Topic: Secondary DNS server. How?

[sam russo]

I have recently moved our box to a e-smith 4.1.2 box.
  There are lots of things we like about 4.1.2 eg php,mysql,webmail etc.
  But I have a DNS problem:
  Our old machine was running redhat 5.2 and we hosted our own domain (eg www.myschool.edu) a static IP (say 1.2.3.4) and
  permanent modem connection. We also ran our own mail server (Q-mail). This box had a Secondary DNS being our ISP -
  ns1.telstra.net with the IP 139.130.4.5 and also had a secondary mailserver postoffice.telstra.net.
  Now Since I have configured the e-smith 4.1.2 box I cannot see how to configure the criteria above and consequently our site
  is no longer reachable on http://www.myschool.edu but only on http://1.2.3.4
  Could anyone suggest how I can setup the e-smith box so that the DNS is operating correctly?
  Any help would be greatly appreciated.
  BTW I have looked at the Publice DNS server posting in the contributed HOWTO's but I am unable to modify it correctly.
Note: I've tried posting my problem to the Experienced User forum  but as yet I have had no reply. So again if you can help it would be most appreciated.

[sam russo]

I'm sorry about posting this twice it was indeed an accident. I thought I hadn't clicked the button and infact I did.

[Adam]

Your problem is that when you took down your red hat server you also took down your primary dns server. the sme server does not do primary dns at all. You can get free dns at granite canyon and or  some type of dynamic dns service. the sme ver 5 will only publish dns if you sign up for their noc service also. if you want to try it there is a how to on public dns in the contributed how to section of the site.

[Jeff Fox]

You can get good, free, primary DNS services here:
http://zoneedit.com

[sam russo]

Fixed.
the howto at http://www.e-smith.org/docs/howto/contrib/dual_dns.html
worked.