some networking questions, I'm slightly confused

some networking questions, I'm slightly confused

[Gregory Nowak]

Hi all,

I've got a couple of networking questions which I hope someone can clear up since I'm a bit confused here.
If you feel that this is not usefull to anyone, then please reply privately so as to not fill up the list.

Yes, I've looked at the revalent docs for the following topics.
1. Say there is a primary and secondary dns servers on a domain called mydomain.
Say also that there is a machine called mybox.
Also, I have ip addresses for primary and secondary dns servers on mydomain.
Assumming all of the above, and assuming that I have permission to officially be on mydomain which is a valid internet domain,
what do I do on mybox so that it would be resolvable
as mybox.mydomain on the net?
Keep in mind that I can be on mydomain, and that I have ip addresses for both dns
servers that serv mydomain.

2. Say that I have to nics with 2 static ip address for the outside world.
How do I set things up so that my box would use both
nics for outside access instead just either one nic or the other?
Please let me know if any of this is not clear.
Also, thanks for putting up with my various questions, and for any help in advance.
Greg

Re: some networking questions, I'm slightly confused

[Chris Nestrud]

As to your first question, whoever has authority over the ip addresses
which your domain uses will need to add ptr records giving each ip a
name. If you have authority over your ip addresses you can do this,
otherwise it's probably your hosting provider.

Secondly, you could define routes for each interface for outbound
trafic. Incoming trafic will use whichever interface routing takes it
to.

Chris


On Tue, Dec 04, 2001 at 01:09:07PM -0600, Gregory Nowak wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I've got a couple of networking questions which I hope someone can clear up since I'm a bit confused here.
> If you feel that this is not usefull to anyone, then please reply privately so as to not fill up the list.
> 
> Yes, I've looked at the revalent docs for the following topics.
> 1. Say there is a primary and secondary dns servers on a domain called mydomain.
> Say also that there is a machine called mybox.
> Also, I have ip addresses for primary and secondary dns servers on mydomain.
> Assumming all of the above, and assuming that I have permission to officially be on mydomain which is a valid internet domain,
> what do I do on mybox so that it would be resolvable
> as mybox.mydomain on the net?
> Keep in mind that I can be on mydomain, and that I have ip addresses for both dns
> servers that serv mydomain.
> 
> 2. Say that I have to nics with 2 static ip address for the outside world.
> How do I set things up so that my box would use both
> nics for outside access instead just either one nic or the other?
> Please let me know if any of this is not clear.
> Also, thanks for putting up with my various questions, and for any help in advance.
> Greg
> 
> 
> 
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Re: some networking questions, I'm slightly confused

[Gregory Nowak]

Thanks, that's what I thought on both questions, but I wasn't sure.
I also checed out the bonding documentation in regards to the second question.
What confused me there was what ip address do you assign to the bond0 interface?
I'm assuming here to have 2 ip addresses, and wasn't sure if I have to configure both eth interfaces,
or if I just configure the bond0 enterface with one of the ip addresses.
Greg


On Wed, Dec 05, 2001 at 12:40:02AM -0600, Chris Nestrud wrote:
> As to your first question, whoever has authority over the ip addresses
> which your domain uses will need to add ptr records giving each ip a
> name. If you have authority over your ip addresses you can do this,
> otherwise it's probably your hosting provider.
> 
> Secondly, you could define routes for each interface for outbound
> trafic. Incoming trafic will use whichever interface routing takes it
> to.
> 
> Chris
> 
> 
> On Tue, Dec 04, 2001 at 01:09:07PM -0600, Gregory Nowak wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > I've got a couple of networking questions which I hope someone can clear up since I'm a bit confused here.
> > If you feel that this is not usefull to anyone, then please reply privately so as to not fill up the list.
> > 
> > Yes, I've looked at the revalent docs for the following topics.
> > 1. Say there is a primary and secondary dns servers on a domain called mydomain.
> > Say also that there is a machine called mybox.
> > Also, I have ip addresses for primary and secondary dns servers on mydomain.
> > Assumming all of the above, and assuming that I have permission to officially be on mydomain which is a valid internet domain,
> > what do I do on mybox so that it would be resolvable
> > as mybox.mydomain on the net?
> > Keep in mind that I can be on mydomain, and that I have ip addresses for both dns
> > servers that serv mydomain.
> > 
> > 2. Say that I have to nics with 2 static ip address for the outside world.
> > How do I set things up so that my box would use both
> > nics for outside access instead just either one nic or the other?
> > Please let me know if any of this is not clear.
> > Also, thanks for putting up with my various questions, and for any help in advance.
> > Greg
> > 
> > 
> > 
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Re: some networking questions, I'm slightly confused

[Geoff Shang]

On Tue, 4 Dec 2001, Gregory Nowak wrote:

> 1. Say there is a primary and secondary dns servers on a domain called mydomain.
> Say also that there is a machine called mybox.
> Also, I have ip addresses for primary and secondary dns servers on mydomain.
> Assumming all of the above, and assuming that I have permission to officially be on mydomain which is a valid internet domain,
> what do I do on mybox so that it would be resolvable
> as mybox.mydomain on the net?

Nothing.  It's the primary and secondary DNS servers that control how your
host is resolved, not your box.  As long as mybox has the IP address that
ns1.mydomain.com and ns2.mydomain.com think it has, you should be good to
go.

> 2. Say that I have to nics with 2 static ip address for the outside world.
> How do I set things up so that my box would use both
> nics for outside access instead just either one nic or the other?

As Chris said, what comes in where will depend on what address it is sent
to.  What goes out where depends on a few things.  If you want to use one
interface to access a particular host or network, you can set up a route
accordingly.  If you want to access everything with both, you might be able
to put 2 default routes (i've seen it done but don't know if it works and
if it's supposed to work).  I saw you've been looking at bonding which
might also work, but I don't know about it.

Can I ask, why you have 2 NICs?  Is it just to get 2 addresses or are you
connected to 2 networks?

Geoff.

Re: some networking questions, I'm slightly confused

[Gregory Nowak]

Well, I'll actually be running a mail server for the building in which I live.
Instead of being regularly payed, my current connection will be free, and I'll get a second free connection
They're running t1 over here through this HP networking gizmo that
plugs into the phone jack, and has an rj45 jack on it.


The reason I'm asking about the dns stuff is because
when I told the guy that I've looked at the mail admin docs, and am seriously considering running the server,
his response to me was:
"so, I'll need to get you a domain with primary and secondary dns servers."
I said yes to this, but am carious about how his dns servers will know where I exist
since he didn't ask for the name of my box.
I guess when he tells me he's got things set up,
my first question to him will be,
"what name do the dns servers know my machine by?"

He's macroslop licensed, but not meaning to brag, 
I get the impression that I may know more then he does without a license.

In case some of you reading my post now are remembering a few of my other posts, I decided
that getting my own domain name wasn't worth it.
He said that I could run a small web server here if I want. So, I don't think he'd
have a problem with me running it as http://mybox.domain.

This whole thing started when I got my service, and he came here to get it all setup.
Not only was he impressed that I was the only one in the building so far running anything other then windblows, but that it was Linux.
After my configuring tcp/ip both in windows and in Linux while he just watched me do it and gave me my ip address and all the other stuff,
I asked if I would get a mail account.
He said no, because there is no body to run one yet.
Then he tentatively asked if I would be willing to perhaps do it, I said I'd read the mailadmin docs and think about it,
and you know the rest.

He's also looking to hire someone to run apachee.
But, I'm not touching that for now (grin).
Sorry for the long and personal post, but since Geoff asked,
I figured that some other people on this list may be wondering
why I'm asking theese questions, some of which may sound
dumb, but are for the most part so that I could make sure that what
I know is actually correct.
Greg


On Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 09:29:48AM +1000, Geoff Shang wrote:
> On Tue, 4 Dec 2001, Gregory Nowak wrote:
> 
> > 1. Say there is a primary and secondary dns servers on a domain called mydomain.
> > Say also that there is a machine called mybox.
> > Also, I have ip addresses for primary and secondary dns servers on mydomain.
> > Assumming all of the above, and assuming that I have permission to officially be on mydomain which is a valid internet domain,
> > what do I do on mybox so that it would be resolvable
> > as mybox.mydomain on the net?
> 
> Nothing.  It's the primary and secondary DNS servers that control how your
> host is resolved, not your box.  As long as mybox has the IP address that
> ns1.mydomain.com and ns2.mydomain.com think it has, you should be good to
> go.
> 
> > 2. Say that I have to nics with 2 static ip address for the outside world.
> > How do I set things up so that my box would use both
> > nics for outside access instead just either one nic or the other?
> 
> As Chris said, what comes in where will depend on what address it is sent
> to.  What goes out where depends on a few things.  If you want to use one
> interface to access a particular host or network, you can set up a route
> accordingly.  If you want to access everything with both, you might be able
> to put 2 default routes (i've seen it done but don't know if it works and
> if it's supposed to work).  I saw you've been looking at bonding which
> might also work, but I don't know about it.
> 
> Can I ask, why you have 2 NICs?  Is it just to get 2 addresses or are you
> connected to 2 networks?
> 
> Geoff.
> 
> 
> 
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Re: some networking questions, I'm slightly confused

[Darrell Shandrow]

Hi Greg,

I have stayed out of this until now because I haven't really had any time 
to respond properly.  My days are usually quite long lately.  Anyhow, I am 
a sys admin for a regional ISP; perhaps, I can help you.

A domain is registered through a registrar like Network Solutions or 
register.com.  When the domain is registered, part of the required 
information includes the IP addresses for the primary and secondary name 
servers.  This information is then added to what are known as the root 
servers, which tell the entire world which primary and secondary name 
servers know how to answer lookup questions about your domain.  In other 
words, the root servers delegate authority to the specified primary and 
secondary name servers to answer questions concerning your domain 
name.  You could run one or both of these name servers yourself or have 
someone else do DNS.  It sounds like you are having someone else do primary 
and secondary DNS.  As I'm sure you already know, DNS is the domain name 
system, which points domain names to IP addresses, and which allows us to 
do neat things like browse to www.foxnews.com and send mail to 
nu7i@azboss.net instead of having to know all kinds of awful IP addresses 
just to perform the simplest of functions on the Internet.  So, DNS points 
a domain name to an IP address, but how does it work?  DNS information 
about a domain name is handled by name servers in the form of zone 
files.  Your domain exists as a zone file on the primary name server, and 
the secondary name server is usually set up as a slave to the primary.  In 
other words, the secondary name server gets its information (the zone file) 
from the primary name server and holds onto it, just in case the primary 
name server is unavailable for some reason.  The domain name system is 
really a very large, world wide distributed database.  A domain name 
contains various types of information which is managed in the form of 
various types of records.  The first type of record is SOA, which stands 
for start of authority.  This just specifies your primary and secondary 
name servers.  You see, if things were set up a certain way, your primary 
and secondary name servers could actually delegate authority for your 
domain to still other name servers, but this is not common 
practice.  Another important record type is the A record.  This is the 
address record, and your domain could have multiple A records, depending on 
how many subdomains you have set up.  For example my domain name servers 
have an A record for shandrow.com which points to 206.124.184.77.  There is 
also another A record for borg.shandrow.com, a subdomain, which also 
happens to point to the same IP address, though it could just as easily 
point to another IP address.  Another somewhat related record type is a 
CNAME, which stands for canonical name.  These records are used like 
aliases to point subdomains to other domains.  For example, I did use a 
CNAME record to point www.shandrow.com to shandrow.com, which means it also 
has the IP address 206.124.184.77.  Yet another important record type is 
the MX record.  MX stands for mail exchanger.  E-mail software uses these 
records when figuring out how to deliver e-mail on the Internet.  These 
records, numbered by priority, tell mail delivery software where mail 
should go when destined for a particular domain.  For example, my first MX 
record priority for shandrow.com (which is MX 10) points to 
borg.shandrow.com.  That is ultimately pointing to the Sendmail server 
which runs on the IP address 206.124.184.77.  But, again, this could have 
just as easily pointed to any Sendmail server which was configured to 
accept and deliver mail for the shandrow.com domain.  Additional MX records 
can be defined so that, if the server specified in the first priority MX 
record is unavailable for some reason, mail delivery software will try a 
second, third, fourth and so on server until it can deliver the mail.  I 
could, if configured properly, have a MX 20 pointing shandrow.com to yet 
another Sendmail server, which would be able to receive mail for 
shandrow.com in the absence of the primary mail server.

Finally, there is reverse DNS.  This does the reverse of the domain name 
system; it translates IP addresses back to domain names.  You definitely 
want to have your DNS administrator set this up for your domain, because 
certain FTP sites, web sites and other types of services on the Internet 
use reverse DNS information for security purposes; they want to see that 
your forward DNS and reverse DNS point to the same place, or they may also 
want to verify that you have a domain which is or is not registered in a 
certain part of the world.  In my example, performing a nslookup on the IP 
address 206.124.184.77 will tell you that it reverses to borg.shandrow.com, 
which is a valid subdomain pointing to that same IP address.

Anyhow, this will either help you or confuse you.  Please let me know if I 
can help you with specifics.

Regards.

At 06:38 PM 12/5/2001 -0600, you wrote:
>Well, I'll actually be running a mail server for the building in which I live.
>Instead of being regularly payed, my current connection will be free, and 
>I'll get a second free connection
>They're running t1 over here through this HP networking gizmo that
>plugs into the phone jack, and has an rj45 jack on it.
>
>
>The reason I'm asking about the dns stuff is because
>when I told the guy that I've looked at the mail admin docs, and am 
>seriously considering running the server,
>his response to me was:
>"so, I'll need to get you a domain with primary and secondary dns servers."
>I said yes to this, but am carious about how his dns servers will know 
>where I exist
>since he didn't ask for the name of my box.
>I guess when he tells me he's got things set up,
>my first question to him will be,
>"what name do the dns servers know my machine by?"
>
>He's macroslop licensed, but not meaning to brag,
>I get the impression that I may know more then he does without a license.
>
>In case some of you reading my post now are remembering a few of my other 
>posts, I decided
>that getting my own domain name wasn't worth it.
>He said that I could run a small web server here if I want. So, I don't 
>think he'd
>have a problem with me running it as http://mybox.domain.
>
>This whole thing started when I got my service, and he came here to get it 
>all setup.
>Not only was he impressed that I was the only one in the building so far 
>running anything other then windblows, but that it was Linux.
>After my configuring tcp/ip both in windows and in Linux while he just 
>watched me do it and gave me my ip address and all the other stuff,
>I asked if I would get a mail account.
>He said no, because there is no body to run one yet.
>Then he tentatively asked if I would be willing to perhaps do it, I said 
>I'd read the mailadmin docs and think about it,
>and you know the rest.
>
>He's also looking to hire someone to run apachee.
>But, I'm not touching that for now (grin).
>Sorry for the long and personal post, but since Geoff asked,
>I figured that some other people on this list may be wondering
>why I'm asking theese questions, some of which may sound
>dumb, but are for the most part so that I could make sure that what
>I know is actually correct.
>Greg
>
>
>On Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 09:29:48AM +1000, Geoff Shang wrote:
> > On Tue, 4 Dec 2001, Gregory Nowak wrote:
> >
> > > 1. Say there is a primary and secondary dns servers on a domain 
> called mydomain.
> > > Say also that there is a machine called mybox.
> > > Also, I have ip addresses for primary and secondary dns servers on 
> mydomain.
> > > Assumming all of the above, and assuming that I have permission to 
> officially be on mydomain which is a valid internet domain,
> > > what do I do on mybox so that it would be resolvable
> > > as mybox.mydomain on the net?
> >
> > Nothing.  It's the primary and secondary DNS servers that control how your
> > host is resolved, not your box.  As long as mybox has the IP address that
> > ns1.mydomain.com and ns2.mydomain.com think it has, you should be good to
> > go.
> >
> > > 2. Say that I have to nics with 2 static ip address for the outside 
> world.
> > > How do I set things up so that my box would use both
> > > nics for outside access instead just either one nic or the other?
> >
> > As Chris said, what comes in where will depend on what address it is sent
> > to.  What goes out where depends on a few things.  If you want to use one
> > interface to access a particular host or network, you can set up a route
> > accordingly.  If you want to access everything with both, you might be able
> > to put 2 default routes (i've seen it done but don't know if it works and
> > if it's supposed to work).  I saw you've been looking at bonding which
> > might also work, but I don't know about it.
> >
> > Can I ask, why you have 2 NICs?  Is it just to get 2 addresses or are you
> > connected to 2 networks?
> >
> > Geoff.
> >
> >
> >
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Re: some networking questions, I'm slightly confused

[Gregory Nowak]

Thanks for the info even though I knew 99% of that.
I will be in touch if I need more help.
Again, thanks for a very good explanation (it's certainly better then I could've done (grin)).
Greg


On Wed, Dec 05, 2001 at 08:19:57PM -0700, Darrell Shandrow wrote:
> Hi Greg,
> 
> I have stayed out of this until now because I haven't really had any time 
> to respond properly.  My days are usually quite long lately.  Anyhow, I am 
> a sys admin for a regional ISP; perhaps, I can help you.
> 
> A domain is registered through a registrar like Network Solutions or 
> register.com.  When the domain is registered, part of the required 
> information includes the IP addresses for the primary and secondary name 
> servers.  This information is then added to what are known as the root 
> servers, which tell the entire world which primary and secondary name 
> servers know how to answer lookup questions about your domain.  In other 
> words, the root servers delegate authority to the specified primary and 
> secondary name servers to answer questions concerning your domain 
> name.  You could run one or both of these name servers yourself or have 
> someone else do DNS.  It sounds like you are having someone else do primary 
> and secondary DNS.  As I'm sure you already know, DNS is the domain name 
> system, which points domain names to IP addresses, and which allows us to 
> do neat things like browse to www.foxnews.com and send mail to 
> nu7i@azboss.net instead of having to know all kinds of awful IP addresses 
> just to perform the simplest of functions on the Internet.  So, DNS points 
> a domain name to an IP address, but how does it work?  DNS information 
> about a domain name is handled by name servers in the form of zone 
> files.  Your domain exists as a zone file on the primary name server, and 
> the secondary name server is usually set up as a slave to the primary.  In 
> other words, the secondary name server gets its information (the zone file) 
> from the primary name server and holds onto it, just in case the primary 
> name server is unavailable for some reason.  The domain name system is 
> really a very large, world wide distributed database.  A domain name 
> contains various types of information which is managed in the form of 
> various types of records.  The first type of record is SOA, which stands 
> for start of authority.  This just specifies your primary and secondary 
> name servers.  You see, if things were set up a certain way, your primary 
> and secondary name servers could actually delegate authority for your 
> domain to still other name servers, but this is not common 
> practice.  Another important record type is the A record.  This is the 
> address record, and your domain could have multiple A records, depending on 
> how many subdomains you have set up.  For example my domain name servers 
> have an A record for shandrow.com which points to 206.124.184.77.  There is 
> also another A record for borg.shandrow.com, a subdomain, which also 
> happens to point to the same IP address, though it could just as easily 
> point to another IP address.  Another somewhat related record type is a 
> CNAME, which stands for canonical name.  These records are used like 
> aliases to point subdomains to other domains.  For example, I did use a 
> CNAME record to point www.shandrow.com to shandrow.com, which means it also 
> has the IP address 206.124.184.77.  Yet another important record type is 
> the MX record.  MX stands for mail exchanger.  E-mail software uses these 
> records when figuring out how to deliver e-mail on the Internet.  These 
> records, numbered by priority, tell mail delivery software where mail 
> should go when destined for a particular domain.  For example, my first MX 
> record priority for shandrow.com (which is MX 10) points to 
> borg.shandrow.com.  That is ultimately pointing to the Sendmail server 
> which runs on the IP address 206.124.184.77.  But, again, this could have 
> just as easily pointed to any Sendmail server which was configured to 
> accept and deliver mail for the shandrow.com domain.  Additional MX records 
> can be defined so that, if the server specified in the first priority MX 
> record is unavailable for some reason, mail delivery software will try a 
> second, third, fourth and so on server until it can deliver the mail.  I 
> could, if configured properly, have a MX 20 pointing shandrow.com to yet 
> another Sendmail server, which would be able to receive mail for 
> shandrow.com in the absence of the primary mail server.
> 
> Finally, there is reverse DNS.  This does the reverse of the domain name 
> system; it translates IP addresses back to domain names.  You definitely 
> want to have your DNS administrator set this up for your domain, because 
> certain FTP sites, web sites and other types of services on the Internet 
> use reverse DNS information for security purposes; they want to see that 
> your forward DNS and reverse DNS point to the same place, or they may also 
> want to verify that you have a domain which is or is not registered in a 
> certain part of the world.  In my example, performing a nslookup on the IP 
> address 206.124.184.77 will tell you that it reverses to borg.shandrow.com, 
> which is a valid subdomain pointing to that same IP address.
> 
> Anyhow, this will either help you or confuse you.  Please let me know if I 
> can help you with specifics.
> 
> Regards.
> 
> At 06:38 PM 12/5/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> >Well, I'll actually be running a mail server for the building in which I live.
> >Instead of being regularly payed, my current connection will be free, and 
> >I'll get a second free connection
> >They're running t1 over here through this HP networking gizmo that
> >plugs into the phone jack, and has an rj45 jack on it.
> >
> >
> >The reason I'm asking about the dns stuff is because
> >when I told the guy that I've looked at the mail admin docs, and am 
> >seriously considering running the server,
> >his response to me was:
> >"so, I'll need to get you a domain with primary and secondary dns servers."
> >I said yes to this, but am carious about how his dns servers will know 
> >where I exist
> >since he didn't ask for the name of my box.
> >I guess when he tells me he's got things set up,
> >my first question to him will be,
> >"what name do the dns servers know my machine by?"
> >
> >He's macroslop licensed, but not meaning to brag,
> >I get the impression that I may know more then he does without a license.
> >
> >In case some of you reading my post now are remembering a few of my other 
> >posts, I decided
> >that getting my own domain name wasn't worth it.
> >He said that I could run a small web server here if I want. So, I don't 
> >think he'd
> >have a problem with me running it as http://mybox.domain.
> >
> >This whole thing started when I got my service, and he came here to get it 
> >all setup.
> >Not only was he impressed that I was the only one in the building so far 
> >running anything other then windblows, but that it was Linux.
> >After my configuring tcp/ip both in windows and in Linux while he just 
> >watched me do it and gave me my ip address and all the other stuff,
> >I asked if I would get a mail account.
> >He said no, because there is no body to run one yet.
> >Then he tentatively asked if I would be willing to perhaps do it, I said 
> >I'd read the mailadmin docs and think about it,
> >and you know the rest.
> >
> >He's also looking to hire someone to run apachee.
> >But, I'm not touching that for now (grin).
> >Sorry for the long and personal post, but since Geoff asked,
> >I figured that some other people on this list may be wondering
> >why I'm asking theese questions, some of which may sound
> >dumb, but are for the most part so that I could make sure that what
> >I know is actually correct.
> >Greg
> >
> >
> >On Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 09:29:48AM +1000, Geoff Shang wrote:
> > > On Tue, 4 Dec 2001, Gregory Nowak wrote:
> > >
> > > > 1. Say there is a primary and secondary dns servers on a domain 
> > called mydomain.
> > > > Say also that there is a machine called mybox.
> > > > Also, I have ip addresses for primary and secondary dns servers on 
> > mydomain.
> > > > Assumming all of the above, and assuming that I have permission to 
> > officially be on mydomain which is a valid internet domain,
> > > > what do I do on mybox so that it would be resolvable
> > > > as mybox.mydomain on the net?
> > >
> > > Nothing.  It's the primary and secondary DNS servers that control how your
> > > host is resolved, not your box.  As long as mybox has the IP address that
> > > ns1.mydomain.com and ns2.mydomain.com think it has, you should be good to
> > > go.
> > >
> > > > 2. Say that I have to nics with 2 static ip address for the outside 
> > world.
> > > > How do I set things up so that my box would use both
> > > > nics for outside access instead just either one nic or the other?
> > >
> > > As Chris said, what comes in where will depend on what address it is sent
> > > to.  What goes out where depends on a few things.  If you want to use one
> > > interface to access a particular host or network, you can set up a route
> > > accordingly.  If you want to access everything with both, you might be able
> > > to put 2 default routes (i've seen it done but don't know if it works and
> > > if it's supposed to work).  I saw you've been looking at bonding which
> > > might also work, but I don't know about it.
> > >
> > > Can I ask, why you have 2 NICs?  Is it just to get 2 addresses or are you
> > > connected to 2 networks?
> > >
> > > Geoff.
> > >
> > >
> > >
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Re: some networking questions, I'm slightly confused

[Darrell Shandrow]

Hi Greg,

Good deal; I'll be glad to do what I can to help, especially with a 
specific implementation.  Did you get your answers regarding the two NICs 
and the outside addressing?

