the DNS zone for you. The place you registered the name from should be able to host the domain name for you and point the DNS records to your static IP address.

 

[jj1492]

They can, but at an additional charge. It was like $10/year for the domain name, but something that seemed outrageous for the service you're referring to. Are there any other solutions to my dilemna?

 

[mikecel79]

You'll need to setup a Linux machine or something that will act as a DNS server for you. Or you may be able to find a third party DNS server that will run in Windows XP. I don't know of any but there may be some out there.

I can almost gaurantee that your ISP won't host a DNS zone for you.

 

[jj1492]

I see. Thanks for the info. Is the fact that the company I registered my domain name with is charging me more money for the service we're talking about the norm? Or is it something these companies usually provide with the fee of registering the domain name?

 

[sciencewhiz]

Normally it's handled by your webhost. If you are hosting your own, you will have to provide it, or get someone else to provide it. You could try dyndns.org.

 

[NightCrawler]

dyndns.org

 

[Ryoga]

What kind of a domain name registry service doesn't have their own name servers? Next time: http://www.godaddy.com/

Setting up your own Linux DNS server will be no help, since there will be no DNS servers you can propogate your domain name tabes to.

 

[duke2106]

You can try zoneedit.com. They provide the nameservers for my site, and they are free for the first 5.

 

[Need4Speed]

zoneedit is the way to go