Why need 2 nameserver?

[rooper88850]

but the sec0nd name server is optional... Indeed my friend used 2 run a company on one name server

[rooper88850]

some registrars require distinct IPs, as the rfc standard calls for. It is not enough to make two ns1,ns2 CNAME records which point to the same IP. Although I'm sure many registrars dont bother to check.

[dragon2073]

Most datacenters will be willing to work with you to be a slave DNS server for you. Look into that.

-Chris

[rooper88850]

Why don't you have a look at rollernet.us (http://rollernet.us/) They provide the service you looking for, a secondary nameserver and it is free.

[rooper88850]

Thanks guys. In fact the dedicated server that i'd subscribe comes with 3 free IP adds. But right now, i'd only added in 1 IP and so far my website is working fine.

Not sure if i want to add in additional one since it's pointing to the same server anyway (furthermore, have to play aroudn with the hosting panel how to do that )

[rooper88850]

Yay. For once i was right. You should really consider getting a new IP from your datacenter. They dont really cost the data center anything, most of the time. Call or email them.

[dragon2073]

It's for redundancy, but as you pointed out, it makes no sense if the domain’s secondary nameserver is pointed to the same server as the primary nameserver.

[rooper88850]

[emperor3740]

well... two nameservers are used because incase one goes down this can be used as a backup. I suggegst you try to obtain some extra IP addresses, from your datacenter, that or assign both nameservers to the same ip. It will work 100% but if one goes down they both do. Im not sure about only one

[rooper88850]