Regards.

At 09:56 PM 12/5/2001 -0600, you wrote:
>Thanks for the info even though I knew 99% of that.
>I will be in touch if I need more help.
>Again, thanks for a very good explanation (it's certainly better then I 
>could've done (grin)).
>Greg
>
>
>On Wed, Dec 05, 2001 at 08:19:57PM -0700, Darrell Shandrow wrote:
> > Hi Greg,
> >
> > I have stayed out of this until now because I haven't really had any time
> > to respond properly.  My days are usually quite long lately.  Anyhow, I am
> > a sys admin for a regional ISP; perhaps, I can help you.
> >
> > A domain is registered through a registrar like Network Solutions or
> > register.com.  When the domain is registered, part of the required
> > information includes the IP addresses for the primary and secondary name
> > servers.  This information is then added to what are known as the root
> > servers, which tell the entire world which primary and secondary name
> > servers know how to answer lookup questions about your domain.  In other
> > words, the root servers delegate authority to the specified primary and
> > secondary name servers to answer questions concerning your domain
> > name.  You could run one or both of these name servers yourself or have
> > someone else do DNS.  It sounds like you are having someone else do 
> primary
> > and secondary DNS.  As I'm sure you already know, DNS is the domain name
> > system, which points domain names to IP addresses, and which allows us to
> > do neat things like browse to www.foxnews.com and send mail to
> > nu7i@azboss.net instead of having to know all kinds of awful IP addresses
> > just to perform the simplest of functions on the Internet.  So, DNS points
> > a domain name to an IP address, but how does it work?  DNS information
> > about a domain name is handled by name servers in the form of zone
> > files.  Your domain exists as a zone file on the primary name server, and
> > the secondary name server is usually set up as a slave to the primary.  In
> > other words, the secondary name server gets its information (the zone 
> file)
> > from the primary name server and holds onto it, just in case the primary
> > name server is unavailable for some reason.  The domain name system is
> > really a very large, world wide distributed database.  A domain name
> > contains various types of information which is managed in the form of
> > various types of records.  The first type of record is SOA, which stands
> > for start of authority.  This just specifies your primary and secondary
> > name servers.  You see, if things were set up a certain way, your primary
> > and secondary name servers could actually delegate authority for your
> > domain to still other name servers, but this is not common
> > practice.  Another important record type is the A record.  This is the
> > address record, and your domain could have multiple A records, 
> depending on
> > how many subdomains you have set up.  For example my domain name servers
> > have an A record for shandrow.com which points to 
> 206.124.184.77.  There is
> > also another A record for borg.shandrow.com, a subdomain, which also
> > happens to point to the same IP address, though it could just as easily
> > point to another IP address.  Another somewhat related record type is a
> > CNAME, which stands for canonical name.  These records are used like
> > aliases to point subdomains to other domains.  For example, I did use a
> > CNAME record to point www.shandrow.com to shandrow.com, which means it 
> also
> > has the IP address 206.124.184.77.  Yet another important record type is
> > the MX record.  MX stands for mail exchanger.  E-mail software uses these
> > records when figuring out how to deliver e-mail on the Internet.  These
> > records, numbered by priority, tell mail delivery software where mail
> > should go when destined for a particular domain.  For example, my first MX
> > record priority for shandrow.com (which is MX 10) points to
> > borg.shandrow.com.  That is ultimately pointing to the Sendmail server
> > which runs on the IP address 206.124.184.77.  But, again, this could have
> > just as easily pointed to any Sendmail server which was configured to
> > accept and deliver mail for the shandrow.com domain.  Additional MX 
> records
> > can be defined so that, if the server specified in the first priority MX
> > record is unavailable for some reason, mail delivery software will try a
> > second, third, fourth and so on server until it can deliver the mail.  I
> > could, if configured properly, have a MX 20 pointing shandrow.com to yet
> > another Sendmail server, which would be able to receive mail for
> > shandrow.com in the absence of the primary mail server.
> >
> > Finally, there is reverse DNS.  This does the reverse of the domain name
> > system; it translates IP addresses back to domain names.  You definitely
> > want to have your DNS administrator set this up for your domain, because
> > certain FTP sites, web sites and other types of services on the Internet
> > use reverse DNS information for security purposes; they want to see that
> > your forward DNS and reverse DNS point to the same place, or they may also
> > want to verify that you have a domain which is or is not registered in a
> > certain part of the world.  In my example, performing a nslookup on the IP
> > address 206.124.184.77 will tell you that it reverses to 
> borg.shandrow.com,
> > which is a valid subdomain pointing to that same IP address.
> >
> > Anyhow, this will either help you or confuse you.  Please let me know if I
> > can help you with specifics.
> >
> > Regards.
> >
> > At 06:38 PM 12/5/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> > >Well, I'll actually be running a mail server for the building in which 
> I live.
> > >Instead of being regularly payed, my current connection will be free, and
> > >I'll get a second free connection
> > >They're running t1 over here through this HP networking gizmo that
> > >plugs into the phone jack, and has an rj45 jack on it.
> > >
> > >
> > >The reason I'm asking about the dns stuff is because
> > >when I told the guy that I've looked at the mail admin docs, and am
> > >seriously considering running the server,
> > >his response to me was:
> > >"so, I'll need to get you a domain with primary and secondary dns 
> servers."
> > >I said yes to this, but am carious about how his dns servers will know
> > >where I exist
> > >since he didn't ask for the name of my box.
> > >I guess when he tells me he's got things set up,
> > >my first question to him will be,
> > >"what name do the dns servers know my machine by?"
> > >
> > >He's macroslop licensed, but not meaning to brag,
> > >I get the impression that I may know more then he does without a license.
> > >
> > >In case some of you reading my post now are remembering a few of my other
> > >posts, I decided
> > >that getting my own domain name wasn't worth it.
> > >He said that I could run a small web server here if I want. So, I don't
> > >think he'd
> > >have a problem with me running it as http://mybox.domain.
> > >
> > >This whole thing started when I got my service, and he came here to 
> get it
> > >all setup.
> > >Not only was he impressed that I was the only one in the building so far
> > >running anything other then windblows, but that it was Linux.
> > >After my configuring tcp/ip both in windows and in Linux while he just
> > >watched me do it and gave me my ip address and all the other stuff,
> > >I asked if I would get a mail account.
> > >He said no, because there is no body to run one yet.
> > >Then he tentatively asked if I would be willing to perhaps do it, I said
> > >I'd read the mailadmin docs and think about it,
> > >and you know the rest.
> > >
> > >He's also looking to hire someone to run apachee.
> > >But, I'm not touching that for now (grin).
> > >Sorry for the long and personal post, but since Geoff asked,
> > >I figured that some other people on this list may be wondering
> > >why I'm asking theese questions, some of which may sound
> > >dumb, but are for the most part so that I could make sure that what
> > >I know is actually correct.
> > >Greg
> > >
> > >
> > >On Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 09:29:48AM +1000, Geoff Shang wrote:
> > > > On Tue, 4 Dec 2001, Gregory Nowak wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > 1. Say there is a primary and secondary dns servers on a domain
> > > called mydomain.
> > > > > Say also that there is a machine called mybox.
> > > > > Also, I have ip addresses for primary and secondary dns servers on
> > > mydomain.
> > > > > Assumming all of the above, and assuming that I have permission to
> > > officially be on mydomain which is a valid internet domain,
> > > > > what do I do on mybox so that it would be resolvable
> > > > > as mybox.mydomain on the net?
> > > >
> > > > Nothing.  It's the primary and secondary DNS servers that control 
> how your
> > > > host is resolved, not your box.  As long as mybox has the IP 
> address that
> > > > ns1.mydomain.com and ns2.mydomain.com think it has, you should be 
> good to
> > > > go.
> > > >
> > > > > 2. Say that I have to nics with 2 static ip address for the outside
> > > world.
> > > > > How do I set things up so that my box would use both
> > > > > nics for outside access instead just either one nic or the other?
> > > >
> > > > As Chris said, what comes in where will depend on what address it 
> is sent
> > > > to.  What goes out where depends on a few things.  If you want to 
> use one
> > > > interface to access a particular host or network, you can set up a 
> route
> > > > accordingly.  If you want to access everything with both, you might 
> be able
> > > > to put 2 default routes (i've seen it done but don't know if it 
> works and
> > > > if it's supposed to work).  I saw you've been looking at bonding which
> > > > might also work, but I don't know about it.
> > > >
> > > > Can I ask, why you have 2 NICs?  Is it just to get 2 addresses or 
> are you
> > > > connected to 2 networks?
> > > >
> > > > Geoff.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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Re: some networking questions, I'm slightly confused

[Richard Villa]

Darrell,

That was a great explanation.  I am going to save it, in the event that
someone ask me for the same explanation.

Richard

Re: some networking questions, I'm slightly confused

[Janina Sajka]

Me too. I'm saving it against the day when I figure out what domain name I 
would like to register.

Thanks, Darrel. It's very very clear. Best of the best HOWTO's.

On Thu, 6 Dec 2001, Richard Villa wrote:

> Darrell,
> 
> That was a great explanation.  I am going to save it, in the event that
> someone ask me for the same explanation.
> 
> Richard
> 
> 
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Re: some networking questions, I'm slightly confused

[Raul A. Gallegos]

Janina Sajka said the following on Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 12:14:54PM -0500:
> Me too. I'm saving it against the day when I figure out what domain name I 
> would like to register.

Why not have Sajka.org or something like that?  I've wanted to get
gallegos.com/net/org but they are all taken up.  the .net and .com ones
by netidentity who provides email service for people who want to have
something like first@lastname.com for an email address which is what I
want to do but they took my idea *pout*

Re: some networking questions, I'm slightly confused

[Gregory Nowak]

Yes, sort of.
I'll have to talk to the guy running the service here when he gives me my second
connection, and see if I'll get another ip address or not, and if he knows if his router will support  bonding.
Greg


On Wed, Dec 05, 2001 at 10:00:36PM -0700, Darrell Shandrow wrote:
> Hi Greg,
> 
> Good deal; I'll be glad to do what I can to help, especially with a 
> specific implementation.  Did you get your answers regarding the two NICs 
> and the outside addressing?
> 
> Regards.
> 
> At 09:56 PM 12/5/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> >Thanks for the info even though I knew 99% of that.
> >I will be in touch if I need more help.
> >Again, thanks for a very good explanation (it's certainly better then I 
> >could've done (grin)).
> >Greg
> >
> >
> >On Wed, Dec 05, 2001 at 08:19:57PM -0700, Darrell Shandrow wrote:
> > > Hi Greg,
> > >
> > > I have stayed out of this until now because I haven't really had any time
> > > to respond properly.  My days are usually quite long lately.  Anyhow, I am
> > > a sys admin for a regional ISP; perhaps, I can help you.
> > >
> > > A domain is registered through a registrar like Network Solutions or
> > > register.com.  When the domain is registered, part of the required
> > > information includes the IP addresses for the primary and secondary name
> > > servers.  This information is then added to what are known as the root
> > > servers, which tell the entire world which primary and secondary name
> > > servers know how to answer lookup questions about your domain.  In other
> > > words, the root servers delegate authority to the specified primary and
> > > secondary name servers to answer questions concerning your domain
> > > name.  You could run one or both of these name servers yourself or have
> > > someone else do DNS.  It sounds like you are having someone else do 
> > primary
> > > and secondary DNS.  As I'm sure you already know, DNS is the domain name
> > > system, which points domain names to IP addresses, and which allows us to
> > > do neat things like browse to www.foxnews.com and send mail to
> > > nu7i@azboss.net instead of having to know all kinds of awful IP addresses
> > > just to perform the simplest of functions on the Internet.  So, DNS points
> > > a domain name to an IP address, but how does it work?  DNS information
> > > about a domain name is handled by name servers in the form of zone
> > > files.  Your domain exists as a zone file on the primary name server, and
> > > the secondary name server is usually set up as a slave to the primary.  In
> > > other words, the secondary name server gets its information (the zone 
> > file)
> > > from the primary name server and holds onto it, just in case the primary
> > > name server is unavailable for some reason.  The domain name system is
> > > really a very large, world wide distributed database.  A domain name
> > > contains various types of information which is managed in the form of
> > > various types of records.  The first type of record is SOA, which stands
> > > for start of authority.  This just specifies your primary and secondary
> > > name servers.  You see, if things were set up a certain way, your primary
> > > and secondary name servers could actually delegate authority for your
> > > domain to still other name servers, but this is not common
> > > practice.  Another important record type is the A record.  This is the
> > > address record, and your domain could have multiple A records, 
> > depending on
> > > how many subdomains you have set up.  For example my domain name servers
> > > have an A record for shandrow.com which points to 
> > 206.124.184.77.  There is
> > > also another A record for borg.shandrow.com, a subdomain, which also
> > > happens to point to the same IP address, though it could just as easily
> > > point to another IP address.  Another somewhat related record type is a
> > > CNAME, which stands for canonical name.  These records are used like
> > > aliases to point subdomains to other domains.  For example, I did use a
> > > CNAME record to point www.shandrow.com to shandrow.com, which means it 
> > also
> > > has the IP address 206.124.184.77.  Yet another important record type is
> > > the MX record.  MX stands for mail exchanger.  E-mail software uses these
> > > records when figuring out how to deliver e-mail on the Internet.  These
> > > records, numbered by priority, tell mail delivery software where mail
> > > should go when destined for a particular domain.  For example, my first MX
> > > record priority for shandrow.com (which is MX 10) points to
> > > borg.shandrow.com.  That is ultimately pointing to the Sendmail server
> > > which runs on the IP address 206.124.184.77.  But, again, this could have
> > > just as easily pointed to any Sendmail server which was configured to
> > > accept and deliver mail for the shandrow.com domain.  Additional MX 
> > records
> > > can be defined so that, if the server specified in the first priority MX
> > > record is unavailable for some reason, mail delivery software will try a
> > > second, third, fourth and so on server until it can deliver the mail.  I
> > > could, if configured properly, have a MX 20 pointing shandrow.com to yet
> > > another Sendmail server, which would be able to receive mail for
> > > shandrow.com in the absence of the primary mail server.
> > >
> > > Finally, there is reverse DNS.  This does the reverse of the domain name
> > > system; it translates IP addresses back to domain names.  You definitely
> > > want to have your DNS administrator set this up for your domain, because
> > > certain FTP sites, web sites and other types of services on the Internet
> > > use reverse DNS information for security purposes; they want to see that
> > > your forward DNS and reverse DNS point to the same place, or they may also
> > > want to verify that you have a domain which is or is not registered in a
> > > certain part of the world.  In my example, performing a nslookup on the IP
> > > address 206.124.184.77 will tell you that it reverses to 
> > borg.shandrow.com,
> > > which is a valid subdomain pointing to that same IP address.
> > >
> > > Anyhow, this will either help you or confuse you.  Please let me know if I
> > > can help you with specifics.
> > >
> > > Regards.
> > >
> > > At 06:38 PM 12/5/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> > > >Well, I'll actually be running a mail server for the building in which 
> > I live.
> > > >Instead of being regularly payed, my current connection will be free, and
> > > >I'll get a second free connection
> > > >They're running t1 over here through this HP networking gizmo that
> > > >plugs into the phone jack, and has an rj45 jack on it.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >The reason I'm asking about the dns stuff is because
> > > >when I told the guy that I've looked at the mail admin docs, and am
> > > >seriously considering running the server,
> > > >his response to me was:
> > > >"so, I'll need to get you a domain with primary and secondary dns 
> > servers."
> > > >I said yes to this, but am carious about how his dns servers will know
> > > >where I exist
> > > >since he didn't ask for the name of my box.
> > > >I guess when he tells me he's got things set up,
> > > >my first question to him will be,
> > > >"what name do the dns servers know my machine by?"
> > > >
> > > >He's macroslop licensed, but not meaning to brag,
> > > >I get the impression that I may know more then he does without a license.
> > > >
> > > >In case some of you reading my post now are remembering a few of my other
> > > >posts, I decided
> > > >that getting my own domain name wasn't worth it.
> > > >He said that I could run a small web server here if I want. So, I don't
> > > >think he'd
> > > >have a problem with me running it as http://mybox.domain.
> > > >
> > > >This whole thing started when I got my service, and he came here to 
> > get it
> > > >all setup.
> > > >Not only was he impressed that I was the only one in the building so far
> > > >running anything other then windblows, but that it was Linux.
> > > >After my configuring tcp/ip both in windows and in Linux while he just
> > > >watched me do it and gave me my ip address and all the other stuff,
> > > >I asked if I would get a mail account.
> > > >He said no, because there is no body to run one yet.
> > > >Then he tentatively asked if I would be willing to perhaps do it, I said
> > > >I'd read the mailadmin docs and think about it,
> > > >and you know the rest.
> > > >
> > > >He's also looking to hire someone to run apachee.
> > > >But, I'm not touching that for now (grin).
> > > >Sorry for the long and personal post, but since Geoff asked,
> > > >I figured that some other people on this list may be wondering
> > > >why I'm asking theese questions, some of which may sound
> > > >dumb, but are for the most part so that I could make sure that what
> > > >I know is actually correct.
> > > >Greg
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >On Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 09:29:48AM +1000, Geoff Shang wrote:
> > > > > On Tue, 4 Dec 2001, Gregory Nowak wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > 1. Say there is a primary and secondary dns servers on a domain
> > > > called mydomain.
> > > > > > Say also that there is a machine called mybox.
> > > > > > Also, I have ip addresses for primary and secondary dns servers on
> > > > mydomain.
> > > > > > Assumming all of the above, and assuming that I have permission to
> > > > officially be on mydomain which is a valid internet domain,
> > > > > > what do I do on mybox so that it would be resolvable
> > > > > > as mybox.mydomain on the net?
> > > > >
> > > > > Nothing.  It's the primary and secondary DNS servers that control 
> > how your
> > > > > host is resolved, not your box.  As long as mybox has the IP 
> > address that
> > > > > ns1.mydomain.com and ns2.mydomain.com think it has, you should be 
> > good to
> > > > > go.
> > > > >
> > > > > > 2. Say that I have to nics with 2 static ip address for the outside
> > > > world.
> > > > > > How do I set things up so that my box would use both
> > > > > > nics for outside access instead just either one nic or the other?
> > > > >
> > > > > As Chris said, what comes in where will depend on what address it 
> > is sent
> > > > > to.  What goes out where depends on a few things.  If you want to 
> > use one
> > > > > interface to access a particular host or network, you can set up a 
> > route
> > > > > accordingly.  If you want to access everything with both, you might 
> > be able
> > > > > to put 2 default routes (i've seen it done but don't know if it 
> > works and
> > > > > if it's supposed to work).  I saw you've been looking at bonding which
> > > > > might also work, but I don't know about it.
> > > > >
> > > > > Can I ask, why you have 2 NICs?  Is it just to get 2 addresses or 
> > are you
> > > > > connected to 2 networks?
> > > > >
> > > > > Geoff.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > _______________________________________________
> > > > > Speakup mailing list
> > > > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
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Re: some networking questions, I'm slightly confused

[Amanda Lee]

They all took mine of cat or amandalin or amandolin or just mandolin
o'well! too common...

Amanda



On Thu, 6 Dec 2001, Raul A. Gallegos wrote:

> Janina Sajka said the following on Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 12:14:54PM -0500:
> > Me too. I'm saving it against the day when I figure out what domain name I
> > would like to register.
>
> Why not have Sajka.org or something like that?  I've wanted to get
> gallegos.com/net/org but they are all taken up.  the .net and .com ones
> by netidentity who provides email service for people who want to have
> something like first@lastname.com for an email address which is what I
> want to do but they took my idea *pout*
>
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Re: some networking questions, I'm slightly confused

[Janina Sajka]

Yeh, I might just use my last name, but I want something even 
easier--preferably with a musical twist. Two reasons: 1.) Sajka is hard 
for Americans to spell correctly; and 2.)	My sweetie needs to feel 
comfortable with the domain name, too.

 On Thu, 6 Dec 2001, Raul A. 
Gallegos wrote:

> Janina Sajka said the following on Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 12:14:54PM -0500:
> > Me too. I'm saving it against the day when I figure out what domain name I 
> > would like to register.
> 
> Why not have Sajka.org or something like that?  I've wanted to get
> gallegos.com/net/org but they are all taken up.  the .net and .com ones
> by netidentity who provides email service for people who want to have
> something like first@lastname.com for an email address which is what I
> want to do but they took my idea *pout*
> 
> 
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Re: some networking questions, I'm slightly confused

[Darrell Shandrow]

Hi Greg,

Hmmm, this talk about bonding I am not understanding...  Are you trying to 
multihome with two different service providers?  Please advise; I'm 
apparently missing something.

Thanks.

