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Originally posted by distortal
Am I correct in assuming that the primary server backs it's entries up to the secondary server? This would explain why the site isn't working - there would be no DNS entries for it to back up from ns2.secondarynamserver.com as I hadn't put any on there.
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This would depend upon your configs for both boxes... You would need to ensure that you have the appropriate SOA records in place, along with the NS records which should reference both the primary and secondary nameservers against the delegated domain. It is possible to configure the secondary NS to pull zone files from the primary on a regular basis so that you need only keep the primary updated, but this again would depend upon how it's set up for you. Have you got everything set up in the primary NS okay? Could take a closer look if you wanted to PM the domain
Even if ns2.secondarynameserver.com. is listed as the primary, the DNS should query the 'secondary' (ie your primary) if a response cannot be got from the primary... errr... this gets confusing!
It shouldn't matter which order the nameservers appear in the WHOIS, primary nameserver status is obtained from the actual zone files listed for the ccSLD / gTLD - and confirmed by your own SOAs