| KB5431 |
DNS Time to Lives (or TTLs) |
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DNS Time to Live's (or TTL's)
Setting the TTL inappropriately for your domain can have significant side effects in terms of dns traffic and web site performance.
This document i... |
| KB5271 |
Are wildcard dns records supported |
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DNS Wildcards
Microtech DNS does fully support the use of DNS wildcards. To add a wildcard entry to your dns to make all otherwise no-resolving hosts resolve to a single IP addres... |
| KB5261 |
How do I add a sub domain to my dns |
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how to create a dns sub domain
There are 2 ways to create dns subdomains on the Microtech platform. If you simply want a name for a website, then the easiest method is the first ... |
| KB5231 |
You get warning errors on your dns editing page re mismatched name servers |
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You get a warning about mismatched name servers in the dns zone file editing page.
Warnings such as 'dns1.XXX.net is present in the dns zone file by not in the public delegation' ... |
| KB5211 |
Do you have a DNS API |
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Microtech has a full DNS API that allows you to create, delete, and manipulate dns zone files on our servers. You can also create and delete secondary or backup dns zone files on o... |
| KB5151 |
How to add a reverse dns lookup zone |
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To create a reverse dns zone file on the Microtech system, choose 'Enable dns for a domain' from the 'DNS' menu. Choose the static option. On the following page, enter the name of ... |
| KB5141 |
Can I use .DK names with your name servers |
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Yes.
2 of Microtech's name serves are currently .DK registered and approved for use with .DK names by DK-Hostmaster.
The name servers you should delegate your .DK domain names to... |
| KB3009 |
What are your dns server names |
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| KB3061 |
DNS Templates |
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DNS templates are a powerful tool to managing multiple similar domains, especially in hosting situations.
Many domains are often pointed to the same servers and share common dns i... |
| KB3058 |
Can I bulk mass update dns records |
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Yes.
DNS records can be changed for entire groups of domains by selecting 'Bulk Update' from the DNS menu.
This facility also allows for the delayed update (i.e. scheduling) of ... |
| KB3057 |
Automatically transfer existing DNS information |
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When enabling static DNS via the 'enable dns for a domain' option, or when transferring a domain name, you can choose the option to 'Automatically transfer existing DNS information... |
| KB3007 |
I wrote a Dynamic DNS update client. Can it work with your service |
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We'd love you to. Details are submitted via http or https to this
form. A test account is available. Please email support@mmtgsy.net for the details. Please follow the... |
| KB3056 |
How does your dynamic dns update protocol work |
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The dynamic DNS update protocol is very simple and can easily be integrated with scripts, clients, routers etc. The protocol is described in detail here
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| KB3044 |
DNS Failover |
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DNS network fail over for Microtech DNS service using the Netmon services
The fail over feature provides a way for you to direct traffic to another host if the service on the p... |
| KB3042 |
How do I create SRV or server location records |
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Server location records, or SRV records specify the location of the server(s) for a specific protocol and domain. The `data' column must contain three space-separated values. T... |
| KB3039 |
How can I tell what IP address has been assigned to my PC |
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Visiting the page http://checkip.mtgsy.net/ will show the automatically detected IP address. In most cases this will be correct. If the IP address shown here is know to not be corr... |
| KB3038 |
SPF records |
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SPF stands for "Sender Policy Framework' and is helpful in trying to prevent spam. The official SPF site can be found here.
Microtech fully supports and recommends the use o... |
| KB3004 |
Can I run a mail server on my PC |
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Yes. All our accounts, including the free dynamic dns ones, have an 'MX' record that will resolve to your PC when you are connected. This means that mail servers trying to send mai... |
| KB3003 |
Are there any zone file examples I can learn from |
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Yes. Click here
for a page that will give you a bit more insight into the anatomy of
a zone file.... |
| KB3005 |
How often should I update my dynamic IP address |
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You only ever need to update your IP address when it changes.
This usually means when you connect/disconnect, or if you are using
a cable modem, when your s... |
| KB3006 |
Can I use your dns services with LinuxUnix |
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Yes, all our services work with Linux/Unix as well as Windows based systems. Our DNS servers are also comptible with most popular servers including BIND.
For the dynamic dns se... |
| KB3010 |
If I transfer a domain to you, will it automatically be configured to use your dns servers |
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No. A transfer simply moves the domain from one registrar to another, all details will remain the same until you update them via your management panel. ... |
| KB3012 |
What are all these records types like MX, A, and CNAME anyway |
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They identify different types of records in your DNS zone.
For a pop-up description of the most common record types click the link
- A
- MX
- CNAME
- S... |
| KB3027 |
How do I set up reverse DNS |
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You need to have a subnet allocated to you by your service provider. If you have an entire class C netblock, get your ISP (or ARIN) to delegate reverse DNS to our dns servers then... |
| KB3030 |
How do I create a name server |
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If you wish to use name servers within one of your own domains with .com/net/org, you will probably need to register it first. This can be done via the ‘support’, ‘utilitites’ sec... |
| KB3033 |
Is there an easy way I can tell what IP address my ISP has assigned me |
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The easiest way which will work for all ISPs that do not have hidden proxies is to visit http://checkip.mtgsy.net/
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| KB3034 |
Load balancing |
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You can perform load balancing in several ways on Microtechs dns servers using the 'aux' record. The AUX value is most commonly used with MX records. For resillience purposes, mos... |
| KB3035 |
TTL (Time to Live) settings |
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The TTL value, or 'Time To Live' was intended to be used to tell other servers how long to cache a DNS record for before checking again with the hosting server to see if it has cha... |
| KB3036 |
Round Robin |
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If your zone file contains more than one address record for the same A record name we will serve them up in a random order each time. Round robin is used only if all the address re... |
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