At 12:17 PM 12/6/2001 -0600, you wrote:
>Yes, sort of.
>I'll have to talk to the guy running the service here when he gives me my 
>second
>connection, and see if I'll get another ip address or not, and if he knows 
>if his router will support  bonding.
>Greg
>
>
>On Wed, Dec 05, 2001 at 10:00:36PM -0700, Darrell Shandrow wrote:
> > Hi Greg,
> >
> > Good deal; I'll be glad to do what I can to help, especially with a
> > specific implementation.  Did you get your answers regarding the two NICs
> > and the outside addressing?
> >
> > Regards.
> >
> > At 09:56 PM 12/5/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> > >Thanks for the info even though I knew 99% of that.
> > >I will be in touch if I need more help.
> > >Again, thanks for a very good explanation (it's certainly better then I
> > >could've done (grin)).
> > >Greg
> > >
> > >
> > >On Wed, Dec 05, 2001 at 08:19:57PM -0700, Darrell Shandrow wrote:
> > > > Hi Greg,
> > > >
> > > > I have stayed out of this until now because I haven't really had 
> any time
> > > > to respond properly.  My days are usually quite long 
> lately.  Anyhow, I am
> > > > a sys admin for a regional ISP; perhaps, I can help you.
> > > >
> > > > A domain is registered through a registrar like Network Solutions or
> > > > register.com.  When the domain is registered, part of the required
> > > > information includes the IP addresses for the primary and secondary 
> name
> > > > servers.  This information is then added to what are known as the root
> > > > servers, which tell the entire world which primary and secondary name
> > > > servers know how to answer lookup questions about your domain.  In 
> other
> > > > words, the root servers delegate authority to the specified primary and
> > > > secondary name servers to answer questions concerning your domain
> > > > name.  You could run one or both of these name servers yourself or have
> > > > someone else do DNS.  It sounds like you are having someone else do
> > > primary
> > > > and secondary DNS.  As I'm sure you already know, DNS is the domain 
> name
> > > > system, which points domain names to IP addresses, and which allows 
> us to
> > > > do neat things like browse to www.foxnews.com and send mail to
> > > > nu7i@azboss.net instead of having to know all kinds of awful IP 
> addresses
> > > > just to perform the simplest of functions on the Internet.  So, DNS 
> points
> > > > a domain name to an IP address, but how does it work?  DNS information
> > > > about a domain name is handled by name servers in the form of zone
> > > > files.  Your domain exists as a zone file on the primary name 
> server, and
> > > > the secondary name server is usually set up as a slave to the 
> primary.  In
> > > > other words, the secondary name server gets its information (the zone
> > > file)
> > > > from the primary name server and holds onto it, just in case the 
> primary
> > > > name server is unavailable for some reason.  The domain name system is
> > > > really a very large, world wide distributed database.  A domain name
> > > > contains various types of information which is managed in the form of
> > > > various types of records.  The first type of record is SOA, which 
> stands
> > > > for start of authority.  This just specifies your primary and secondary
> > > > name servers.  You see, if things were set up a certain way, your 
> primary
> > > > and secondary name servers could actually delegate authority for your
> > > > domain to still other name servers, but this is not common
> > > > practice.  Another important record type is the A record.  This is the
> > > > address record, and your domain could have multiple A records,
> > > depending on
> > > > how many subdomains you have set up.  For example my domain name 
> servers
> > > > have an A record for shandrow.com which points to
> > > 206.124.184.77.  There is
> > > > also another A record for borg.shandrow.com, a subdomain, which also
> > > > happens to point to the same IP address, though it could just as easily
> > > > point to another IP address.  Another somewhat related record type is a
> > > > CNAME, which stands for canonical name.  These records are used like
> > > > aliases to point subdomains to other domains.  For example, I did use a
> > > > CNAME record to point www.shandrow.com to shandrow.com, which means it
> > > also
> > > > has the IP address 206.124.184.77.  Yet another important record 
> type is
> > > > the MX record.  MX stands for mail exchanger.  E-mail software uses 
> these
> > > > records when figuring out how to deliver e-mail on the Internet.  These
> > > > records, numbered by priority, tell mail delivery software where mail
> > > > should go when destined for a particular domain.  For example, my 
> first MX
> > > > record priority for shandrow.com (which is MX 10) points to
> > > > borg.shandrow.com.  That is ultimately pointing to the Sendmail server
> > > > which runs on the IP address 206.124.184.77.  But, again, this 
> could have
> > > > just as easily pointed to any Sendmail server which was configured to
> > > > accept and deliver mail for the shandrow.com domain.  Additional MX
> > > records
> > > > can be defined so that, if the server specified in the first 
> priority MX
> > > > record is unavailable for some reason, mail delivery software will 
> try a
> > > > second, third, fourth and so on server until it can deliver the 
> mail.  I
> > > > could, if configured properly, have a MX 20 pointing shandrow.com 
> to yet
> > > > another Sendmail server, which would be able to receive mail for
> > > > shandrow.com in the absence of the primary mail server.
> > > >
> > > > Finally, there is reverse DNS.  This does the reverse of the domain 
> name
> > > > system; it translates IP addresses back to domain names.  You 
> definitely
> > > > want to have your DNS administrator set this up for your domain, 
> because
> > > > certain FTP sites, web sites and other types of services on the 
> Internet
> > > > use reverse DNS information for security purposes; they want to see 
> that
> > > > your forward DNS and reverse DNS point to the same place, or they 
> may also
> > > > want to verify that you have a domain which is or is not registered 
> in a
> > > > certain part of the world.  In my example, performing a nslookup on 
> the IP
> > > > address 206.124.184.77 will tell you that it reverses to
> > > borg.shandrow.com,
> > > > which is a valid subdomain pointing to that same IP address.
> > > >
> > > > Anyhow, this will either help you or confuse you.  Please let me 
> know if I
> > > > can help you with specifics.
> > > >
> > > > Regards.
> > > >
> > > > At 06:38 PM 12/5/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> > > > >Well, I'll actually be running a mail server for the building in 
> which
> > > I live.
> > > > >Instead of being regularly payed, my current connection will be 
> free, and
> > > > >I'll get a second free connection
> > > > >They're running t1 over here through this HP networking gizmo that
> > > > >plugs into the phone jack, and has an rj45 jack on it.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >The reason I'm asking about the dns stuff is because
> > > > >when I told the guy that I've looked at the mail admin docs, and am
> > > > >seriously considering running the server,
> > > > >his response to me was:
> > > > >"so, I'll need to get you a domain with primary and secondary dns
> > > servers."
> > > > >I said yes to this, but am carious about how his dns servers will know
> > > > >where I exist
> > > > >since he didn't ask for the name of my box.
> > > > >I guess when he tells me he's got things set up,
> > > > >my first question to him will be,
> > > > >"what name do the dns servers know my machine by?"
> > > > >
> > > > >He's macroslop licensed, but not meaning to brag,
> > > > >I get the impression that I may know more then he does without a 
> license.
> > > > >
> > > > >In case some of you reading my post now are remembering a few of 
> my other
> > > > >posts, I decided
> > > > >that getting my own domain name wasn't worth it.
> > > > >He said that I could run a small web server here if I want. So, I 
> don't
> > > > >think he'd
> > > > >have a problem with me running it as http://mybox.domain.
> > > > >
> > > > >This whole thing started when I got my service, and he came here to
> > > get it
> > > > >all setup.
> > > > >Not only was he impressed that I was the only one in the building 
> so far
> > > > >running anything other then windblows, but that it was Linux.
> > > > >After my configuring tcp/ip both in windows and in Linux while he just
> > > > >watched me do it and gave me my ip address and all the other stuff,
> > > > >I asked if I would get a mail account.
> > > > >He said no, because there is no body to run one yet.
> > > > >Then he tentatively asked if I would be willing to perhaps do it, 
> I said
> > > > >I'd read the mailadmin docs and think about it,
> > > > >and you know the rest.
> > > > >
> > > > >He's also looking to hire someone to run apachee.
> > > > >But, I'm not touching that for now (grin).
> > > > >Sorry for the long and personal post, but since Geoff asked,
> > > > >I figured that some other people on this list may be wondering
> > > > >why I'm asking theese questions, some of which may sound
> > > > >dumb, but are for the most part so that I could make sure that what
> > > > >I know is actually correct.
> > > > >Greg
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >On Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 09:29:48AM +1000, Geoff Shang wrote:
> > > > > > On Tue, 4 Dec 2001, Gregory Nowak wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > 1. Say there is a primary and secondary dns servers on a domain
> > > > > called mydomain.
> > > > > > > Say also that there is a machine called mybox.
> > > > > > > Also, I have ip addresses for primary and secondary dns 
> servers on
> > > > > mydomain.
> > > > > > > Assumming all of the above, and assuming that I have 
> permission to
> > > > > officially be on mydomain which is a valid internet domain,
> > > > > > > what do I do on mybox so that it would be resolvable
> > > > > > > as mybox.mydomain on the net?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Nothing.  It's the primary and secondary DNS servers that control
> > > how your
> > > > > > host is resolved, not your box.  As long as mybox has the IP
> > > address that
> > > > > > ns1.mydomain.com and ns2.mydomain.com think it has, you should be
> > > good to
> > > > > > go.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > 2. Say that I have to nics with 2 static ip address for the 
> outside
> > > > > world.
> > > > > > > How do I set things up so that my box would use both
> > > > > > > nics for outside access instead just either one nic or the other?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > As Chris said, what comes in where will depend on what address it
> > > is sent
> > > > > > to.  What goes out where depends on a few things.  If you want to
> > > use one
> > > > > > interface to access a particular host or network, you can set up a
> > > route
> > > > > > accordingly.  If you want to access everything with both, you 
> might
> > > be able
> > > > > > to put 2 default routes (i've seen it done but don't know if it
> > > works and
> > > > > > if it's supposed to work).  I saw you've been looking at 
> bonding which
> > > > > > might also work, but I don't know about it.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Can I ask, why you have 2 NICs?  Is it just to get 2 addresses or
> > > are you
> > > > > > connected to 2 networks?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Geoff.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
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Re: some networking questions, I'm slightly confused

[Gregory Nowak]

I am trying to do something like serial line load balancing, but with nics.
It is described in /usr/src/linux/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt
.
Greg


On Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 07:11:14PM -0700, Darrell Shandrow wrote:
> Hi Greg,
> 
> Hmmm, this talk about bonding I am not understanding...  Are you trying to 
> multihome with two different service providers?  Please advise; I'm 
> apparently missing something.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> At 12:17 PM 12/6/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> >Yes, sort of.
> >I'll have to talk to the guy running the service here when he gives me my 
> >second
> >connection, and see if I'll get another ip address or not, and if he knows 
> >if his router will support  bonding.
> >Greg
> >
> >
> >On Wed, Dec 05, 2001 at 10:00:36PM -0700, Darrell Shandrow wrote:
> > > Hi Greg,
> > >
> > > Good deal; I'll be glad to do what I can to help, especially with a
> > > specific implementation.  Did you get your answers regarding the two NICs
> > > and the outside addressing?
> > >
> > > Regards.
> > >
> > > At 09:56 PM 12/5/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> > > >Thanks for the info even though I knew 99% of that.
> > > >I will be in touch if I need more help.
> > > >Again, thanks for a very good explanation (it's certainly better then I
> > > >could've done (grin)).
> > > >Greg
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >On Wed, Dec 05, 2001 at 08:19:57PM -0700, Darrell Shandrow wrote:
> > > > > Hi Greg,
> > > > >
> > > > > I have stayed out of this until now because I haven't really had 
> > any time
> > > > > to respond properly.  My days are usually quite long 
> > lately.  Anyhow, I am
> > > > > a sys admin for a regional ISP; perhaps, I can help you.
> > > > >
> > > > > A domain is registered through a registrar like Network Solutions or
> > > > > register.com.  When the domain is registered, part of the required
> > > > > information includes the IP addresses for the primary and secondary 
> > name
> > > > > servers.  This information is then added to what are known as the root
> > > > > servers, which tell the entire world which primary and secondary name
> > > > > servers know how to answer lookup questions about your domain.  In 
> > other
> > > > > words, the root servers delegate authority to the specified primary and
> > > > > secondary name servers to answer questions concerning your domain
> > > > > name.  You could run one or both of these name servers yourself or have
> > > > > someone else do DNS.  It sounds like you are having someone else do
> > > > primary
> > > > > and secondary DNS.  As I'm sure you already know, DNS is the domain 
> > name
> > > > > system, which points domain names to IP addresses, and which allows 
> > us to
> > > > > do neat things like browse to www.foxnews.com and send mail to
> > > > > nu7i@azboss.net instead of having to know all kinds of awful IP 
> > addresses
> > > > > just to perform the simplest of functions on the Internet.  So, DNS 
> > points
> > > > > a domain name to an IP address, but how does it work?  DNS information
> > > > > about a domain name is handled by name servers in the form of zone
> > > > > files.  Your domain exists as a zone file on the primary name 
> > server, and
> > > > > the secondary name server is usually set up as a slave to the 
> > primary.  In
> > > > > other words, the secondary name server gets its information (the zone
> > > > file)
> > > > > from the primary name server and holds onto it, just in case the 
> > primary
> > > > > name server is unavailable for some reason.  The domain name system is
> > > > > really a very large, world wide distributed database.  A domain name
> > > > > contains various types of information which is managed in the form of
> > > > > various types of records.  The first type of record is SOA, which 
> > stands
> > > > > for start of authority.  This just specifies your primary and secondary
> > > > > name servers.  You see, if things were set up a certain way, your 
> > primary
> > > > > and secondary name servers could actually delegate authority for your
> > > > > domain to still other name servers, but this is not common
> > > > > practice.  Another important record type is the A record.  This is the
> > > > > address record, and your domain could have multiple A records,
> > > > depending on
> > > > > how many subdomains you have set up.  For example my domain name 
> > servers
> > > > > have an A record for shandrow.com which points to
> > > > 206.124.184.77.  There is
> > > > > also another A record for borg.shandrow.com, a subdomain, which also
> > > > > happens to point to the same IP address, though it could just as easily
> > > > > point to another IP address.  Another somewhat related record type is a
> > > > > CNAME, which stands for canonical name.  These records are used like
> > > > > aliases to point subdomains to other domains.  For example, I did use a
> > > > > CNAME record to point www.shandrow.com to shandrow.com, which means it
> > > > also
> > > > > has the IP address 206.124.184.77.  Yet another important record 
> > type is
> > > > > the MX record.  MX stands for mail exchanger.  E-mail software uses 
> > these
> > > > > records when figuring out how to deliver e-mail on the Internet.  These
> > > > > records, numbered by priority, tell mail delivery software where mail
> > > > > should go when destined for a particular domain.  For example, my 
> > first MX
> > > > > record priority for shandrow.com (which is MX 10) points to
> > > > > borg.shandrow.com.  That is ultimately pointing to the Sendmail server
> > > > > which runs on the IP address 206.124.184.77.  But, again, this 
> > could have
> > > > > just as easily pointed to any Sendmail server which was configured to
> > > > > accept and deliver mail for the shandrow.com domain.  Additional MX
> > > > records
> > > > > can be defined so that, if the server specified in the first 
> > priority MX
> > > > > record is unavailable for some reason, mail delivery software will 
> > try a
> > > > > second, third, fourth and so on server until it can deliver the 
> > mail.  I
> > > > > could, if configured properly, have a MX 20 pointing shandrow.com 
> > to yet
> > > > > another Sendmail server, which would be able to receive mail for
> > > > > shandrow.com in the absence of the primary mail server.
> > > > >
> > > > > Finally, there is reverse DNS.  This does the reverse of the domain 
> > name
> > > > > system; it translates IP addresses back to domain names.  You 
> > definitely
> > > > > want to have your DNS administrator set this up for your domain, 
> > because
> > > > > certain FTP sites, web sites and other types of services on the 
> > Internet
> > > > > use reverse DNS information for security purposes; they want to see 
> > that
> > > > > your forward DNS and reverse DNS point to the same place, or they 
> > may also
> > > > > want to verify that you have a domain which is or is not registered 
> > in a
> > > > > certain part of the world.  In my example, performing a nslookup on 
> > the IP
> > > > > address 206.124.184.77 will tell you that it reverses to
> > > > borg.shandrow.com,
> > > > > which is a valid subdomain pointing to that same IP address.
> > > > >
> > > > > Anyhow, this will either help you or confuse you.  Please let me 
> > know if I
> > > > > can help you with specifics.
> > > > >
> > > > > Regards.
> > > > >
> > > > > At 06:38 PM 12/5/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> > > > > >Well, I'll actually be running a mail server for the building in 
> > which
> > > > I live.
> > > > > >Instead of being regularly payed, my current connection will be 
> > free, and
> > > > > >I'll get a second free connection
> > > > > >They're running t1 over here through this HP networking gizmo that
> > > > > >plugs into the phone jack, and has an rj45 jack on it.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >The reason I'm asking about the dns stuff is because
> > > > > >when I told the guy that I've looked at the mail admin docs, and am
> > > > > >seriously considering running the server,
> > > > > >his response to me was:
> > > > > >"so, I'll need to get you a domain with primary and secondary dns
> > > > servers."
> > > > > >I said yes to this, but am carious about how his dns servers will know
> > > > > >where I exist
> > > > > >since he didn't ask for the name of my box.
> > > > > >I guess when he tells me he's got things set up,
> > > > > >my first question to him will be,
> > > > > >"what name do the dns servers know my machine by?"
> > > > > >
> > > > > >He's macroslop licensed, but not meaning to brag,
> > > > > >I get the impression that I may know more then he does without a 
> > license.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >In case some of you reading my post now are remembering a few of 
> > my other
> > > > > >posts, I decided
> > > > > >that getting my own domain name wasn't worth it.
> > > > > >He said that I could run a small web server here if I want. So, I 
> > don't
> > > > > >think he'd
> > > > > >have a problem with me running it as http://mybox.domain.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >This whole thing started when I got my service, and he came here to
> > > > get it
> > > > > >all setup.
> > > > > >Not only was he impressed that I was the only one in the building 
> > so far
> > > > > >running anything other then windblows, but that it was Linux.
> > > > > >After my configuring tcp/ip both in windows and in Linux while he just
> > > > > >watched me do it and gave me my ip address and all the other stuff,
> > > > > >I asked if I would get a mail account.
> > > > > >He said no, because there is no body to run one yet.
> > > > > >Then he tentatively asked if I would be willing to perhaps do it, 
> > I said
> > > > > >I'd read the mailadmin docs and think about it,
> > > > > >and you know the rest.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >He's also looking to hire someone to run apachee.
> > > > > >But, I'm not touching that for now (grin).
> > > > > >Sorry for the long and personal post, but since Geoff asked,
> > > > > >I figured that some other people on this list may be wondering
> > > > > >why I'm asking theese questions, some of which may sound
> > > > > >dumb, but are for the most part so that I could make sure that what
> > > > > >I know is actually correct.
> > > > > >Greg
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >On Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 09:29:48AM +1000, Geoff Shang wrote:
> > > > > > > On Tue, 4 Dec 2001, Gregory Nowak wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > 1. Say there is a primary and secondary dns servers on a domain
> > > > > > called mydomain.
> > > > > > > > Say also that there is a machine called mybox.
> > > > > > > > Also, I have ip addresses for primary and secondary dns 
> > servers on
> > > > > > mydomain.
> > > > > > > > Assumming all of the above, and assuming that I have 
> > permission to
> > > > > > officially be on mydomain which is a valid internet domain,
> > > > > > > > what do I do on mybox so that it would be resolvable
> > > > > > > > as mybox.mydomain on the net?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Nothing.  It's the primary and secondary DNS servers that control
> > > > how your
> > > > > > > host is resolved, not your box.  As long as mybox has the IP
> > > > address that
> > > > > > > ns1.mydomain.com and ns2.mydomain.com think it has, you should be
> > > > good to
> > > > > > > go.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > 2. Say that I have to nics with 2 static ip address for the 
> > outside
> > > > > > world.
> > > > > > > > How do I set things up so that my box would use both
> > > > > > > > nics for outside access instead just either one nic or the other?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > As Chris said, what comes in where will depend on what address it
> > > > is sent
> > > > > > > to.  What goes out where depends on a few things.  If you want to
> > > > use one
> > > > > > > interface to access a particular host or network, you can set up a
> > > > route
> > > > > > > accordingly.  If you want to access everything with both, you 
> > might
> > > > be able
> > > > > > > to put 2 default routes (i've seen it done but don't know if it
> > > > works and
> > > > > > > if it's supposed to work).  I saw you've been looking at 
> > bonding which
> > > > > > > might also work, but I don't know about it.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Can I ask, why you have 2 NICs?  Is it just to get 2 addresses or
> > > > are you
> > > > > > > connected to 2 networks?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Geoff.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
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Re: some networking questions, I'm slightly confused

[Darrell Shandrow]

Hi Gregory,

On which Kernel version's source tree are you finding this information?  I 
do not find it in 2.4.6.

Thanks.

At 08:44 PM 12/6/2001 -0600, you wrote:
>I am trying to do something like serial line load balancing, but with nics.
>It is described in /usr/src/linux/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt
>.
>Greg
>
>
>On Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 07:11:14PM -0700, Darrell Shandrow wrote:
> > Hi Greg,
> >
> > Hmmm, this talk about bonding I am not understanding...  Are you trying to
> > multihome with two different service providers?  Please advise; I'm
> > apparently missing something.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > At 12:17 PM 12/6/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> > >Yes, sort of.
> > >I'll have to talk to the guy running the service here when he gives me my
> > >second
> > >connection, and see if I'll get another ip address or not, and if he 
> knows
> > >if his router will support  bonding.
> > >Greg
> > >
> > >
> > >On Wed, Dec 05, 2001 at 10:00:36PM -0700, Darrell Shandrow wrote:
> > > > Hi Greg,
> > > >
> > > > Good deal; I'll be glad to do what I can to help, especially with a
> > > > specific implementation.  Did you get your answers regarding the 
> two NICs
> > > > and the outside addressing?
> > > >
> > > > Regards.
> > > >
> > > > At 09:56 PM 12/5/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> > > > >Thanks for the info even though I knew 99% of that.
> > > > >I will be in touch if I need more help.
> > > > >Again, thanks for a very good explanation (it's certainly better 
> then I
> > > > >could've done (grin)).
> > > > >Greg
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >On Wed, Dec 05, 2001 at 08:19:57PM -0700, Darrell Shandrow wrote:
> > > > > > Hi Greg,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I have stayed out of this until now because I haven't really had
> > > any time
> > > > > > to respond properly.  My days are usually quite long
> > > lately.  Anyhow, I am
> > > > > > a sys admin for a regional ISP; perhaps, I can help you.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > A domain is registered through a registrar like Network 
> Solutions or
> > > > > > register.com.  When the domain is registered, part of the required
> > > > > > information includes the IP addresses for the primary and 
> secondary
> > > name
> > > > > > servers.  This information is then added to what are known as 
> the root
> > > > > > servers, which tell the entire world which primary and 
> secondary name
> > > > > > servers know how to answer lookup questions about your domain.  In
> > > other
> > > > > > words, the root servers delegate authority to the specified 
> primary and
> > > > > > secondary name servers to answer questions concerning your domain
> > > > > > name.  You could run one or both of these name servers yourself 
> or have
> > > > > > someone else do DNS.  It sounds like you are having someone else do
> > > > > primary
> > > > > > and secondary DNS.  As I'm sure you already know, DNS is the 
> domain
> > > name
> > > > > > system, which points domain names to IP addresses, and which 
> allows
> > > us to
> > > > > > do neat things like browse to www.foxnews.com and send mail to
> > > > > > nu7i@azboss.net instead of having to know all kinds of awful IP
> > > addresses
> > > > > > just to perform the simplest of functions on the Internet.  So, 
> DNS
> > > points
> > > > > > a domain name to an IP address, but how does it work?  DNS 
> information
> > > > > > about a domain name is handled by name servers in the form of zone
> > > > > > files.  Your domain exists as a zone file on the primary name
> > > server, and
> > > > > > the secondary name server is usually set up as a slave to the
> > > primary.  In
> > > > > > other words, the secondary name server gets its information 
> (the zone
> > > > > file)
> > > > > > from the primary name server and holds onto it, just in case the
> > > primary
> > > > > > name server is unavailable for some reason.  The domain name 
> system is
> > > > > > really a very large, world wide distributed database.  A domain 
> name
> > > > > > contains various types of information which is managed in the 
> form of
> > > > > > various types of records.  The first type of record is SOA, which
> > > stands
> > > > > > for start of authority.  This just specifies your primary and 
> secondary
> > > > > > name servers.  You see, if things were set up a certain way, your
> > > primary
> > > > > > and secondary name servers could actually delegate authority 
> for your
> > > > > > domain to still other name servers, but this is not common
> > > > > > practice.  Another important record type is the A record.  This 
> is the
> > > > > > address record, and your domain could have multiple A records,
> > > > > depending on
> > > > > > how many subdomains you have set up.  For example my domain name
> > > servers
> > > > > > have an A record for shandrow.com which points to
> > > > > 206.124.184.77.  There is
> > > > > > also another A record for borg.shandrow.com, a subdomain, which 
> also
> > > > > > happens to point to the same IP address, though it could just 
> as easily
> > > > > > point to another IP address.  Another somewhat related record 
> type is a
> > > > > > CNAME, which stands for canonical name.  These records are used 
> like
> > > > > > aliases to point subdomains to other domains.  For example, I 
> did use a
> > > > > > CNAME record to point www.shandrow.com to shandrow.com, which 
> means it
> > > > > also
> > > > > > has the IP address 206.124.184.77.  Yet another important record
> > > type is
> > > > > > the MX record.  MX stands for mail exchanger.  E-mail software 
> uses
> > > these
> > > > > > records when figuring out how to deliver e-mail on the 
> Internet.  These
> > > > > > records, numbered by priority, tell mail delivery software 
> where mail
> > > > > > should go when destined for a particular domain.  For example, my
> > > first MX
> > > > > > record priority for shandrow.com (which is MX 10) points to
> > > > > > borg.shandrow.com.  That is ultimately pointing to the Sendmail 
> server
> > > > > > which runs on the IP address 206.124.184.77.  But, again, this
> > > could have
> > > > > > just as easily pointed to any Sendmail server which was 
> configured to
> > > > > > accept and deliver mail for the shandrow.com domain.  Additional MX
> > > > > records
> > > > > > can be defined so that, if the server specified in the first
> > > priority MX
> > > > > > record is unavailable for some reason, mail delivery software will
> > > try a
> > > > > > second, third, fourth and so on server until it can deliver the
> > > mail.  I
> > > > > > could, if configured properly, have a MX 20 pointing shandrow.com
> > > to yet
> > > > > > another Sendmail server, which would be able to receive mail for
> > > > > > shandrow.com in the absence of the primary mail server.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Finally, there is reverse DNS.  This does the reverse of the 
> domain
> > > name
> > > > > > system; it translates IP addresses back to domain names.  You
> > > definitely
> > > > > > want to have your DNS administrator set this up for your domain,
> > > because
> > > > > > certain FTP sites, web sites and other types of services on the
> > > Internet
> > > > > > use reverse DNS information for security purposes; they want to 
> see
> > > that
> > > > > > your forward DNS and reverse DNS point to the same place, or they
> > > may also
> > > > > > want to verify that you have a domain which is or is not 
> registered
> > > in a
> > > > > > certain part of the world.  In my example, performing a 
> nslookup on
> > > the IP
> > > > > > address 206.124.184.77 will tell you that it reverses to
> > > > > borg.shandrow.com,
> > > > > > which is a valid subdomain pointing to that same IP address.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Anyhow, this will either help you or confuse you.  Please let me
> > > know if I
> > > > > > can help you with specifics.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Regards.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > At 06:38 PM 12/5/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> > > > > > >Well, I'll actually be running a mail server for the building in
> > > which
> > > > > I live.
> > > > > > >Instead of being regularly payed, my current connection will be
> > > free, and
> > > > > > >I'll get a second free connection
> > > > > > >They're running t1 over here through this HP networking gizmo that
> > > > > > >plugs into the phone jack, and has an rj45 jack on it.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >The reason I'm asking about the dns stuff is because
> > > > > > >when I told the guy that I've looked at the mail admin docs, 
> and am
> > > > > > >seriously considering running the server,
> > > > > > >his response to me was:
> > > > > > >"so, I'll need to get you a domain with primary and secondary dns
> > > > > servers."
> > > > > > >I said yes to this, but am carious about how his dns servers 
> will know
> > > > > > >where I exist
> > > > > > >since he didn't ask for the name of my box.
> > > > > > >I guess when he tells me he's got things set up,
> > > > > > >my first question to him will be,
> > > > > > >"what name do the dns servers know my machine by?"
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >He's macroslop licensed, but not meaning to brag,
> > > > > > >I get the impression that I may know more then he does without a
> > > license.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >In case some of you reading my post now are remembering a few of
> > > my other
> > > > > > >posts, I decided
> > > > > > >that getting my own domain name wasn't worth it.
> > > > > > >He said that I could run a small web server here if I want. So, I
> > > don't
> > > > > > >think he'd
> > > > > > >have a problem with me running it as http://mybox.domain.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >This whole thing started when I got my service, and he came 
> here to
> > > > > get it
> > > > > > >all setup.
> > > > > > >Not only was he impressed that I was the only one in the building
> > > so far
> > > > > > >running anything other then windblows, but that it was Linux.
> > > > > > >After my configuring tcp/ip both in windows and in Linux while 
> he just
> > > > > > >watched me do it and gave me my ip address and all the other 
> stuff,
> > > > > > >I asked if I would get a mail account.
> > > > > > >He said no, because there is no body to run one yet.
> > > > > > >Then he tentatively asked if I would be willing to perhaps do it,
> > > I said
> > > > > > >I'd read the mailadmin docs and think about it,
> > > > > > >and you know the rest.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >He's also looking to hire someone to run apachee.
> > > > > > >But, I'm not touching that for now (grin).
> > > > > > >Sorry for the long and personal post, but since Geoff asked,
> > > > > > >I figured that some other people on this list may be wondering
> > > > > > >why I'm asking theese questions, some of which may sound
> > > > > > >dumb, but are for the most part so that I could make sure that 
> what
> > > > > > >I know is actually correct.
> > > > > > >Greg
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >On Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 09:29:48AM +1000, Geoff Shang wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Tue, 4 Dec 2001, Gregory Nowak wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > 1. Say there is a primary and secondary dns servers on a 
> domain
> > > > > > > called mydomain.
> > > > > > > > > Say also that there is a machine called mybox.
> > > > > > > > > Also, I have ip addresses for primary and secondary dns
> > > servers on
> > > > > > > mydomain.
> > > > > > > > > Assumming all of the above, and assuming that I have
> > > permission to
> > > > > > > officially be on mydomain which is a valid internet domain,
> > > > > > > > > what do I do on mybox so that it would be resolvable
> > > > > > > > > as mybox.mydomain on the net?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Nothing.  It's the primary and secondary DNS servers that 
> control
> > > > > how your
> > > > > > > > host is resolved, not your box.  As long as mybox has the IP
> > > > > address that
> > > > > > > > ns1.mydomain.com and ns2.mydomain.com think it has, you 
> should be
> > > > > good to
> > > > > > > > go.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > 2. Say that I have to nics with 2 static ip address for the
> > > outside
> > > > > > > world.
> > > > > > > > > How do I set things up so that my box would use both
> > > > > > > > > nics for outside access instead just either one nic or 
> the other?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > As Chris said, what comes in where will depend on what 
> address it
> > > > > is sent
> > > > > > > > to.  What goes out where depends on a few things.  If you 
> want to
> > > > > use one
> > > > > > > > interface to access a particular host or network, you can 
> set up a
> > > > > route
> > > > > > > > accordingly.  If you want to access everything with both, you
> > > might
> > > > > be able
> > > > > > > > to put 2 default routes (i've seen it done but don't know if it
> > > > > works and
> > > > > > > > if it's supposed to work).  I saw you've been looking at
> > > bonding which
> > > > > > > > might also work, but I don't know about it.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Can I ask, why you have 2 NICs?  Is it just to get 2 
> addresses or
> > > > > are you
> > > > > > > > connected to 2 networks?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Geoff.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
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Re: some networking questions, I'm slightly confused

[Gregory Nowak]

In kernel 2.4.16.
Greg


On Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 07:56:42PM -0700, Darrell Shandrow wrote:
> Hi Gregory,
> 
> On which Kernel version's source tree are you finding this information?  I 
> do not find it in 2.4.6.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> At 08:44 PM 12/6/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> >I am trying to do something like serial line load balancing, but with nics.
> >It is described in /usr/src/linux/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt
> >.
> >Greg
> >
> >
> >On Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 07:11:14PM -0700, Darrell Shandrow wrote:
> > > Hi Greg,
> > >
> > > Hmmm, this talk about bonding I am not understanding...  Are you trying to
> > > multihome with two different service providers?  Please advise; I'm
> > > apparently missing something.
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > At 12:17 PM 12/6/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> > > >Yes, sort of.
> > > >I'll have to talk to the guy running the service here when he gives me my
> > > >second
> > > >connection, and see if I'll get another ip address or not, and if he 
> > knows
> > > >if his router will support  bonding.
> > > >Greg
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >On Wed, Dec 05, 2001 at 10:00:36PM -0700, Darrell Shandrow wrote:
> > > > > Hi Greg,
> > > > >
> > > > > Good deal; I'll be glad to do what I can to help, especially with a
> > > > > specific implementation.  Did you get your answers regarding the 
> > two NICs
> > > > > and the outside addressing?
> > > > >
> > > > > Regards.
> > > > >
> > > > > At 09:56 PM 12/5/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> > > > > >Thanks for the info even though I knew 99% of that.
> > > > > >I will be in touch if I need more help.
> > > > > >Again, thanks for a very good explanation (it's certainly better 
> > then I
> > > > > >could've done (grin)).
> > > > > >Greg
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >On Wed, Dec 05, 2001 at 08:19:57PM -0700, Darrell Shandrow wrote:
> > > > > > > Hi Greg,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I have stayed out of this until now because I haven't really had
> > > > any time
> > > > > > > to respond properly.  My days are usually quite long
> > > > lately.  Anyhow, I am
> > > > > > > a sys admin for a regional ISP; perhaps, I can help you.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > A domain is registered through a registrar like Network 
> > Solutions or
> > > > > > > register.com.  When the domain is registered, part of the required
> > > > > > > information includes the IP addresses for the primary and 
> > secondary
> > > > name
> > > > > > > servers.  This information is then added to what are known as 
> > the root
> > > > > > > servers, which tell the entire world which primary and 
> > secondary name
> > > > > > > servers know how to answer lookup questions about your domain.  In
> > > > other
> > > > > > > words, the root servers delegate authority to the specified 
> > primary and
> > > > > > > secondary name servers to answer questions concerning your domain
> > > > > > > name.  You could run one or both of these name servers yourself 
> > or have
> > > > > > > someone else do DNS.  It sounds like you are having someone else do
> > > > > > primary
> > > > > > > and secondary DNS.  As I'm sure you already know, DNS is the 
> > domain
> > > > name
> > > > > > > system, which points domain names to IP addresses, and which 
> > allows
> > > > us to
> > > > > > > do neat things like browse to www.foxnews.com and send mail to
> > > > > > > nu7i@azboss.net instead of having to know all kinds of awful IP
> > > > addresses
> > > > > > > just to perform the simplest of functions on the Internet.  So, 
> > DNS
> > > > points
> > > > > > > a domain name to an IP address, but how does it work?  DNS 
> > information
> > > > > > > about a domain name is handled by name servers in the form of zone
> > > > > > > files.  Your domain exists as a zone file on the primary name
> > > > server, and
> > > > > > > the secondary name server is usually set up as a slave to the
> > > > primary.  In
> > > > > > > other words, the secondary name server gets its information 
> > (the zone
> > > > > > file)
> > > > > > > from the primary name server and holds onto it, just in case the
> > > > primary
> > > > > > > name server is unavailable for some reason.  The domain name 
> > system is
> > > > > > > really a very large, world wide distributed database.  A domain 
> > name
> > > > > > > contains various types of information which is managed in the 
> > form of
> > > > > > > various types of records.  The first type of record is SOA, which
> > > > stands
> > > > > > > for start of authority.  This just specifies your primary and 
> > secondary
> > > > > > > name servers.  You see, if things were set up a certain way, your
> > > > primary
> > > > > > > and secondary name servers could actually delegate authority 
> > for your
> > > > > > > domain to still other name servers, but this is not common
> > > > > > > practice.  Another important record type is the A record.  This 
> > is the
> > > > > > > address record, and your domain could have multiple A records,
> > > > > > depending on
> > > > > > > how many subdomains you have set up.  For example my domain name
> > > > servers
> > > > > > > have an A record for shandrow.com which points to
> > > > > > 206.124.184.77.  There is
> > > > > > > also another A record for borg.shandrow.com, a subdomain, which 
> > also
> > > > > > > happens to point to the same IP address, though it could just 
> > as easily
> > > > > > > point to another IP address.  Another somewhat related record 
> > type is a
> > > > > > > CNAME, which stands for canonical name.  These records are used 
> > like
> > > > > > > aliases to point subdomains to other domains.  For example, I 
> > did use a
> > > > > > > CNAME record to point www.shandrow.com to shandrow.com, which 
> > means it
> > > > > > also
> > > > > > > has the IP address 206.124.184.77.  Yet another important record
> > > > type is
> > > > > > > the MX record.  MX stands for mail exchanger.  E-mail software 
> > uses
> > > > these
> > > > > > > records when figuring out how to deliver e-mail on the 
> > Internet.  These
> > > > > > > records, numbered by priority, tell mail delivery software 
> > where mail
> > > > > > > should go when destined for a particular domain.  For example, my
> > > > first MX
> > > > > > > record priority for shandrow.com (which is MX 10) points to
> > > > > > > borg.shandrow.com.  That is ultimately pointing to the Sendmail 
> > server
> > > > > > > which runs on the IP address 206.124.184.77.  But, again, this
> > > > could have
> > > > > > > just as easily pointed to any Sendmail server which was 
> > configured to
> > > > > > > accept and deliver mail for the shandrow.com domain.  Additional MX
> > > > > > records
> > > > > > > can be defined so that, if the server specified in the first
> > > > priority MX
> > > > > > > record is unavailable for some reason, mail delivery software will
> > > > try a
> > > > > > > second, third, fourth and so on server until it can deliver the
> > > > mail.  I
> > > > > > > could, if configured properly, have a MX 20 pointing shandrow.com
> > > > to yet
> > > > > > > another Sendmail server, which would be able to receive mail for
> > > > > > > shandrow.com in the absence of the primary mail server.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Finally, there is reverse DNS.  This does the reverse of the 
> > domain
> > > > name
> > > > > > > system; it translates IP addresses back to domain names.  You
> > > > definitely
> > > > > > > want to have your DNS administrator set this up for your domain,
> > > > because
> > > > > > > certain FTP sites, web sites and other types of services on the
> > > > Internet
> > > > > > > use reverse DNS information for security purposes; they want to 
> > see
> > > > that
> > > > > > > your forward DNS and reverse DNS point to the same place, or they
> > > > may also
> > > > > > > want to verify that you have a domain which is or is not 
> > registered
> > > > in a
> > > > > > > certain part of the world.  In my example, performing a 
> > nslookup on
> > > > the IP
> > > > > > > address 206.124.184.77 will tell you that it reverses to
> > > > > > borg.shandrow.com,
> > > > > > > which is a valid subdomain pointing to that same IP address.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Anyhow, this will either help you or confuse you.  Please let me
> > > > know if I
> > > > > > > can help you with specifics.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Regards.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > At 06:38 PM 12/5/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> > > > > > > >Well, I'll actually be running a mail server for the building in
> > > > which
> > > > > > I live.
> > > > > > > >Instead of being regularly payed, my current connection will be
> > > > free, and
> > > > > > > >I'll get a second free connection
> > > > > > > >They're running t1 over here through this HP networking gizmo that
> > > > > > > >plugs into the phone jack, and has an rj45 jack on it.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >The reason I'm asking about the dns stuff is because
> > > > > > > >when I told the guy that I've looked at the mail admin docs, 
> > and am
> > > > > > > >seriously considering running the server,
> > > > > > > >his response to me was:
> > > > > > > >"so, I'll need to get you a domain with primary and secondary dns
> > > > > > servers."
> > > > > > > >I said yes to this, but am carious about how his dns servers 
> > will know
> > > > > > > >where I exist
> > > > > > > >since he didn't ask for the name of my box.
> > > > > > > >I guess when he tells me he's got things set up,
> > > > > > > >my first question to him will be,
> > > > > > > >"what name do the dns servers know my machine by?"
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >He's macroslop licensed, but not meaning to brag,
> > > > > > > >I get the impression that I may know more then he does without a
> > > > license.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >In case some of you reading my post now are remembering a few of
> > > > my other
> > > > > > > >posts, I decided
> > > > > > > >that getting my own domain name wasn't worth it.
> > > > > > > >He said that I could run a small web server here if I want. So, I
> > > > don't
> > > > > > > >think he'd
> > > > > > > >have a problem with me running it as http://mybox.domain.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >This whole thing started when I got my service, and he came 
> > here to
> > > > > > get it
> > > > > > > >all setup.
> > > > > > > >Not only was he impressed that I was the only one in the building
> > > > so far
> > > > > > > >running anything other then windblows, but that it was Linux.
> > > > > > > >After my configuring tcp/ip both in windows and in Linux while 
> > he just
> > > > > > > >watched me do it and gave me my ip address and all the other 
> > stuff,
> > > > > > > >I asked if I would get a mail account.
> > > > > > > >He said no, because there is no body to run one yet.
> > > > > > > >Then he tentatively asked if I would be willing to perhaps do it,
> > > > I said
> > > > > > > >I'd read the mailadmin docs and think about it,
> > > > > > > >and you know the rest.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >He's also looking to hire someone to run apachee.
> > > > > > > >But, I'm not touching that for now (grin).
> > > > > > > >Sorry for the long and personal post, but since Geoff asked,
> > > > > > > >I figured that some other people on this list may be wondering
> > > > > > > >why I'm asking theese questions, some of which may sound
> > > > > > > >dumb, but are for the most part so that I could make sure that 
> > what
> > > > > > > >I know is actually correct.
> > > > > > > >Greg
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >On Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 09:29:48AM +1000, Geoff Shang wrote:
> > > > > > > > > On Tue, 4 Dec 2001, Gregory Nowak wrote:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > 1. Say there is a primary and secondary dns servers on a 
> > domain
> > > > > > > > called mydomain.
> > > > > > > > > > Say also that there is a machine called mybox.
> > > > > > > > > > Also, I have ip addresses for primary and secondary dns
> > > > servers on
> > > > > > > > mydomain.
> > > > > > > > > > Assumming all of the above, and assuming that I have
> > > > permission to
> > > > > > > > officially be on mydomain which is a valid internet domain,
> > > > > > > > > > what do I do on mybox so that it would be resolvable
> > > > > > > > > > as mybox.mydomain on the net?
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Nothing.  It's the primary and secondary DNS servers that 
> > control
> > > > > > how your
> > > > > > > > > host is resolved, not your box.  As long as mybox has the IP
> > > > > > address that
> > > > > > > > > ns1.mydomain.com and ns2.mydomain.com think it has, you 
> > should be
> > > > > > good to
> > > > > > > > > go.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > 2. Say that I have to nics with 2 static ip address for the
> > > > outside
> > > > > > > > world.
> > > > > > > > > > How do I set things up so that my box would use both
> > > > > > > > > > nics for outside access instead just either one nic or 
> > the other?
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > As Chris said, what comes in where will depend on what 
> > address it
> > > > > > is sent
> > > > > > > > > to.  What goes out where depends on a few things.  If you 
> > want to
> > > > > > use one
> > > > > > > > > interface to access a particular host or network, you can 
> > set up a
> > > > > > route
> > > > > > > > > accordingly.  If you want to access everything with both, you
> > > > might
> > > > > > be able
> > > > > > > > > to put 2 default routes (i've seen it done but don't know if it
> > > > > > works and
> > > > > > > > > if it's supposed to work).  I saw you've been looking at
> > > > bonding which
> > > > > > > > > might also work, but I don't know about it.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Can I ask, why you have 2 NICs?  Is it just to get 2 
> > addresses or
> > > > > > are you
> > > > > > > > > connected to 2 networks?
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Geoff.
> > > > > > > > >
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Re: some networking questions, I'm slightly confused

[Rich Caloggero]

Gregory Nowak wrote:
>They're running t1 over here through this HP networking gizmo that
>plugs into the phone jack, and has an rj45 jack on it.
How is this possible? How can you run T1 over a phone line, unless perhaps
it were some dedicated phone line, in which case its usually termed DSL for
dedicated subscriber line. Normal phone lines just don't have the bandwidth
to do this. I assume the other side of this box is a standard ethernet port?
We have such a box here at my house: one end plugs into a cable modem and
the other has 4 ethernet ports which go to each of four computers. We all
thus share the same cable connection. Its awesome!

                    Rich

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gregory Nowak" <gnowak1@uic.edu>
To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: 06 December, 2001 10:52 PM
Subject: Re: some networking questions, I'm slightly confused


In kernel 2.4.16.
Greg


On Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 07:56:42PM -0700, Darrell Shandrow wrote:
> Hi Gregory,
>
> On which Kernel version's source tree are you finding this information?  I
> do not find it in 2.4.6.
>
> Thanks.
>
> At 08:44 PM 12/6/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> >I am trying to do something like serial line load balancing, but with
nics.
> >It is described in /usr/src/linux/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt
> >.
> >Greg
> >
> >
> >On Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 07:11:14PM -0700, Darrell Shandrow wrote:
> > > Hi Greg,
> > >
> > > Hmmm, this talk about bonding I am not understanding...  Are you
trying to
> > > multihome with two different service providers?  Please advise; I'm
> > > apparently missing something.
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > At 12:17 PM 12/6/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> > > >Yes, sort of.
> > > >I'll have to talk to the guy running the service here when he gives
me my
> > > >second
> > > >connection, and see if I'll get another ip address or not, and if he
> > knows
> > > >if his router will support  bonding.
> > > >Greg
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >On Wed, Dec 05, 2001 at 10:00:36PM -0700, Darrell Shandrow wrote:
> > > > > Hi Greg,
> > > > >
> > > > > Good deal; I'll be glad to do what I can to help, especially with
a
> > > > > specific implementation.  Did you get your answers regarding the
> > two NICs
> > > > > and the outside addressing?
> > > > >
> > > > > Regards.
> > > > >
> > > > > At 09:56 PM 12/5/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> > > > > >Thanks for the info even though I knew 99% of that.
> > > > > >I will be in touch if I need more help.
> > > > > >Again, thanks for a very good explanation (it's certainly better
> > then I
> > > > > >could've done (grin)).
> > > > > >Greg
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >On Wed, Dec 05, 2001 at 08:19:57PM -0700, Darrell Shandrow wrote:
> > > > > > > Hi Greg,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I have stayed out of this until now because I haven't really
had
> > > > any time
> > > > > > > to respond properly.  My days are usually quite long
> > > > lately.  Anyhow, I am
> > > > > > > a sys admin for a regional ISP; perhaps, I can help you.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > A domain is registered through a registrar like Network
> > Solutions or
> > > > > > > register.com.  When the domain is registered, part of the
required
> > > > > > > information includes the IP addresses for the primary and
> > secondary
> > > > name
> > > > > > > servers.  This information is then added to what are known as
> > the root
> > > > > > > servers, which tell the entire world which primary and
> > secondary name
> > > > > > > servers know how to answer lookup questions about your domain.
In
> > > > other
> > > > > > > words, the root servers delegate authority to the specified
> > primary and
> > > > > > > secondary name servers to answer questions concerning your
domain
> > > > > > > name.  You could run one or both of these name servers
yourself
> > or have
> > > > > > > someone else do DNS.  It sounds like you are having someone
else do
> > > > > > primary
> > > > > > > and secondary DNS.  As I'm sure you already know, DNS is the
> > domain
> > > > name
> > > > > > > system, which points domain names to IP addresses, and which
> > allows
> > > > us to
> > > > > > > do neat things like browse to www.foxnews.com and send mail to
> > > > > > > nu7i@azboss.net instead of having to know all kinds of awful
IP
> > > > addresses
> > > > > > > just to perform the simplest of functions on the Internet.
So,
> > DNS
> > > > points
> > > > > > > a domain name to an IP address, but how does it work?  DNS
> > information
> > > > > > > about a domain name is handled by name servers in the form of
zone
> > > > > > > files.  Your domain exists as a zone file on the primary name
> > > > server, and
> > > > > > > the secondary name server is usually set up as a slave to the
> > > > primary.  In
> > > > > > > other words, the secondary name server gets its information
> > (the zone
> > > > > > file)
> > > > > > > from the primary name server and holds onto it, just in case
the
> > > > primary
> > > > > > > name server is unavailable for some reason.  The domain name
> > system is
> > > > > > > really a very large, world wide distributed database.  A
domain
> > name
> > > > > > > contains various types of information which is managed in the
> > form of
> > > > > > > various types of records.  The first type of record is SOA,
which
> > > > stands
> > > > > > > for start of authority.  This just specifies your primary and
> > secondary
> > > > > > > name servers.  You see, if things were set up a certain way,
your
> > > > primary
> > > > > > > and secondary name servers could actually delegate authority
> > for your
> > > > > > > domain to still other name servers, but this is not common
> > > > > > > practice.  Another important record type is the A record.
This
> > is the
> > > > > > > address record, and your domain could have multiple A records,
> > > > > > depending on
> > > > > > > how many subdomains you have set up.  For example my domain
name
> > > > servers
> > > > > > > have an A record for shandrow.com which points to
> > > > > > 206.124.184.77.  There is
> > > > > > > also another A record for borg.shandrow.com, a subdomain,
which
> > also
> > > > > > > happens to point to the same IP address, though it could just
> > as easily
> > > > > > > point to another IP address.  Another somewhat related record
> > type is a
> > > > > > > CNAME, which stands for canonical name.  These records are
used
> > like
> > > > > > > aliases to point subdomains to other domains.  For example, I
> > did use a
> > > > > > > CNAME record to point www.shandrow.com to shandrow.com, which
> > means it
> > > > > > also
> > > > > > > has the IP address 206.124.184.77.  Yet another important
record
> > > > type is
> > > > > > > the MX record.  MX stands for mail exchanger.  E-mail software
> > uses
> > > > these
> > > > > > > records when figuring out how to deliver e-mail on the
> > Internet.  These
> > > > > > > records, numbered by priority, tell mail delivery software
> > where mail
> > > > > > > should go when destined for a particular domain.  For example,
my
> > > > first MX
> > > > > > > record priority for shandrow.com (which is MX 10) points to
> > > > > > > borg.shandrow.com.  That is ultimately pointing to the
Sendmail
> > server
> > > > > > > which runs on the IP address 206.124.184.77.  But, again, this
> > > > could have
> > > > > > > just as easily pointed to any Sendmail server which was
> > configured to
> > > > > > > accept and deliver mail for the shandrow.com domain.
Additional MX
> > > > > > records
> > > > > > > can be defined so that, if the server specified in the first
> > > > priority MX
> > > > > > > record is unavailable for some reason, mail delivery software
will
> > > > try a
> > > > > > > second, third, fourth and so on server until it can deliver
the
> > > > mail.  I
> > > > > > > could, if configured properly, have a MX 20 pointing
shandrow.com
> > > > to yet
> > > > > > > another Sendmail server, which would be able to receive mail
for
> > > > > > > shandrow.com in the absence of the primary mail server.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Finally, there is reverse DNS.  This does the reverse of the
> > domain
> > > > name
> > > > > > > system; it translates IP addresses back to domain names.  You
> > > > definitely
> > > > > > > want to have your DNS administrator set this up for your
domain,
> > > > because
> > > > > > > certain FTP sites, web sites and other types of services on
the
> > > > Internet
> > > > > > > use reverse DNS information for security purposes; they want
to
> > see
> > > > that
> > > > > > > your forward DNS and reverse DNS point to the same place, or
they
> > > > may also
> > > > > > > want to verify that you have a domain which is or is not
> > registered
> > > > in a
> > > > > > > certain part of the world.  In my example, performing a
> > nslookup on
> > > > the IP
> > > > > > > address 206.124.184.77 will tell you that it reverses to
> > > > > > borg.shandrow.com,
> > > > > > > which is a valid subdomain pointing to that same IP address.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Anyhow, this will either help you or confuse you.  Please let
me
> > > > know if I
> > > > > > > can help you with specifics.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Regards.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > At 06:38 PM 12/5/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> > > > > > > >Well, I'll actually be running a mail server for the building
in
> > > > which
> > > > > > I live.
> > > > > > > >Instead of being regularly payed, my current connection will
be
> > > > free, and
> > > > > > > >I'll get a second free connection
> > > > > > > >They're running t1 over here through this HP networking gizmo
that
> > > > > > > >plugs into the phone jack, and has an rj45 jack on it.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >The reason I'm asking about the dns stuff is because
> > > > > > > >when I told the guy that I've looked at the mail admin docs,
> > and am
> > > > > > > >seriously considering running the server,
> > > > > > > >his response to me was:
> > > > > > > >"so, I'll need to get you a domain with primary and secondary
dns
> > > > > > servers."
> > > > > > > >I said yes to this, but am carious about how his dns servers
> > will know
> > > > > > > >where I exist
> > > > > > > >since he didn't ask for the name of my box.
> > > > > > > >I guess when he tells me he's got things set up,
> > > > > > > >my first question to him will be,
> > > > > > > >"what name do the dns servers know my machine by?"
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >He's macroslop licensed, but not meaning to brag,
> > > > > > > >I get the impression that I may know more then he does
without a
> > > > license.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >In case some of you reading my post now are remembering a few
of
> > > > my other
> > > > > > > >posts, I decided
> > > > > > > >that getting my own domain name wasn't worth it.
> > > > > > > >He said that I could run a small web server here if I want.
So, I
> > > > don't
> > > > > > > >think he'd
> > > > > > > >have a problem with me running it as http://mybox.domain.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >This whole thing started when I got my service, and he came
> > here to
> > > > > > get it
> > > > > > > >all setup.
> > > > > > > >Not only was he impressed that I was the only one in the
building
> > > > so far
> > > > > > > >running anything other then windblows, but that it was Linux.
> > > > > > > >After my configuring tcp/ip both in windows and in Linux
while
> > he just
> > > > > > > >watched me do it and gave me my ip address and all the other
> > stuff,
> > > > > > > >I asked if I would get a mail account.
> > > > > > > >He said no, because there is no body to run one yet.
> > > > > > > >Then he tentatively asked if I would be willing to perhaps do
it,
> > > > I said
> > > > > > > >I'd read the mailadmin docs and think about it,
> > > > > > > >and you know the rest.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >He's also looking to hire someone to run apachee.
> > > > > > > >But, I'm not touching that for now (grin).
> > > > > > > >Sorry for the long and personal post, but since Geoff asked,
> > > > > > > >I figured that some other people on this list may be
wondering
> > > > > > > >why I'm asking theese questions, some of which may sound
> > > > > > > >dumb, but are for the most part so that I could make sure
that
> > what
> > > > > > > >I know is actually correct.
> > > > > > > >Greg
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >On Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 09:29:48AM +1000, Geoff Shang wrote:
> > > > > > > > > On Tue, 4 Dec 2001, Gregory Nowak wrote:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > 1. Say there is a primary and secondary dns servers on a
> > domain
> > > > > > > > called mydomain.
> > > > > > > > > > Say also that there is a machine called mybox.
> > > > > > > > > > Also, I have ip addresses for primary and secondary dns
> > > > servers on
> > > > > > > > mydomain.
> > > > > > > > > > Assumming all of the above, and assuming that I have
> > > > permission to
> > > > > > > > officially be on mydomain which is a valid internet domain,
> > > > > > > > > > what do I do on mybox so that it would be resolvable
> > > > > > > > > > as mybox.mydomain on the net?
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Nothing.  It's the primary and secondary DNS servers that
> > control
> > > > > > how your
> > > > > > > > > host is resolved, not your box.  As long as mybox has the
IP
> > > > > > address that
> > > > > > > > > ns1.mydomain.com and ns2.mydomain.com think it has, you
> > should be
> > > > > > good to
> > > > > > > > > go.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > 2. Say that I have to nics with 2 static ip address for
the
> > > > outside
> > > > > > > > world.
> > > > > > > > > > How do I set things up so that my box would use both
> > > > > > > > > > nics for outside access instead just either one nic or
> > the other?
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > As Chris said, what comes in where will depend on what
> > address it
> > > > > > is sent
> > > > > > > > > to.  What goes out where depends on a few things.  If you
> > want to
> > > > > > use one
> > > > > > > > > interface to access a particular host or network, you can
> > set up a
> > > > > > route
> > > > > > > > > accordingly.  If you want to access everything with both,
you
> > > > might
> > > > > > be able
> > > > > > > > > to put 2 default routes (i've seen it done but don't know
if it
> > > > > > works and
> > > > > > > > > if it's supposed to work).  I saw you've been looking at
> > > > bonding which
> > > > > > > > > might also work, but I don't know about it.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Can I ask, why you have 2 NICs?  Is it just to get 2
> > addresses or
> > > > > > are you
> > > > > > > > > connected to 2 networks?
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Geoff.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
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Re: some networking questions, I'm slightly confused

[Gregory Nowak]

I'm not sure how it is possible, but it is.
I can find out more details.
This is not cable or dsl, it is t1.
Greg


On Sun, Dec 09, 2001 at 07:24:53PM -0500, Rich Caloggero wrote:
> Gregory Nowak wrote:
> >They're running t1 over here through this HP networking gizmo that
> >plugs into the phone jack, and has an rj45 jack on it.
> How is this possible? How can you run T1 over a phone line, unless perhaps
> it were some dedicated phone line, in which case its usually termed DSL for
> dedicated subscriber line. Normal phone lines just don't have the bandwidth
> to do this. I assume the other side of this box is a standard ethernet port?
> We have such a box here at my house: one end plugs into a cable modem and
> the other has 4 ethernet ports which go to each of four computers. We all
> thus share the same cable connection. Its awesome!
> 
>                     Rich
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gregory Nowak" <gnowak1@uic.edu>
> To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: 06 December, 2001 10:52 PM
> Subject: Re: some networking questions, I'm slightly confused
> 
> 
> In kernel 2.4.16.
> Greg
> 
> 
> On Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 07:56:42PM -0700, Darrell Shandrow wrote:
> > Hi Gregory,
> >
> > On which Kernel version's source tree are you finding this information?  I
> > do not find it in 2.4.6.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > At 08:44 PM 12/6/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> > >I am trying to do something like serial line load balancing, but with
> nics.
> > >It is described in /usr/src/linux/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt
> > >.
> > >Greg
> > >
> > >
> > >On Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 07:11:14PM -0700, Darrell Shandrow wrote:
> > > > Hi Greg,
> > > >
> > > > Hmmm, this talk about bonding I am not understanding...  Are you
> trying to
> > > > multihome with two different service providers?  Please advise; I'm
> > > > apparently missing something.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks.
> > > >
> > > > At 12:17 PM 12/6/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> > > > >Yes, sort of.
> > > > >I'll have to talk to the guy running the service here when he gives
> me my
> > > > >second
> > > > >connection, and see if I'll get another ip address or not, and if he
> > > knows
> > > > >if his router will support  bonding.
> > > > >Greg
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >On Wed, Dec 05, 2001 at 10:00:36PM -0700, Darrell Shandrow wrote:
> > > > > > Hi Greg,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Good deal; I'll be glad to do what I can to help, especially with
> a
> > > > > > specific implementation.  Did you get your answers regarding the
> > > two NICs
> > > > > > and the outside addressing?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Regards.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > At 09:56 PM 12/5/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> > > > > > >Thanks for the info even though I knew 99% of that.
> > > > > > >I will be in touch if I need more help.
> > > > > > >Again, thanks for a very good explanation (it's certainly better
> > > then I
> > > > > > >could've done (grin)).
> > > > > > >Greg
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >On Wed, Dec 05, 2001 at 08:19:57PM -0700, Darrell Shandrow wrote:
> > > > > > > > Hi Greg,
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I have stayed out of this until now because I haven't really
> had
> > > > > any time
> > > > > > > > to respond properly.  My days are usually quite long
> > > > > lately.  Anyhow, I am
> > > > > > > > a sys admin for a regional ISP; perhaps, I can help you.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > A domain is registered through a registrar like Network
> > > Solutions or
> > > > > > > > register.com.  When the domain is registered, part of the
> required
> > > > > > > > information includes the IP addresses for the primary and
> > > secondary
> > > > > name
> > > > > > > > servers.  This information is then added to what are known as
> > > the root
> > > > > > > > servers, which tell the entire world which primary and
> > > secondary name
> > > > > > > > servers know how to answer lookup questions about your domain.
> In
> > > > > other
> > > > > > > > words, the root servers delegate authority to the specified
> > > primary and
> > > > > > > > secondary name servers to answer questions concerning your
> domain
> > > > > > > > name.  You could run one or both of these name servers
> yourself
> > > or have
> > > > > > > > someone else do DNS.  It sounds like you are having someone
> else do
> > > > > > > primary
> > > > > > > > and secondary DNS.  As I'm sure you already know, DNS is the
> > > domain
> > > > > name
> > > > > > > > system, which points domain names to IP addresses, and which
> > > allows
> > > > > us to
> > > > > > > > do neat things like browse to www.foxnews.com and send mail to
> > > > > > > > nu7i@azboss.net instead of having to know all kinds of awful
> IP
> > > > > addresses
> > > > > > > > just to perform the simplest of functions on the Internet.
> So,
> > > DNS
> > > > > points
> > > > > > > > a domain name to an IP address, but how does it work?  DNS
> > > information
> > > > > > > > about a domain name is handled by name servers in the form of
> zone
> > > > > > > > files.  Your domain exists as a zone file on the primary name
> > > > > server, and
> > > > > > > > the secondary name server is usually set up as a slave to the
> > > > > primary.  In
> > > > > > > > other words, the secondary name server gets its information
> > > (the zone
> > > > > > > file)
> > > > > > > > from the primary name server and holds onto it, just in case
> the
> > > > > primary
> > > > > > > > name server is unavailable for some reason.  The domain name
> > > system is
> > > > > > > > really a very large, world wide distributed database.  A
> domain
> > > name
> > > > > > > > contains various types of information which is managed in the
> > > form of
> > > > > > > > various types of records.  The first type of record is SOA,
> which
> > > > > stands
> > > > > > > > for start of authority.  This just specifies your primary and
> > > secondary
> > > > > > > > name servers.  You see, if things were set up a certain way,
> your
> > > > > primary
> > > > > > > > and secondary name servers could actually delegate authority
> > > for your
> > > > > > > > domain to still other name servers, but this is not common
> > > > > > > > practice.  Another important record type is the A record.
> This
> > > is the
> > > > > > > > address record, and your domain could have multiple A records,
> > > > > > > depending on
> > > > > > > > how many subdomains you have set up.  For example my domain
> name
> > > > > servers
> > > > > > > > have an A record for shandrow.com which points to
> > > > > > > 206.124.184.77.  There is
> > > > > > > > also another A record for borg.shandrow.com, a subdomain,
> which
> > > also
> > > > > > > > happens to point to the same IP address, though it could just
> > > as easily
> > > > > > > > point to another IP address.  Another somewhat related record
> > > type is a
> > > > > > > > CNAME, which stands for canonical name.  These records are
> used
> > > like
> > > > > > > > aliases to point subdomains to other domains.  For example, I
> > > did use a
> > > > > > > > CNAME record to point www.shandrow.com to shandrow.com, which
> > > means it
> > > > > > > also
> > > > > > > > has the IP address 206.124.184.77.  Yet another important
> record
> > > > > type is
> > > > > > > > the MX record.  MX stands for mail exchanger.  E-mail software
> > > uses
> > > > > these
> > > > > > > > records when figuring out how to deliver e-mail on the
> > > Internet.  These
> > > > > > > > records, numbered by priority, tell mail delivery software
> > > where mail
> > > > > > > > should go when destined for a particular domain.  For example,
> my
> > > > > first MX
> > > > > > > > record priority for shandrow.com (which is MX 10) points to
> > > > > > > > borg.shandrow.com.  That is ultimately pointing to the
> Sendmail
> > > server
> > > > > > > > which runs on the IP address 206.124.184.77.  But, again, this
> > > > > could have
> > > > > > > > just as easily pointed to any Sendmail server which was
> > > configured to
> > > > > > > > accept and deliver mail for the shandrow.com domain.
> Additional MX
> > > > > > > records
> > > > > > > > can be defined so that, if the server specified in the first
> > > > > priority MX
> > > > > > > > record is unavailable for some reason, mail delivery software
> will
> > > > > try a
> > > > > > > > second, third, fourth and so on server until it can deliver
> the
> > > > > mail.  I
> > > > > > > > could, if configured properly, have a MX 20 pointing
> shandrow.com
> > > > > to yet
> > > > > > > > another Sendmail server, which would be able to receive mail
> for
> > > > > > > > shandrow.com in the absence of the primary mail server.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Finally, there is reverse DNS.  This does the reverse of the
> > > domain
> > > > > name
> > > > > > > > system; it translates IP addresses back to domain names.  You
> > > > > definitely
> > > > > > > > want to have your DNS administrator set this up for your
> domain,
> > > > > because
> > > > > > > > certain FTP sites, web sites and other types of services on
> the
> > > > > Internet
> > > > > > > > use reverse DNS information for security purposes; they want
> to
> > > see
> > > > > that
> > > > > > > > your forward DNS and reverse DNS point to the same place, or
> they
> > > > > may also
> > > > > > > > want to verify that you have a domain which is or is not
> > > registered
> > > > > in a
> > > > > > > > certain part of the world.  In my example, performing a
> > > nslookup on
> > > > > the IP
> > > > > > > > address 206.124.184.77 will tell you that it reverses to
> > > > > > > borg.shandrow.com,
> > > > > > > > which is a valid subdomain pointing to that same IP address.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Anyhow, this will either help you or confuse you.  Please let
> me
> > > > > know if I
> > > > > > > > can help you with specifics.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Regards.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > At 06:38 PM 12/5/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> > > > > > > > >Well, I'll actually be running a mail server for the building
> in
> > > > > which
> > > > > > > I live.
> > > > > > > > >Instead of being regularly payed, my current connection will
> be
> > > > > free, and
> > > > > > > > >I'll get a second free connection
> > > > > > > > >They're running t1 over here through this HP networking gizmo
> that
> > > > > > > > >plugs into the phone jack, and has an rj45 jack on it.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >The reason I'm asking about the dns stuff is because
> > > > > > > > >when I told the guy that I've looked at the mail admin docs,
> > > and am
> > > > > > > > >seriously considering running the server,
> > > > > > > > >his response to me was:
> > > > > > > > >"so, I'll need to get you a domain with primary and secondary
> dns
> > > > > > > servers."
> > > > > > > > >I said yes to this, but am carious about how his dns servers
> > > will know
> > > > > > > > >where I exist
> > > > > > > > >since he didn't ask for the name of my box.
> > > > > > > > >I guess when he tells me he's got things set up,
> > > > > > > > >my first question to him will be,
> > > > > > > > >"what name do the dns servers know my machine by?"
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >He's macroslop licensed, but not meaning to brag,
> > > > > > > > >I get the impression that I may know more then he does
> without a
> > > > > license.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >In case some of you reading my post now are remembering a few
> of
> > > > > my other
> > > > > > > > >posts, I decided
> > > > > > > > >that getting my own domain name wasn't worth it.
> > > > > > > > >He said that I could run a small web server here if I want.
> So, I
> > > > > don't
> > > > > > > > >think he'd
> > > > > > > > >have a problem with me running it as http://mybox.domain.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >This whole thing started when I got my service, and he came
> > > here to
> > > > > > > get it
> > > > > > > > >all setup.
> > > > > > > > >Not only was he impressed that I was the only one in the
> building
> > > > > so far
> > > > > > > > >running anything other then windblows, but that it was Linux.
> > > > > > > > >After my configuring tcp/ip both in windows and in Linux
> while
> > > he just
> > > > > > > > >watched me do it and gave me my ip address and all the other
> > > stuff,
> > > > > > > > >I asked if I would get a mail account.
> > > > > > > > >He said no, because there is no body to run one yet.
> > > > > > > > >Then he tentatively asked if I would be willing to perhaps do
> it,
> > > > > I said
> > > > > > > > >I'd read the mailadmin docs and think about it,
> > > > > > > > >and you know the rest.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >He's also looking to hire someone to run apachee.
> > > > > > > > >But, I'm not touching that for now (grin).
> > > > > > > > >Sorry for the long and personal post, but since Geoff asked,
> > > > > > > > >I figured that some other people on this list may be
> wondering
> > > > > > > > >why I'm asking theese questions, some of which may sound
> > > > > > > > >dumb, but are for the most part so that I could make sure
> that
> > > what
> > > > > > > > >I know is actually correct.
> > > > > > > > >Greg
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >On Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 09:29:48AM +1000, Geoff Shang wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > On Tue, 4 Dec 2001, Gregory Nowak wrote:
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > 1. Say there is a primary and secondary dns servers on a
> > > domain
> > > > > > > > > called mydomain.
> > > > > > > > > > > Say also that there is a machine called mybox.
> > > > > > > > > > > Also, I have ip addresses for primary and secondary dns
> > > > > servers on
> > > > > > > > > mydomain.
> > > > > > > > > > > Assumming all of the above, and assuming that I have
> > > > > permission to
> > > > > > > > > officially be on mydomain which is a valid internet domain,
> > > > > > > > > > > what do I do on mybox so that it would be resolvable
> > > > > > > > > > > as mybox.mydomain on the net?
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Nothing.  It's the primary and secondary DNS servers that
> > > control
> > > > > > > how your
> > > > > > > > > > host is resolved, not your box.  As long as mybox has the
> IP
> > > > > > > address that
> > > > > > > > > > ns1.mydomain.com and ns2.mydomain.com think it has, you
> > > should be
> > > > > > > good to
> > > > > > > > > > go.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > 2. Say that I have to nics with 2 static ip address for
> the
> > > > > outside
> > > > > > > > > world.
> > > > > > > > > > > How do I set things up so that my box would use both
> > > > > > > > > > > nics for outside access instead just either one nic or
> > > the other?
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > As Chris said, what comes in where will depend on what
> > > address it
> > > > > > > is sent
> > > > > > > > > > to.  What goes out where depends on a few things.  If you
> > > want to
> > > > > > > use one
> > > > > > > > > > interface to access a particular host or network, you can
> > > set up a
> > > > > > > route
> > > > > > > > > > accordingly.  If you want to access everything with both,
> you
> > > > > might
> > > > > > > be able
> > > > > > > > > > to put 2 default routes (i've seen it done but don't know
> if it
> > > > > > > works and
> > > > > > > > > > if it's supposed to work).  I saw you've been looking at
> > > > > bonding which
> > > > > > > > > > might also work, but I don't know about it.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Can I ask, why you have 2 NICs?  Is it just to get 2
> > > addresses or
> > > > > > > are you
> > > > > > > > > > connected to 2 networks?
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Geoff.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
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Re: some networking questions, I'm slightly confused

[Darrell Shandrow]

Hi Gregory,

If it is a T1 line, it needs two pieces of equipment, which may actually be 
built into a single device.  First, there is the CSU/DSU, which is like a 
modem for dedicated lines.  It is not, of course, a modem, but that is its 
metaphorical function in the dedicated environment.  It handles the line 
coding, framing, signaling, etc.  Then there is some kind of protocol 
router.  This is, of course, usually a router for the IP 
protocols.  Perhaps, the device you're talking about is a combo CSU/DSU and 
router; though I know of no such device manufactured by HP.

Regards.

At 08:32 PM 12/9/2001 -0600, you wrote:
>I'm not sure how it is possible, but it is.
>I can find out more details.
>This is not cable or dsl, it is t1.
>Greg
>
>
>On Sun, Dec 09, 2001 at 07:24:53PM -0500, Rich Caloggero wrote:
> > Gregory Nowak wrote:
> > >They're running t1 over here through this HP networking gizmo that
> > >plugs into the phone jack, and has an rj45 jack on it.
> > How is this possible? How can you run T1 over a phone line, unless perhaps
> > it were some dedicated phone line, in which case its usually termed DSL for
> > dedicated subscriber line. Normal phone lines just don't have the bandwidth
> > to do this. I assume the other side of this box is a standard ethernet 
> port?
> > We have such a box here at my house: one end plugs into a cable modem and
> > the other has 4 ethernet ports which go to each of four computers. We all
> > thus share the same cable connection. Its awesome!
> >
> >                     Rich
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Gregory Nowak" <gnowak1@uic.edu>
> > To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
> > Sent: 06 December, 2001 10:52 PM
> > Subject: Re: some networking questions, I'm slightly confused
> >
> >
> > In kernel 2.4.16.
> > Greg
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 07:56:42PM -0700, Darrell Shandrow wrote:
> > > Hi Gregory,
> > >
> > > On which Kernel version's source tree are you finding this 
> information?  I
> > > do not find it in 2.4.6.
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > At 08:44 PM 12/6/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> > > >I am trying to do something like serial line load balancing, but with
> > nics.
> > > >It is described in /usr/src/linux/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt
> > > >.
> > > >Greg
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >On Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 07:11:14PM -0700, Darrell Shandrow wrote:
> > > > > Hi Greg,
> > > > >
> > > > > Hmmm, this talk about bonding I am not understanding...  Are you
> > trying to
> > > > > multihome with two different service providers?  Please advise; I'm
> > > > > apparently missing something.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks.
> > > > >
> > > > > At 12:17 PM 12/6/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> > > > > >Yes, sort of.
> > > > > >I'll have to talk to the guy running the service here when he gives
> > me my
> > > > > >second
> > > > > >connection, and see if I'll get another ip address or not, and if he
> > > > knows
> > > > > >if his router will support  bonding.
> > > > > >Greg
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >On Wed, Dec 05, 2001 at 10:00:36PM -0700, Darrell Shandrow wrote:
> > > > > > > Hi Greg,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Good deal; I'll be glad to do what I can to help, especially with
> > a
> > > > > > > specific implementation.  Did you get your answers regarding the
> > > > two NICs
> > > > > > > and the outside addressing?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Regards.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > At 09:56 PM 12/5/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> > > > > > > >Thanks for the info even though I knew 99% of that.
> > > > > > > >I will be in touch if I need more help.
> > > > > > > >Again, thanks for a very good explanation (it's certainly better
> > > > then I
> > > > > > > >could've done (grin)).
> > > > > > > >Greg
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >On Wed, Dec 05, 2001 at 08:19:57PM -0700, Darrell Shandrow 
> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > Hi Greg,
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > I have stayed out of this until now because I haven't really
> > had
> > > > > > any time
> > > > > > > > > to respond properly.  My days are usually quite long
> > > > > > lately.  Anyhow, I am
> > > > > > > > > a sys admin for a regional ISP; perhaps, I can help you.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > A domain is registered through a registrar like Network
> > > > Solutions or
> > > > > > > > > register.com.  When the domain is registered, part of the
> > required
> > > > > > > > > information includes the IP addresses for the primary and
> > > > secondary
> > > > > > name
> > > > > > > > > servers.  This information is then added to what are known as
> > > > the root
> > > > > > > > > servers, which tell the entire world which primary and
> > > > secondary name
> > > > > > > > > servers know how to answer lookup questions about your 
> domain.
> > In
> > > > > > other
> > > > > > > > > words, the root servers delegate authority to the specified
> > > > primary and
> > > > > > > > > secondary name servers to answer questions concerning your
> > domain
> > > > > > > > > name.  You could run one or both of these name servers
> > yourself
> > > > or have
> > > > > > > > > someone else do DNS.  It sounds like you are having someone
> > else do
> > > > > > > > primary
> > > > > > > > > and secondary DNS.  As I'm sure you already know, DNS is the
> > > > domain
> > > > > > name
> > > > > > > > > system, which points domain names to IP addresses, and which
> > > > allows
> > > > > > us to
> > > > > > > > > do neat things like browse to www.foxnews.com and send 
> mail to
> > > > > > > > > nu7i@azboss.net instead of having to know all kinds of awful
> > IP
> > > > > > addresses
> > > > > > > > > just to perform the simplest of functions on the Internet.
> > So,
> > > > DNS
> > > > > > points
> > > > > > > > > a domain name to an IP address, but how does it work?  DNS
> > > > information
> > > > > > > > > about a domain name is handled by name servers in the form of
> > zone
> > > > > > > > > files.  Your domain exists as a zone file on the primary name
> > > > > > server, and
> > > > > > > > > the secondary name server is usually set up as a slave to the
> > > > > > primary.  In
> > > > > > > > > other words, the secondary name server gets its information
> > > > (the zone
> > > > > > > > file)
> > > > > > > > > from the primary name server and holds onto it, just in case
> > the
> > > > > > primary
> > > > > > > > > name server is unavailable for some reason.  The domain name
> > > > system is
> > > > > > > > > really a very large, world wide distributed database.  A
> > domain
> > > > name
> > > > > > > > > contains various types of information which is managed in the
> > > > form of
> > > > > > > > > various types of records.  The first type of record is SOA,
> > which
> > > > > > stands
> > > > > > > > > for start of authority.  This just specifies your primary and
> > > > secondary
> > > > > > > > > name servers.  You see, if things were set up a certain way,
> > your
> > > > > > primary
> > > > > > > > > and secondary name servers could actually delegate authority
> > > > for your
> > > > > > > > > domain to still other name servers, but this is not common
> > > > > > > > > practice.  Another important record type is the A record.
> > This
> > > > is the
> > > > > > > > > address record, and your domain could have multiple A 
> records,
> > > > > > > > depending on
> > > > > > > > > how many subdomains you have set up.  For example my domain
> > name
> > > > > > servers
> > > > > > > > > have an A record for shandrow.com which points to
> > > > > > > > 206.124.184.77.  There is
> > > > > > > > > also another A record for borg.shandrow.com, a subdomain,
> > which
> > > > also
> > > > > > > > > happens to point to the same IP address, though it could just
> > > > as easily
> > > > > > > > > point to another IP address.  Another somewhat related record
> > > > type is a
> > > > > > > > > CNAME, which stands for canonical name.  These records are
> > used
> > > > like
> > > > > > > > > aliases to point subdomains to other domains.  For example, I
> > > > did use a
> > > > > > > > > CNAME record to point www.shandrow.com to shandrow.com, which
> > > > means it
> > > > > > > > also
> > > > > > > > > has the IP address 206.124.184.77.  Yet another important
> > record
> > > > > > type is
> > > > > > > > > the MX record.  MX stands for mail exchanger.  E-mail 
> software
> > > > uses
> > > > > > these
> > > > > > > > > records when figuring out how to deliver e-mail on the
> > > > Internet.  These
> > > > > > > > > records, numbered by priority, tell mail delivery software
> > > > where mail
> > > > > > > > > should go when destined for a particular domain.  For 
> example,
> > my
> > > > > > first MX
> > > > > > > > > record priority for shandrow.com (which is MX 10) points to
> > > > > > > > > borg.shandrow.com.  That is ultimately pointing to the
> > Sendmail
> > > > server
> > > > > > > > > which runs on the IP address 206.124.184.77.  But, again, 
> this
> > > > > > could have
> > > > > > > > > just as easily pointed to any Sendmail server which was
> > > > configured to
> > > > > > > > > accept and deliver mail for the shandrow.com domain.
> > Additional MX
> > > > > > > > records
> > > > > > > > > can be defined so that, if the server specified in the first
> > > > > > priority MX
> > > > > > > > > record is unavailable for some reason, mail delivery software
> > will
> > > > > > try a
> > > > > > > > > second, third, fourth and so on server until it can deliver
> > the
> > > > > > mail.  I
> > > > > > > > > could, if configured properly, have a MX 20 pointing
> > shandrow.com
> > > > > > to yet
> > > > > > > > > another Sendmail server, which would be able to receive mail
> > for
> > > > > > > > > shandrow.com in the absence of the primary mail server.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Finally, there is reverse DNS.  This does the reverse of the
> > > > domain
> > > > > > name
> > > > > > > > > system; it translates IP addresses back to domain names.  You
> > > > > > definitely
> > > > > > > > > want to have your DNS administrator set this up for your
> > domain,
> > > > > > because
> > > > > > > > > certain FTP sites, web sites and other types of services on
> > the
> > > > > > Internet
> > > > > > > > > use reverse DNS information for security purposes; they want
> > to
> > > > see
> > > > > > that
> > > > > > > > > your forward DNS and reverse DNS point to the same place, or
> > they
> > > > > > may also
> > > > > > > > > want to verify that you have a domain which is or is not
> > > > registered
> > > > > > in a
> > > > > > > > > certain part of the world.  In my example, performing a
> > > > nslookup on
> > > > > > the IP
> > > > > > > > > address 206.124.184.77 will tell you that it reverses to
> > > > > > > > borg.shandrow.com,
> > > > > > > > > which is a valid subdomain pointing to that same IP address.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Anyhow, this will either help you or confuse you.  Please let
> > me
> > > > > > know if I
> > > > > > > > > can help you with specifics.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Regards.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > At 06:38 PM 12/5/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> > > > > > > > > >Well, I'll actually be running a mail server for the 
> building
> > in
> > > > > > which
> > > > > > > > I live.
> > > > > > > > > >Instead of being regularly payed, my current connection will
> > be
> > > > > > free, and
> > > > > > > > > >I'll get a second free connection
> > > > > > > > > >They're running t1 over here through this HP networking 
> gizmo
> > that
> > > > > > > > > >plugs into the phone jack, and has an rj45 jack on it.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >The reason I'm asking about the dns stuff is because
> > > > > > > > > >when I told the guy that I've looked at the mail admin docs,
> > > > and am
> > > > > > > > > >seriously considering running the server,
> > > > > > > > > >his response to me was:
> > > > > > > > > >"so, I'll need to get you a domain with primary and 
> secondary
> > dns
> > > > > > > > servers."
> > > > > > > > > >I said yes to this, but am carious about how his dns servers
> > > > will know
> > > > > > > > > >where I exist
> > > > > > > > > >since he didn't ask for the name of my box.
> > > > > > > > > >I guess when he tells me he's got things set up,
> > > > > > > > > >my first question to him will be,
> > > > > > > > > >"what name do the dns servers know my machine by?"
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >He's macroslop licensed, but not meaning to brag,
> > > > > > > > > >I get the impression that I may know more then he does
> > without a
> > > > > > license.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >In case some of you reading my post now are remembering 
> a few
> > of
> > > > > > my other
> > > > > > > > > >posts, I decided
> > > > > > > > > >that getting my own domain name wasn't worth it.
> > > > > > > > > >He said that I could run a small web server here if I want.
> > So, I
> > > > > > don't
> > > > > > > > > >think he'd
> > > > > > > > > >have a problem with me running it as http://mybox.domain.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >This whole thing started when I got my service, and he came
> > > > here to
> > > > > > > > get it
> > > > > > > > > >all setup.
> > > > > > > > > >Not only was he impressed that I was the only one in the
> > building
> > > > > > so far
> > > > > > > > > >running anything other then windblows, but that it was 
> Linux.
> > > > > > > > > >After my configuring tcp/ip both in windows and in Linux
> > while
> > > > he just
> > > > > > > > > >watched me do it and gave me my ip address and all the other
> > > > stuff,
> > > > > > > > > >I asked if I would get a mail account.
> > > > > > > > > >He said no, because there is no body to run one yet.
> > > > > > > > > >Then he tentatively asked if I would be willing to 
> perhaps do
> > it,
> > > > > > I said
> > > > > > > > > >I'd read the mailadmin docs and think about it,
> > > > > > > > > >and you know the rest.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >He's also looking to hire someone to run apachee.
> > > > > > > > > >But, I'm not touching that for now (grin).
> > > > > > > > > >Sorry for the long and personal post, but since Geoff asked,
> > > > > > > > > >I figured that some other people on this list may be
> > wondering
> > > > > > > > > >why I'm asking theese questions, some of which may sound
> > > > > > > > > >dumb, but are for the most part so that I could make sure
> > that
> > > > what
> > > > > > > > > >I know is actually correct.
> > > > > > > > > >Greg
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >On Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 09:29:48AM +1000, Geoff Shang wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, 4 Dec 2001, Gregory Nowak wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > 1. Say there is a primary and secondary dns servers 
> on a
> > > > domain
> > > > > > > > > > called mydomain.
> > > > > > > > > > > > Say also that there is a machine called mybox.
> > > > > > > > > > > > Also, I have ip addresses for primary and secondary dns
> > > > > > servers on
> > > > > > > > > > mydomain.
> > > > > > > > > > > > Assumming all of the above, and assuming that I have
> > > > > > permission to
> > > > > > > > > > officially be on mydomain which is a valid internet domain,
> > > > > > > > > > > > what do I do on mybox so that it would be resolvable
> > > > > > > > > > > > as mybox.mydomain on the net?
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Nothing.  It's the primary and secondary DNS servers that
> > > > control
> > > > > > > > how your
> > > > > > > > > > > host is resolved, not your box.  As long as mybox has the
> > IP
> > > > > > > > address that
> > > > > > > > > > > ns1.mydomain.com and ns2.mydomain.com think it has, you
> > > > should be
> > > > > > > > good to
> > > > > > > > > > > go.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > 2. Say that I have to nics with 2 static ip address for
> > the
> > > > > > outside
> > > > > > > > > > world.
> > > > > > > > > > > > How do I set things up so that my box would use both
> > > > > > > > > > > > nics for outside access instead just either one nic or
> > > > the other?
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > As Chris said, what comes in where will depend on what
> > > > address it
> > > > > > > > is sent
> > > > > > > > > > > to.  What goes out where depends on a few things.  If you
> > > > want to
> > > > > > > > use one
> > > > > > > > > > > interface to access a particular host or network, you can
> > > > set up a
> > > > > > > > route
> > > > > > > > > > > accordingly.  If you want to access everything with both,
> > you
> > > > > > might
> > > > > > > > be able
> > > > > > > > > > > to put 2 default routes (i've seen it done but don't know
> > if it
> > > > > > > > works and
> > > > > > > > > > > if it's supposed to work).  I saw you've been looking at
> > > > > > bonding which
> > > > > > > > > > > might also work, but I don't know about it.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Can I ask, why you have 2 NICs?  Is it just to get 2
> > > > addresses or
> > > > > > > > are you
> > > > > > > > > > > connected to 2 networks?
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Geoff.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > >
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Re: some networking questions, I'm slightly confused

[Gregory Nowak]

As far as I know, the actual t1 line comes into the phone equipment which is in the basement (in fact, the entire central
switching office for this building is there). Then, as I understand it, the digital signals
for the t1 ride on the same cat5 wires
in this building as the phone signals.
If you just want to plug a phone in, you don't need anything 
between it and the jacks which are all standard rj11.
If you have the internet service, you plug this box into the rj11,
and it has an rj45 on it which hooks up to your nic.
Like I said, I'll try to find out exactly what this is called and how
to get more info on it.
Greg


On Mon, Dec 10, 2001 at 06:19:18AM -0700, Darrell Shandrow wrote:
> Hi Gregory,
> 
> If it is a T1 line, it needs two pieces of equipment, which may actually be 
> built into a single device.  First, there is the CSU/DSU, which is like a 
> modem for dedicated lines.  It is not, of course, a modem, but that is its 
> metaphorical function in the dedicated environment.  It handles the line 
> coding, framing, signaling, etc.  Then there is some kind of protocol 
> router.  This is, of course, usually a router for the IP 
> protocols.  Perhaps, the device you're talking about is a combo CSU/DSU and 
> router; though I know of no such device manufactured by HP.
> 
> Regards.
> 
> At 08:32 PM 12/9/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> >I'm not sure how it is possible, but it is.
> >I can find out more details.
> >This is not cable or dsl, it is t1.
> >Greg
> >
> >
> >On Sun, Dec 09, 2001 at 07:24:53PM -0500, Rich Caloggero wrote:
> > > Gregory Nowak wrote:
> > > >They're running t1 over here through this HP networking gizmo that
> > > >plugs into the phone jack, and has an rj45 jack on it.
> > > How is this possible? How can you run T1 over a phone line, unless perhaps
> > > it were some dedicated phone line, in which case its usually termed DSL for
> > > dedicated subscriber line. Normal phone lines just don't have the bandwidth
> > > to do this. I assume the other side of this box is a standard ethernet 
> > port?
> > > We have such a box here at my house: one end plugs into a cable modem and
> > > the other has 4 ethernet ports which go to each of four computers. We all
> > > thus share the same cable connection. Its awesome!
> > >
> > >                     Rich
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Gregory Nowak" <gnowak1@uic.edu>
> > > To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
> > > Sent: 06 December, 2001 10:52 PM
> > > Subject: Re: some networking questions, I'm slightly confused
> > >
> > >
> > > In kernel 2.4.16.
> > > Greg
> > >
> > >
> > > On Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 07:56:42PM -0700, Darrell Shandrow wrote:
> > > > Hi Gregory,
> > > >
> > > > On which Kernel version's source tree are you finding this 
> > information?  I
> > > > do not find it in 2.4.6.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks.
> > > >
> > > > At 08:44 PM 12/6/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> > > > >I am trying to do something like serial line load balancing, but with
> > > nics.
> > > > >It is described in /usr/src/linux/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt
> > > > >.
> > > > >Greg
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >On Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 07:11:14PM -0700, Darrell Shandrow wrote:
> > > > > > Hi Greg,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hmmm, this talk about bonding I am not understanding...  Are you
> > > trying to
> > > > > > multihome with two different service providers?  Please advise; I'm
> > > > > > apparently missing something.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > At 12:17 PM 12/6/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> > > > > > >Yes, sort of.
> > > > > > >I'll have to talk to the guy running the service here when he gives
> > > me my
> > > > > > >second
> > > > > > >connection, and see if I'll get another ip address or not, and if he
> > > > > knows
> > > > > > >if his router will support  bonding.
> > > > > > >Greg
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >On Wed, Dec 05, 2001 at 10:00:36PM -0700, Darrell Shandrow wrote:
> > > > > > > > Hi Greg,
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Good deal; I'll be glad to do what I can to help, especially with
> > > a
> > > > > > > > specific implementation.  Did you get your answers regarding the
> > > > > two NICs
> > > > > > > > and the outside addressing?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Regards.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > At 09:56 PM 12/5/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> > > > > > > > >Thanks for the info even though I knew 99% of that.
> > > > > > > > >I will be in touch if I need more help.
> > > > > > > > >Again, thanks for a very good explanation (it's certainly better
> > > > > then I
> > > > > > > > >could've done (grin)).
> > > > > > > > >Greg
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >On Wed, Dec 05, 2001 at 08:19:57PM -0700, Darrell Shandrow 
> > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > Hi Greg,
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > I have stayed out of this until now because I haven't really
> > > had
> > > > > > > any time
> > > > > > > > > > to respond properly.  My days are usually quite long
> > > > > > > lately.  Anyhow, I am
> > > > > > > > > > a sys admin for a regional ISP; perhaps, I can help you.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > A domain is registered through a registrar like Network
> > > > > Solutions or
> > > > > > > > > > register.com.  When the domain is registered, part of the
> > > required
> > > > > > > > > > information includes the IP addresses for the primary and
> > > > > secondary
> > > > > > > name
> > > > > > > > > > servers.  This information is then added to what are known as
> > > > > the root
> > > > > > > > > > servers, which tell the entire world which primary and
> > > > > secondary name
> > > > > > > > > > servers know how to answer lookup questions about your 
> > domain.
> > > In
> > > > > > > other
> > > > > > > > > > words, the root servers delegate authority to the specified
> > > > > primary and
> > > > > > > > > > secondary name servers to answer questions concerning your
> > > domain
> > > > > > > > > > name.  You could run one or both of these name servers
> > > yourself
> > > > > or have
> > > > > > > > > > someone else do DNS.  It sounds like you are having someone
> > > else do
> > > > > > > > > primary
> > > > > > > > > > and secondary DNS.  As I'm sure you already know, DNS is the
> > > > > domain
> > > > > > > name
> > > > > > > > > > system, which points domain names to IP addresses, and which
> > > > > allows
> > > > > > > us to
> > > > > > > > > > do neat things like browse to www.foxnews.com and send 
> > mail to
> > > > > > > > > > nu7i@azboss.net instead of having to know all kinds of awful
> > > IP
> > > > > > > addresses
> > > > > > > > > > just to perform the simplest of functions on the Internet.
> > > So,
> > > > > DNS
> > > > > > > points
> > > > > > > > > > a domain name to an IP address, but how does it work?  DNS
> > > > > information
> > > > > > > > > > about a domain name is handled by name servers in the form of
> > > zone
> > > > > > > > > > files.  Your domain exists as a zone file on the primary name
> > > > > > > server, and
> > > > > > > > > > the secondary name server is usually set up as a slave to the
> > > > > > > primary.  In
> > > > > > > > > > other words, the secondary name server gets its information
> > > > > (the zone
> > > > > > > > > file)
> > > > > > > > > > from the primary name server and holds onto it, just in case
> > > the
> > > > > > > primary
> > > > > > > > > > name server is unavailable for some reason.  The domain name
> > > > > system is
> > > > > > > > > > really a very large, world wide distributed database.  A
> > > domain
> > > > > name
> > > > > > > > > > contains various types of information which is managed in the
> > > > > form of
> > > > > > > > > > various types of records.  The first type of record is SOA,
> > > which
> > > > > > > stands
> > > > > > > > > > for start of authority.  This just specifies your primary and
> > > > > secondary
> > > > > > > > > > name servers.  You see, if things were set up a certain way,
> > > your
> > > > > > > primary
> > > > > > > > > > and secondary name servers could actually delegate authority
> > > > > for your
> > > > > > > > > > domain to still other name servers, but this is not common
> > > > > > > > > > practice.  Another important record type is the A record.
> > > This
> > > > > is the
> > > > > > > > > > address record, and your domain could have multiple A 
> > records,
> > > > > > > > > depending on
> > > > > > > > > > how many subdomains you have set up.  For example my domain
> > > name
> > > > > > > servers
> > > > > > > > > > have an A record for shandrow.com which points to
> > > > > > > > > 206.124.184.77.  There is
> > > > > > > > > > also another A record for borg.shandrow.com, a subdomain,
> > > which
> > > > > also
> > > > > > > > > > happens to point to the same IP address, though it could just
> > > > > as easily
> > > > > > > > > > point to another IP address.  Another somewhat related record
> > > > > type is a
> > > > > > > > > > CNAME, which stands for canonical name.  These records are
> > > used
> > > > > like
> > > > > > > > > > aliases to point subdomains to other domains.  For example, I
> > > > > did use a
> > > > > > > > > > CNAME record to point www.shandrow.com to shandrow.com, which
> > > > > means it
> > > > > > > > > also
> > > > > > > > > > has the IP address 206.124.184.77.  Yet another important
> > > record
> > > > > > > type is
> > > > > > > > > > the MX record.  MX stands for mail exchanger.  E-mail 
> > software
> > > > > uses
> > > > > > > these
> > > > > > > > > > records when figuring out how to deliver e-mail on the
> > > > > Internet.  These
> > > > > > > > > > records, numbered by priority, tell mail delivery software
> > > > > where mail
> > > > > > > > > > should go when destined for a particular domain.  For 
> > example,
> > > my
> > > > > > > first MX
> > > > > > > > > > record priority for shandrow.com (which is MX 10) points to
> > > > > > > > > > borg.shandrow.com.  That is ultimately pointing to the
> > > Sendmail
> > > > > server
> > > > > > > > > > which runs on the IP address 206.124.184.77.  But, again, 
> > this
> > > > > > > could have
> > > > > > > > > > just as easily pointed to any Sendmail server which was
> > > > > configured to
> > > > > > > > > > accept and deliver mail for the shandrow.com domain.
> > > Additional MX
> > > > > > > > > records
> > > > > > > > > > can be defined so that, if the server specified in the first
> > > > > > > priority MX
> > > > > > > > > > record is unavailable for some reason, mail delivery software
> > > will
> > > > > > > try a
> > > > > > > > > > second, third, fourth and so on server until it can deliver
> > > the
> > > > > > > mail.  I
> > > > > > > > > > could, if configured properly, have a MX 20 pointing
> > > shandrow.com
> > > > > > > to yet
> > > > > > > > > > another Sendmail server, which would be able to receive mail
> > > for
> > > > > > > > > > shandrow.com in the absence of the primary mail server.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Finally, there is reverse DNS.  This does the reverse of the
> > > > > domain
> > > > > > > name
> > > > > > > > > > system; it translates IP addresses back to domain names.  You
> > > > > > > definitely
> > > > > > > > > > want to have your DNS administrator set this up for your
> > > domain,
> > > > > > > because
> > > > > > > > > > certain FTP sites, web sites and other types of services on
> > > the
> > > > > > > Internet
> > > > > > > > > > use reverse DNS information for security purposes; they want
> > > to
> > > > > see
> > > > > > > that
> > > > > > > > > > your forward DNS and reverse DNS point to the same place, or
> > > they
> > > > > > > may also
> > > > > > > > > > want to verify that you have a domain which is or is not
> > > > > registered
> > > > > > > in a
> > > > > > > > > > certain part of the world.  In my example, performing a
> > > > > nslookup on
> > > > > > > the IP
> > > > > > > > > > address 206.124.184.77 will tell you that it reverses to
> > > > > > > > > borg.shandrow.com,
> > > > > > > > > > which is a valid subdomain pointing to that same IP address.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Anyhow, this will either help you or confuse you.  Please let
> > > me
> > > > > > > know if I
> > > > > > > > > > can help you with specifics.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Regards.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > At 06:38 PM 12/5/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > >Well, I'll actually be running a mail server for the 
> > building
> > > in
> > > > > > > which
> > > > > > > > > I live.
> > > > > > > > > > >Instead of being regularly payed, my current connection will
> > > be
> > > > > > > free, and
> > > > > > > > > > >I'll get a second free connection
> > > > > > > > > > >They're running t1 over here through this HP networking 
> > gizmo
> > > that
> > > > > > > > > > >plugs into the phone jack, and has an rj45 jack on it.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > >The reason I'm asking about the dns stuff is because
> > > > > > > > > > >when I told the guy that I've looked at the mail admin docs,
> > > > > and am
> > > > > > > > > > >seriously considering running the server,
> > > > > > > > > > >his response to me was:
> > > > > > > > > > >"so, I'll need to get you a domain with primary and 
> > secondary
> > > dns
> > > > > > > > > servers."
> > > > > > > > > > >I said yes to this, but am carious about how his dns servers
> > > > > will know
> > > > > > > > > > >where I exist
> > > > > > > > > > >since he didn't ask for the name of my box.
> > > > > > > > > > >I guess when he tells me he's got things set up,
> > > > > > > > > > >my first question to him will be,
> > > > > > > > > > >"what name do the dns servers know my machine by?"
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > >He's macroslop licensed, but not meaning to brag,
> > > > > > > > > > >I get the impression that I may know more then he does
> > > without a
> > > > > > > license.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > >In case some of you reading my post now are remembering 
> > a few
> > > of
> > > > > > > my other
> > > > > > > > > > >posts, I decided
> > > > > > > > > > >that getting my own domain name wasn't worth it.
> > > > > > > > > > >He said that I could run a small web server here if I want.
> > > So, I
> > > > > > > don't
> > > > > > > > > > >think he'd
> > > > > > > > > > >have a problem with me running it as http://mybox.domain.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > >This whole thing started when I got my service, and he came
> > > > > here to
> > > > > > > > > get it
> > > > > > > > > > >all setup.
> > > > > > > > > > >Not only was he impressed that I was the only one in the
> > > building
> > > > > > > so far
> > > > > > > > > > >running anything other then windblows, but that it was 
> > Linux.
> > > > > > > > > > >After my configuring tcp/ip both in windows and in Linux
> > > while
> > > > > he just
> > > > > > > > > > >watched me do it and gave me my ip address and all the other
> > > > > stuff,
> > > > > > > > > > >I asked if I would get a mail account.
> > > > > > > > > > >He said no, because there is no body to run one yet.
> > > > > > > > > > >Then he tentatively asked if I would be willing to 
> > perhaps do
> > > it,
> > > > > > > I said
> > > > > > > > > > >I'd read the mailadmin docs and think about it,
> > > > > > > > > > >and you know the rest.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > >He's also looking to hire someone to run apachee.
> > > > > > > > > > >But, I'm not touching that for now (grin).
> > > > > > > > > > >Sorry for the long and personal post, but since Geoff asked,
> > > > > > > > > > >I figured that some other people on this list may be
> > > wondering
> > > > > > > > > > >why I'm asking theese questions, some of which may sound
> > > > > > > > > > >dumb, but are for the most part so that I could make sure
> > > that
> > > > > what
> > > > > > > > > > >I know is actually correct.
> > > > > > > > > > >Greg
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > >On Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 09:29:48AM +1000, Geoff Shang wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, 4 Dec 2001, Gregory Nowak wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > 1. Say there is a primary and secondary dns servers 
> > on a
> > > > > domain
> > > > > > > > > > > called mydomain.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Say also that there is a machine called mybox.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Also, I have ip addresses for primary and secondary dns
> > > > > > > servers on
> > > > > > > > > > > mydomain.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Assumming all of the above, and assuming that I have
> > > > > > > permission to
> > > > > > > > > > > officially be on mydomain which is a valid internet domain,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > what do I do on mybox so that it would be resolvable
> > > > > > > > > > > > > as mybox.mydomain on the net?
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > Nothing.  It's the primary and secondary DNS servers that
> > > > > control
> > > > > > > > > how your
> > > > > > > > > > > > host is resolved, not your box.  As long as mybox has the
> > > IP
> > > > > > > > > address that
> > > > > > > > > > > > ns1.mydomain.com and ns2.mydomain.com think it has, you
> > > > > should be
> > > > > > > > > good to
> > > > > > > > > > > > go.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > 2. Say that I have to nics with 2 static ip address for
> > > the
> > > > > > > outside
> > > > > > > > > > > world.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > How do I set things up so that my box would use both
> > > > > > > > > > > > > nics for outside access instead just either one nic or
> > > > > the other?
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > As Chris said, what comes in where will depend on what
> > > > > address it
> > > > > > > > > is sent
> > > > > > > > > > > > to.  What goes out where depends on a few things.  If you
> > > > > want to
> > > > > > > > > use one
> > > > > > > > > > > > interface to access a particular host or network, you can
> > > > > set up a
> > > > > > > > > route
> > > > > > > > > > > > accordingly.  If you want to access everything with both,
> > > you
> > > > > > > might
> > > > > > > > > be able
> > > > > > > > > > > > to put 2 default routes (i've seen it done but don't know
> > > if it
> > > > > > > > > works and
> > > > > > > > > > > > if it's supposed to work).  I saw you've been looking at
> > > > > > > bonding which
> > > > > > > > > > > > might also work, but I don't know about it.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > Can I ask, why you have 2 NICs?  Is it just to get 2
> > > > > addresses or
> > > > > > > > > are you
> > > > > > > > > > > > connected to 2 networks?
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > Geoff.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
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Re: some networking questions, I'm slightly confused

[Rich Caloggero]

OK, maybe this makes more sense to me now... If your dealing with a large
building then the pipe which comes into the building  better be "large
enough" to handle the entire building. This is most likely T1 or bigger
pipe. When dealing with phone lines coming into a house, for example, they
have already been branched off of the big trunk probably well before the
telephone pole on your block, and usually will only handle a few lines so
don't need to be very large in terms of band width.

                    Rich

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gregory Nowak" <gnowak1@uic.edu>
To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 11:15 AM
Subject: Re: some networking questions, I'm slightly confused


> As far as I know, the actual t1 line comes into the phone equipment which
is in the basement (in fact, the entire central
> switching office for this building is there). Then, as I understand it,
the digital signals
> for the t1 ride on the same cat5 wires
> in this building as the phone signals.
> If you just want to plug a phone in, you don't need anything
> between it and the jacks which are all standard rj11.
> If you have the internet service, you plug this box into the rj11,
> and it has an rj45 on it which hooks up to your nic.
> Like I said, I'll try to find out exactly what this is called and how
> to get more info on it.
> Greg
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 10, 2001 at 06:19:18AM -0700, Darrell Shandrow wrote:
> > Hi Gregory,
> >
> > If it is a T1 line, it needs two pieces of equipment, which may actually
be
> > built into a single device.  First, there is the CSU/DSU, which is like
a
> > modem for dedicated lines.  It is not, of course, a modem, but that is
its
> > metaphorical function in the dedicated environment.  It handles the line
> > coding, framing, signaling, etc.  Then there is some kind of protocol
> > router.  This is, of course, usually a router for the IP
> > protocols.  Perhaps, the device you're talking about is a combo CSU/DSU
and
> > router; though I know of no such device manufactured by HP.
> >
> > Regards.
> >
> > At 08:32 PM 12/9/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> > >I'm not sure how it is possible, but it is.
> > >I can find out more details.
> > >This is not cable or dsl, it is t1.
> > >Greg
> > >
> > >
> > >On Sun, Dec 09, 2001 at 07:24:53PM -0500, Rich Caloggero wrote:
> > > > Gregory Nowak wrote:
> > > > >They're running t1 over here through this HP networking gizmo that
> > > > >plugs into the phone jack, and has an rj45 jack on it.
> > > > How is this possible? How can you run T1 over a phone line, unless
perhaps
> > > > it were some dedicated phone line, in which case its usually termed
DSL for
> > > > dedicated subscriber line. Normal phone lines just don't have the
bandwidth
> > > > to do this. I assume the other side of this box is a standard
ethernet
> > > port?
> > > > We have such a box here at my house: one end plugs into a cable
modem and
> > > > the other has 4 ethernet ports which go to each of four computers.
We all
> > > > thus share the same cable connection. Its awesome!
> > > >
> > > >                     Rich
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Gregory Nowak" <gnowak1@uic.edu>
> > > > To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
> > > > Sent: 06 December, 2001 10:52 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: some networking questions, I'm slightly confused
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > In kernel 2.4.16.
> > > > Greg
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 07:56:42PM -0700, Darrell Shandrow wrote:
> > > > > Hi Gregory,
> > > > >
> > > > > On which Kernel version's source tree are you finding this
> > > information?  I
> > > > > do not find it in 2.4.6.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks.
> > > > >
> > > > > At 08:44 PM 12/6/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> > > > > >I am trying to do something like serial line load balancing, but
with
> > > > nics.
> > > > > >It is described in
/usr/src/linux/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt
> > > > > >.
> > > > > >Greg
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >On Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 07:11:14PM -0700, Darrell Shandrow wrote:
> > > > > > > Hi Greg,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hmmm, this talk about bonding I am not understanding...  Are
you
> > > > trying to
> > > > > > > multihome with two different service providers?  Please
advise; I'm
> > > > > > > apparently missing something.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thanks.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > At 12:17 PM 12/6/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> > > > > > > >Yes, sort of.
> > > > > > > >I'll have to talk to the guy running the service here when he
gives
> > > > me my
> > > > > > > >second
> > > > > > > >connection, and see if I'll get another ip address or not,
and if he
> > > > > > knows
> > > > > > > >if his router will support  bonding.
> > > > > > > >Greg
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >On Wed, Dec 05, 2001 at 10:00:36PM -0700, Darrell Shandrow
wrote:
> > > > > > > > > Hi Greg,
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Good deal; I'll be glad to do what I can to help,
especially with
> > > > a
> > > > > > > > > specific implementation.  Did you get your answers
regarding the
> > > > > > two NICs
> > > > > > > > > and the outside addressing?
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Regards.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > At 09:56 PM 12/5/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> > > > > > > > > >Thanks for the info even though I knew 99% of that.
> > > > > > > > > >I will be in touch if I need more help.
> > > > > > > > > >Again, thanks for a very good explanation (it's certainly
better
> > > > > > then I
> > > > > > > > > >could've done (grin)).
> > > > > > > > > >Greg
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >On Wed, Dec 05, 2001 at 08:19:57PM -0700, Darrell
Shandrow
> > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > Hi Greg,
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > I have stayed out of this until now because I haven't
really
> > > > had
> > > > > > > > any time
> > > > > > > > > > > to respond properly.  My days are usually quite long
> > > > > > > > lately.  Anyhow, I am
> > > > > > > > > > > a sys admin for a regional ISP; perhaps, I can help
you.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > A domain is registered through a registrar like
Network
> > > > > > Solutions or
> > > > > > > > > > > register.com.  When the domain is registered, part of
the
> > > > required
> > > > > > > > > > > information includes the IP addresses for the primary
and
> > > > > > secondary
> > > > > > > > name
> > > > > > > > > > > servers.  This information is then added to what are
known as
> > > > > > the root
> > > > > > > > > > > servers, which tell the entire world which primary and
> > > > > > secondary name
> > > > > > > > > > > servers know how to answer lookup questions about your
> > > domain.
> > > > In
> > > > > > > > other
> > > > > > > > > > > words, the root servers delegate authority to the
specified
> > > > > > primary and
> > > > > > > > > > > secondary name servers to answer questions concerning
your
> > > > domain
> > > > > > > > > > > name.  You could run one or both of these name servers
> > > > yourself
> > > > > > or have
> > > > > > > > > > > someone else do DNS.  It sounds like you are having
someone
> > > > else do
> > > > > > > > > > primary
> > > > > > > > > > > and secondary DNS.  As I'm sure you already know, DNS
is the
> > > > > > domain
> > > > > > > > name
> > > > > > > > > > > system, which points domain names to IP addresses, and
which
> > > > > > allows
> > > > > > > > us to
> > > > > > > > > > > do neat things like browse to www.foxnews.com and send
> > > mail to
> > > > > > > > > > > nu7i@azboss.net instead of having to know all kinds of
awful
> > > > IP
> > > > > > > > addresses
> > > > > > > > > > > just to perform the simplest of functions on the
Internet.
> > > > So,
> > > > > > DNS
> > > > > > > > points
> > > > > > > > > > > a domain name to an IP address, but how does it work?
DNS
> > > > > > information
> > > > > > > > > > > about a domain name is handled by name servers in the
form of
> > > > zone
> > > > > > > > > > > files.  Your domain exists as a zone file on the
primary name
> > > > > > > > server, and
> > > > > > > > > > > the secondary name server is usually set up as a slave
to the
> > > > > > > > primary.  In
> > > > > > > > > > > other words, the secondary name server gets its
information
> > > > > > (the zone
> > > > > > > > > > file)
> > > > > > > > > > > from the primary name server and holds onto it, just
in case
> > > > the
> > > > > > > > primary
> > > > > > > > > > > name server is unavailable for some reason.  The
domain name
> > > > > > system is
> > > > > > > > > > > really a very large, world wide distributed database.
A
> > > > domain
> > > > > > name
> > > > > > > > > > > contains various types of information which is managed
in the
> > > > > > form of
> > > > > > > > > > > various types of records.  The first type of record is
SOA,
> > > > which
> > > > > > > > stands
> > > > > > > > > > > for start of authority.  This just specifies your
primary and
> > > > > > secondary
> > > > > > > > > > > name servers.  You see, if things were set up a
certain way,
> > > > your
> > > > > > > > primary
> > > > > > > > > > > and secondary name servers could actually delegate
authority
> > > > > > for your
> > > > > > > > > > > domain to still other name servers, but this is not
common
> > > > > > > > > > > practice.  Another important record type is the A
record.
> > > > This
> > > > > > is the
> > > > > > > > > > > address record, and your domain could have multiple A
> > > records,
> > > > > > > > > > depending on
> > > > > > > > > > > how many subdomains you have set up.  For example my
domain
> > > > name
> > > > > > > > servers
> > > > > > > > > > > have an A record for shandrow.com which points to
> > > > > > > > > > 206.124.184.77.  There is
> > > > > > > > > > > also another A record for borg.shandrow.com, a
subdomain,
> > > > which
> > > > > > also
> > > > > > > > > > > happens to point to the same IP address, though it
could just
> > > > > > as easily
> > > > > > > > > > > point to another IP address.  Another somewhat related
record
> > > > > > type is a
> > > > > > > > > > > CNAME, which stands for canonical name.  These records
are
> > > > used
> > > > > > like
> > > > > > > > > > > aliases to point subdomains to other domains.  For
example, I
> > > > > > did use a
> > > > > > > > > > > CNAME record to point www.shandrow.com to
shandrow.com, which
> > > > > > means it
> > > > > > > > > > also
> > > > > > > > > > > has the IP address 206.124.184.77.  Yet another
important
> > > > record
> > > > > > > > type is
> > > > > > > > > > > the MX record.  MX stands for mail exchanger.  E-mail
> > > software
> > > > > > uses
> > > > > > > > these
> > > > > > > > > > > records when figuring out how to deliver e-mail on the
> > > > > > Internet.  These
> > > > > > > > > > > records, numbered by priority, tell mail delivery
software
> > > > > > where mail
> > > > > > > > > > > should go when destined for a particular domain.  For
> > > example,
> > > > my
> > > > > > > > first MX
> > > > > > > > > > > record priority for shandrow.com (which is MX 10)
points to
> > > > > > > > > > > borg.shandrow.com.  That is ultimately pointing to the
> > > > Sendmail
> > > > > > server
> > > > > > > > > > > which runs on the IP address 206.124.184.77.  But,
again,
> > > this
> > > > > > > > could have
> > > > > > > > > > > just as easily pointed to any Sendmail server which
was
> > > > > > configured to
> > > > > > > > > > > accept and deliver mail for the shandrow.com domain.
> > > > Additional MX
> > > > > > > > > > records
> > > > > > > > > > > can be defined so that, if the server specified in the
first
> > > > > > > > priority MX
> > > > > > > > > > > record is unavailable for some reason, mail delivery
software
> > > > will
> > > > > > > > try a
> > > > > > > > > > > second, third, fourth and so on server until it can
deliver
> > > > the
> > > > > > > > mail.  I
> > > > > > > > > > > could, if configured properly, have a MX 20 pointing
> > > > shandrow.com
> > > > > > > > to yet
> > > > > > > > > > > another Sendmail server, which would be able to
receive mail
> > > > for
> > > > > > > > > > > shandrow.com in the absence of the primary mail
server.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Finally, there is reverse DNS.  This does the reverse
of the
> > > > > > domain
> > > > > > > > name
> > > > > > > > > > > system; it translates IP addresses back to domain
names.  You
> > > > > > > > definitely
> > > > > > > > > > > want to have your DNS administrator set this up for
your
> > > > domain,
> > > > > > > > because
> > > > > > > > > > > certain FTP sites, web sites and other types of
services on
> > > > the
> > > > > > > > Internet
> > > > > > > > > > > use reverse DNS information for security purposes;
they want
> > > > to
> > > > > > see
> > > > > > > > that
> > > > > > > > > > > your forward DNS and reverse DNS point to the same
place, or
> > > > they
> > > > > > > > may also
> > > > > > > > > > > want to verify that you have a domain which is or is
not
> > > > > > registered
> > > > > > > > in a
> > > > > > > > > > > certain part of the world.  In my example, performing
a
> > > > > > nslookup on
> > > > > > > > the IP
> > > > > > > > > > > address 206.124.184.77 will tell you that it reverses
to
> > > > > > > > > > borg.shandrow.com,
> > > > > > > > > > > which is a valid subdomain pointing to that same IP
address.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Anyhow, this will either help you or confuse you.
Please let
> > > > me
> > > > > > > > know if I
> > > > > > > > > > > can help you with specifics.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Regards.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > At 06:38 PM 12/5/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > >Well, I'll actually be running a mail server for the
> > > building
> > > > in
> > > > > > > > which
> > > > > > > > > > I live.
> > > > > > > > > > > >Instead of being regularly payed, my current
connection will
> > > > be
> > > > > > > > free, and
> > > > > > > > > > > >I'll get a second free connection
> > > > > > > > > > > >They're running t1 over here through this HP
networking
> > > gizmo
> > > > that
> > > > > > > > > > > >plugs into the phone jack, and has an rj45 jack on
it.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > >The reason I'm asking about the dns stuff is because
> > > > > > > > > > > >when I told the guy that I've looked at the mail
admin docs,
> > > > > > and am
> > > > > > > > > > > >seriously considering running the server,
> > > > > > > > > > > >his response to me was:
> > > > > > > > > > > >"so, I'll need to get you a domain with primary and
> > > secondary
> > > > dns
> > > > > > > > > > servers."
> > > > > > > > > > > >I said yes to this, but am carious about how his dns
servers
> > > > > > will know
> > > > > > > > > > > >where I exist
> > > > > > > > > > > >since he didn't ask for the name of my box.
> > > > > > > > > > > >I guess when he tells me he's got things set up,
> > > > > > > > > > > >my first question to him will be,
> > > > > > > > > > > >"what name do the dns servers know my machine by?"
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > >He's macroslop licensed, but not meaning to brag,
> > > > > > > > > > > >I get the impression that I may know more then he
does
> > > > without a
> > > > > > > > license.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > >In case some of you reading my post now are
remembering
> > > a few
> > > > of
> > > > > > > > my other
> > > > > > > > > > > >posts, I decided
> > > > > > > > > > > >that getting my own domain name wasn't worth it.
> > > > > > > > > > > >He said that I could run a small web server here if I
want.
> > > > So, I
> > > > > > > > don't
> > > > > > > > > > > >think he'd
> > > > > > > > > > > >have a problem with me running it as
http://mybox.domain.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > >This whole thing started when I got my service, and
he came
> > > > > > here to
> > > > > > > > > > get it
> > > > > > > > > > > >all setup.
> > > > > > > > > > > >Not only was he impressed that I was the only one in
the
> > > > building
> > > > > > > > so far
> > > > > > > > > > > >running anything other then windblows, but that it
was
> > > Linux.
> > > > > > > > > > > >After my configuring tcp/ip both in windows and in
Linux
> > > > while
> > > > > > he just
> > > > > > > > > > > >watched me do it and gave me my ip address and all
the other
> > > > > > stuff,
> > > > > > > > > > > >I asked if I would get a mail account.
> > > > > > > > > > > >He said no, because there is no body to run one yet.
> > > > > > > > > > > >Then he tentatively asked if I would be willing to
> > > perhaps do
> > > > it,
> > > > > > > > I said
> > > > > > > > > > > >I'd read the mailadmin docs and think about it,
> > > > > > > > > > > >and you know the rest.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > >He's also looking to hire someone to run apachee.
> > > > > > > > > > > >But, I'm not touching that for now (grin).
> > > > > > > > > > > >Sorry for the long and personal post, but since Geoff
asked,
> > > > > > > > > > > >I figured that some other people on this list may be
> > > > wondering
> > > > > > > > > > > >why I'm asking theese questions, some of which may
sound
> > > > > > > > > > > >dumb, but are for the most part so that I could make
sure
> > > > that
> > > > > > what
> > > > > > > > > > > >I know is actually correct.
> > > > > > > > > > > >Greg
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > >On Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 09:29:48AM +1000, Geoff Shang
wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, 4 Dec 2001, Gregory Nowak wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > 1. Say there is a primary and secondary dns
servers
> > > on a
> > > > > > domain
> > > > > > > > > > > > called mydomain.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Say also that there is a machine called mybox.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Also, I have ip addresses for primary and
secondary dns
> > > > > > > > servers on
> > > > > > > > > > > > mydomain.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Assumming all of the above, and assuming that I
have
> > > > > > > > permission to
> > > > > > > > > > > > officially be on mydomain which is a valid internet
domain,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > what do I do on mybox so that it would be
resolvable
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > as mybox.mydomain on the net?
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Nothing.  It's the primary and secondary DNS
servers that
> > > > > > control
> > > > > > > > > > how your
> > > > > > > > > > > > > host is resolved, not your box.  As long as mybox
has the
> > > > IP
> > > > > > > > > > address that
> > > > > > > > > > > > > ns1.mydomain.com and ns2.mydomain.com think it
has, you
> > > > > > should be
> > > > > > > > > > good to
> > > > > > > > > > > > > go.
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > 2. Say that I have to nics with 2 static ip
address for
> > > > the
> > > > > > > > outside
> > > > > > > > > > > > world.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > How do I set things up so that my box would use
both
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > nics for outside access instead just either one
nic or
> > > > > > the other?
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > As Chris said, what comes in where will depend on
what
> > > > > > address it
> > > > > > > > > > is sent
> > > > > > > > > > > > > to.  What goes out where depends on a few things.
If you
> > > > > > want to
> > > > > > > > > > use one
> > > > > > > > > > > > > interface to access a particular host or network,
you can
> > > > > > set up a
> > > > > > > > > > route
> > > > > > > > > > > > > accordingly.  If you want to access everything
with both,
> > > > you
> > > > > > > > might
> > > > > > > > > > be able
> > > > > > > > > > > > > to put 2 default routes (i've seen it done but
don't know
> > > > if it
> > > > > > > > > > works and
> > > > > > > > > > > > > if it's supposed to work).  I saw you've been
looking at
> > > > > > > > bonding which
> > > > > > > > > > > > > might also work, but I don't know about it.
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Can I ask, why you have 2 NICs?  Is it just to get
2
> > > > > > addresses or
> > > > > > > > > > are you
> > > > > > > > > > > > > connected to 2 networks?
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Geoff.
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
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Re: some networking questions, I'm slightly confused

[Gregory Nowak]

Yes, this is a large building (900 units or so).
Like I said, it is directly fed by the phone company, and has its own switching office for all the
units in the basement.
Greg


On Mon, Dec 10, 2001 at 01:39:42PM -0500, Rich Caloggero wrote:
> OK, maybe this makes more sense to me now... If your dealing with a large
> building then the pipe which comes into the building  better be "large
> enough" to handle the entire building. This is most likely T1 or bigger
> pipe. When dealing with phone lines coming into a house, for example, they
> have already been branched off of the big trunk probably well before the
> telephone pole on your block, and usually will only handle a few lines so
> don't need to be very large in terms of band width.
> 
>                     Rich
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gregory Nowak" <gnowak1@uic.edu>
> To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 11:15 AM
> Subject: Re: some networking questions, I'm slightly confused
> 
> 
> > As far as I know, the actual t1 line comes into the phone equipment which
> is in the basement (in fact, the entire central
> > switching office for this building is there). Then, as I understand it,
> the digital signals
> > for the t1 ride on the same cat5 wires
> > in this building as the phone signals.
> > If you just want to plug a phone in, you don't need anything
> > between it and the jacks which are all standard rj11.
> > If you have the internet service, you plug this box into the rj11,
> > and it has an rj45 on it which hooks up to your nic.
> > Like I said, I'll try to find out exactly what this is called and how
> > to get more info on it.
> > Greg
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Dec 10, 2001 at 06:19:18AM -0700, Darrell Shandrow wrote:
> > > Hi Gregory,
> > >
> > > If it is a T1 line, it needs two pieces of equipment, which may actually
> be
> > > built into a single device.  First, there is the CSU/DSU, which is like
> a
> > > modem for dedicated lines.  It is not, of course, a modem, but that is
> its
> > > metaphorical function in the dedicated environment.  It handles the line
> > > coding, framing, signaling, etc.  Then there is some kind of protocol
> > > router.  This is, of course, usually a router for the IP
> > > protocols.  Perhaps, the device you're talking about is a combo CSU/DSU
> and
> > > router; though I know of no such device manufactured by HP.
> > >
> > > Regards.
> > >
> > > At 08:32 PM 12/9/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> > > >I'm not sure how it is possible, but it is.
> > > >I can find out more details.
> > > >This is not cable or dsl, it is t1.
> > > >Greg
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >On Sun, Dec 09, 2001 at 07:24:53PM -0500, Rich Caloggero wrote:
> > > > > Gregory Nowak wrote:
> > > > > >They're running t1 over here through this HP networking gizmo that
> > > > > >plugs into the phone jack, and has an rj45 jack on it.
> > > > > How is this possible? How can you run T1 over a phone line, unless
> perhaps
> > > > > it were some dedicated phone line, in which case its usually termed
> DSL for
> > > > > dedicated subscriber line. Normal phone lines just don't have the
> bandwidth
> > > > > to do this. I assume the other side of this box is a standard
> ethernet
> > > > port?
> > > > > We have such a box here at my house: one end plugs into a cable
> modem and
> > > > > the other has 4 ethernet ports which go to each of four computers.
> We all
> > > > > thus share the same cable connection. Its awesome!
> > > > >
> > > > >                     Rich
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Gregory Nowak" <gnowak1@uic.edu>
> > > > > To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
> > > > > Sent: 06 December, 2001 10:52 PM
> > > > > Subject: Re: some networking questions, I'm slightly confused
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > In kernel 2.4.16.
> > > > > Greg
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 07:56:42PM -0700, Darrell Shandrow wrote:
> > > > > > Hi Gregory,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On which Kernel version's source tree are you finding this
> > > > information?  I
> > > > > > do not find it in 2.4.6.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > At 08:44 PM 12/6/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> > > > > > >I am trying to do something like serial line load balancing, but
> with
> > > > > nics.
> > > > > > >It is described in
> /usr/src/linux/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt
> > > > > > >.
> > > > > > >Greg
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >On Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 07:11:14PM -0700, Darrell Shandrow wrote:
> > > > > > > > Hi Greg,
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Hmmm, this talk about bonding I am not understanding...  Are
> you
> > > > > trying to
> > > > > > > > multihome with two different service providers?  Please
> advise; I'm
> > > > > > > > apparently missing something.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Thanks.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > At 12:17 PM 12/6/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> > > > > > > > >Yes, sort of.
> > > > > > > > >I'll have to talk to the guy running the service here when he
> gives
> > > > > me my
> > > > > > > > >second
> > > > > > > > >connection, and see if I'll get another ip address or not,
> and if he
> > > > > > > knows
> > > > > > > > >if his router will support  bonding.
> > > > > > > > >Greg
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >On Wed, Dec 05, 2001 at 10:00:36PM -0700, Darrell Shandrow
> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > Hi Greg,
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Good deal; I'll be glad to do what I can to help,
> especially with
> > > > > a
> > > > > > > > > > specific implementation.  Did you get your answers
> regarding the
> > > > > > > two NICs
> > > > > > > > > > and the outside addressing?
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Regards.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > At 09:56 PM 12/5/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > >Thanks for the info even though I knew 99% of that.
> > > > > > > > > > >I will be in touch if I need more help.
> > > > > > > > > > >Again, thanks for a very good explanation (it's certainly
> better
> > > > > > > then I
> > > > > > > > > > >could've done (grin)).
> > > > > > > > > > >Greg
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > >On Wed, Dec 05, 2001 at 08:19:57PM -0700, Darrell
> Shandrow
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Greg,
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > I have stayed out of this until now because I haven't
> really
> > > > > had
> > > > > > > > > any time
> > > > > > > > > > > > to respond properly.  My days are usually quite long
> > > > > > > > > lately.  Anyhow, I am
> > > > > > > > > > > > a sys admin for a regional ISP; perhaps, I can help
> you.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > A domain is registered through a registrar like
> Network
> > > > > > > Solutions or
> > > > > > > > > > > > register.com.  When the domain is registered, part of
> the
> > > > > required
> > > > > > > > > > > > information includes the IP addresses for the primary
> and
> > > > > > > secondary
> > > > > > > > > name
> > > > > > > > > > > > servers.  This information is then added to what are
> known as
> > > > > > > the root
> > > > > > > > > > > > servers, which tell the entire world which primary and
> > > > > > > secondary name
> > > > > > > > > > > > servers know how to answer lookup questions about your
> > > > domain.
> > > > > In
> > > > > > > > > other
> > > > > > > > > > > > words, the root servers delegate authority to the
> specified
> > > > > > > primary and
> > > > > > > > > > > > secondary name servers to answer questions concerning
> your
> > > > > domain
> > > > > > > > > > > > name.  You could run one or both of these name servers
> > > > > yourself
> > > > > > > or have
> > > > > > > > > > > > someone else do DNS.  It sounds like you are having
> someone
> > > > > else do
> > > > > > > > > > > primary
> > > > > > > > > > > > and secondary DNS.  As I'm sure you already know, DNS
> is the
> > > > > > > domain
> > > > > > > > > name
> > > > > > > > > > > > system, which points domain names to IP addresses, and
> which
> > > > > > > allows
> > > > > > > > > us to
> > > > > > > > > > > > do neat things like browse to www.foxnews.com and send
> > > > mail to
> > > > > > > > > > > > nu7i@azboss.net instead of having to know all kinds of
> awful
> > > > > IP
> > > > > > > > > addresses
> > > > > > > > > > > > just to perform the simplest of functions on the
> Internet.
> > > > > So,
> > > > > > > DNS
> > > > > > > > > points
> > > > > > > > > > > > a domain name to an IP address, but how does it work?
> DNS
> > > > > > > information
> > > > > > > > > > > > about a domain name is handled by name servers in the
> form of
> > > > > zone
> > > > > > > > > > > > files.  Your domain exists as a zone file on the
> primary name
> > > > > > > > > server, and
> > > > > > > > > > > > the secondary name server is usually set up as a slave
> to the
> > > > > > > > > primary.  In
> > > > > > > > > > > > other words, the secondary name server gets its
> information
> > > > > > > (the zone
> > > > > > > > > > > file)
> > > > > > > > > > > > from the primary name server and holds onto it, just
> in case
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > primary
> > > > > > > > > > > > name server is unavailable for some reason.  The
> domain name
> > > > > > > system is
> > > > > > > > > > > > really a very large, world wide distributed database.
> A
> > > > > domain
> > > > > > > name
> > > > > > > > > > > > contains various types of information which is managed
> in the
> > > > > > > form of
> > > > > > > > > > > > various types of records.  The first type of record is
> SOA,
> > > > > which
> > > > > > > > > stands
> > > > > > > > > > > > for start of authority.  This just specifies your
> primary and
> > > > > > > secondary
> > > > > > > > > > > > name servers.  You see, if things were set up a
> certain way,
> > > > > your
> > > > > > > > > primary
> > > > > > > > > > > > and secondary name servers could actually delegate
> authority
> > > > > > > for your
> > > > > > > > > > > > domain to still other name servers, but this is not
> common
> > > > > > > > > > > > practice.  Another important record type is the A
> record.
> > > > > This
> > > > > > > is the
> > > > > > > > > > > > address record, and your domain could have multiple A
> > > > records,
> > > > > > > > > > > depending on
> > > > > > > > > > > > how many subdomains you have set up.  For example my
> domain
> > > > > name
> > > > > > > > > servers
> > > > > > > > > > > > have an A record for shandrow.com which points to
> > > > > > > > > > > 206.124.184.77.  There is
> > > > > > > > > > > > also another A record for borg.shandrow.com, a
> subdomain,
> > > > > which
> > > > > > > also
> > > > > > > > > > > > happens to point to the same IP address, though it
> could just
> > > > > > > as easily
> > > > > > > > > > > > point to another IP address.  Another somewhat related
> record
> > > > > > > type is a
> > > > > > > > > > > > CNAME, which stands for canonical name.  These records
> are
> > > > > used
> > > > > > > like
> > > > > > > > > > > > aliases to point subdomains to other domains.  For
> example, I
> > > > > > > did use a
> > > > > > > > > > > > CNAME record to point www.shandrow.com to
> shandrow.com, which
> > > > > > > means it
> > > > > > > > > > > also
> > > > > > > > > > > > has the IP address 206.124.184.77.  Yet another
> important
> > > > > record
> > > > > > > > > type is
> > > > > > > > > > > > the MX record.  MX stands for mail exchanger.  E-mail
> > > > software
> > > > > > > uses
> > > > > > > > > these
> > > > > > > > > > > > records when figuring out how to deliver e-mail on the
> > > > > > > Internet.  These
> > > > > > > > > > > > records, numbered by priority, tell mail delivery
> software
> > > > > > > where mail
> > > > > > > > > > > > should go when destined for a particular domain.  For
> > > > example,
> > > > > my
> > > > > > > > > first MX
> > > > > > > > > > > > record priority for shandrow.com (which is MX 10)
> points to
> > > > > > > > > > > > borg.shandrow.com.  That is ultimately pointing to the
> > > > > Sendmail
> > > > > > > server
> > > > > > > > > > > > which runs on the IP address 206.124.184.77.  But,
> again,
> > > > this
> > > > > > > > > could have
> > > > > > > > > > > > just as easily pointed to any Sendmail server which
> was
> > > > > > > configured to
> > > > > > > > > > > > accept and deliver mail for the shandrow.com domain.
> > > > > Additional MX
> > > > > > > > > > > records
> > > > > > > > > > > > can be defined so that, if the server specified in the
> first
> > > > > > > > > priority MX
> > > > > > > > > > > > record is unavailable for some reason, mail delivery
> software
> > > > > will
> > > > > > > > > try a
> > > > > > > > > > > > second, third, fourth and so on server until it can
> deliver
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > mail.  I
> > > > > > > > > > > > could, if configured properly, have a MX 20 pointing
> > > > > shandrow.com
> > > > > > > > > to yet
> > > > > > > > > > > > another Sendmail server, which would be able to
> receive mail
> > > > > for
> > > > > > > > > > > > shandrow.com in the absence of the primary mail
> server.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > Finally, there is reverse DNS.  This does the reverse
> of the
> > > > > > > domain
> > > > > > > > > name
> > > > > > > > > > > > system; it translates IP addresses back to domain
> names.  You
> > > > > > > > > definitely
> > > > > > > > > > > > want to have your DNS administrator set this up for
> your
> > > > > domain,
> > > > > > > > > because
> > > > > > > > > > > > certain FTP sites, web sites and other types of
> services on
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > Internet
> > > > > > > > > > > > use reverse DNS information for security purposes;
> they want
> > > > > to
> > > > > > > see
> > > > > > > > > that
> > > > > > > > > > > > your forward DNS and reverse DNS point to the same
> place, or
> > > > > they
> > > > > > > > > may also
> > > > > > > > > > > > want to verify that you have a domain which is or is
> not
> > > > > > > registered
> > > > > > > > > in a
> > > > > > > > > > > > certain part of the world.  In my example, performing
> a
> > > > > > > nslookup on
> > > > > > > > > the IP
> > > > > > > > > > > > address 206.124.184.77 will tell you that it reverses
> to
> > > > > > > > > > > borg.shandrow.com,
> > > > > > > > > > > > which is a valid subdomain pointing to that same IP
> address.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > Anyhow, this will either help you or confuse you.
> Please let
> > > > > me
> > > > > > > > > know if I
> > > > > > > > > > > > can help you with specifics.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > Regards.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > At 06:38 PM 12/5/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > >Well, I'll actually be running a mail server for the
> > > > building
> > > > > in
> > > > > > > > > which
> > > > > > > > > > > I live.
> > > > > > > > > > > > >Instead of being regularly payed, my current
> connection will
> > > > > be
> > > > > > > > > free, and
> > > > > > > > > > > > >I'll get a second free connection
> > > > > > > > > > > > >They're running t1 over here through this HP
> networking
> > > > gizmo
> > > > > that
> > > > > > > > > > > > >plugs into the phone jack, and has an rj45 jack on
> it.
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > >The reason I'm asking about the dns stuff is because
> > > > > > > > > > > > >when I told the guy that I've looked at the mail
> admin docs,
> > > > > > > and am
> > > > > > > > > > > > >seriously considering running the server,
> > > > > > > > > > > > >his response to me was:
> > > > > > > > > > > > >"so, I'll need to get you a domain with primary and
> > > > secondary
> > > > > dns
> > > > > > > > > > > servers."
> > > > > > > > > > > > >I said yes to this, but am carious about how his dns
> servers
> > > > > > > will know
> > > > > > > > > > > > >where I exist
> > > > > > > > > > > > >since he didn't ask for the name of my box.
> > > > > > > > > > > > >I guess when he tells me he's got things set up,
> > > > > > > > > > > > >my first question to him will be,
> > > > > > > > > > > > >"what name do the dns servers know my machine by?"
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > >He's macroslop licensed, but not meaning to brag,
> > > > > > > > > > > > >I get the impression that I may know more then he
> does
> > > > > without a
> > > > > > > > > license.
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > >In case some of you reading my post now are
> remembering
> > > > a few
> > > > > of
> > > > > > > > > my other
> > > > > > > > > > > > >posts, I decided
> > > > > > > > > > > > >that getting my own domain name wasn't worth it.
> > > > > > > > > > > > >He said that I could run a small web server here if I
> want.
> > > > > So, I
> > > > > > > > > don't
> > > > > > > > > > > > >think he'd
> > > > > > > > > > > > >have a problem with me running it as
> http://mybox.domain.
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > >This whole thing started when I got my service, and
> he came
> > > > > > > here to
> > > > > > > > > > > get it
> > > > > > > > > > > > >all setup.
> > > > > > > > > > > > >Not only was he impressed that I was the only one in
> the
> > > > > building
> > > > > > > > > so far
> > > > > > > > > > > > >running anything other then windblows, but that it
> was
> > > > Linux.
> > > > > > > > > > > > >After my configuring tcp/ip both in windows and in
> Linux
> > > > > while
> > > > > > > he just
> > > > > > > > > > > > >watched me do it and gave me my ip address and all
> the other
> > > > > > > stuff,
> > > > > > > > > > > > >I asked if I would get a mail account.
> > > > > > > > > > > > >He said no, because there is no body to run one yet.
> > > > > > > > > > > > >Then he tentatively asked if I would be willing to
> > > > perhaps do
> > > > > it,
> > > > > > > > > I said
> > > > > > > > > > > > >I'd read the mailadmin docs and think about it,
> > > > > > > > > > > > >and you know the rest.
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > >He's also looking to hire someone to run apachee.
> > > > > > > > > > > > >But, I'm not touching that for now (grin).
> > > > > > > > > > > > >Sorry for the long and personal post, but since Geoff
> asked,
> > > > > > > > > > > > >I figured that some other people on this list may be
> > > > > wondering
> > > > > > > > > > > > >why I'm asking theese questions, some of which may
> sound
> > > > > > > > > > > > >dumb, but are for the most part so that I could make
> sure
> > > > > that
> > > > > > > what
> > > > > > > > > > > > >I know is actually correct.
> > > > > > > > > > > > >Greg
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > >On Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 09:29:48AM +1000, Geoff Shang
> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, 4 Dec 2001, Gregory Nowak wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 1. Say there is a primary and secondary dns
> servers
> > > > on a
> > > > > > > domain
> > > > > > > > > > > > > called mydomain.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Say also that there is a machine called mybox.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Also, I have ip addresses for primary and
> secondary dns
> > > > > > > > > servers on
> > > > > > > > > > > > > mydomain.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Assumming all of the above, and assuming that I
> have
> > > > > > > > > permission to
> > > > > > > > > > > > > officially be on mydomain which is a valid internet
> domain,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > what do I do on mybox so that it would be
> resolvable
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > as mybox.mydomain on the net?
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Nothing.  It's the primary and secondary DNS
> servers that
> > > > > > > control
> > > > > > > > > > > how your
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > host is resolved, not your box.  As long as mybox
> has the
> > > > > IP
> > > > > > > > > > > address that
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > ns1.mydomain.com and ns2.mydomain.com think it
> has, you
> > > > > > > should be
> > > > > > > > > > > good to
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > go.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 2. Say that I have to nics with 2 static ip
> address for
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > outside
> > > > > > > > > > > > > world.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > How do I set things up so that my box would use
> both
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > nics for outside access instead just either one
> nic or
> > > > > > > the other?
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > As Chris said, what comes in where will depend on
> what
> > > > > > > address it
> > > > > > > > > > > is sent
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > to.  What goes out where depends on a few things.
> If you
> > > > > > > want to
> > > > > > > > > > > use one
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > interface to access a particular host or network,
> you can
> > > > > > > set up a
> > > > > > > > > > > route
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > accordingly.  If you want to access everything
> with both,
> > > > > you
> > > > > > > > > might
> > > > > > > > > > > be able
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > to put 2 default routes (i've seen it done but
> don't know
> > > > > if it
> > > > > > > > > > > works and
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > if it's supposed to work).  I saw you've been
> looking at
> > > > > > > > > bonding which
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > might also work, but I don't know about it.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Can I ask, why you have 2 NICs?  Is it just to get
> 2
> > > > > > > addresses or
> > > > > > > > > > > are you
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > connected to 2 networks?
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Geoff.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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