Best DNS setup for public-facing Mac server with no NAT?

What's the best way to set up the DNS server as a member of an existing domain with nameservers elsewhere for a public-facing server with no NAT?
We own the domain myexample.com and it's name servers and zone files are on a hosted linux server with mail/web server services.
We now have a Mac server hosted elsewhere and we want it to be a subdomain of our myexample.com i.e. macserver.myexample.com.
We haven't enabled NAT or DHCP so the Mac server host network IP is a public IP. There is no LAN.
When setting up the DNS server, what should the primary zone be? macserver.myexample.com, or myexample.com?
Any advice would be great. Mr Hoffman....are you out there?

You do need valid DNS services. But you don't need to provide DNS on the same server. And if you're not dealing with NAT, things can get easier.
The easiest approach available is to not run your own DNS services here. This assumes the OS X Server box is configured on a static IP address, but then that's something OS X Server needs/wants/ expects.
Use the DNS provided by your domain registrar, and your ISP. Or maybe on that Linux box, if that's publicly authoritative for the domain.
Enter the host name and the IP address into the public DNS services that you have configured for the domain, or that you have at your registrar or ISP, or on that Linux box.
You will need to have your ISP for the static IP configure a PTR record (reverse DNS) for the server, particularly if you're planning to run mail or related.

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I would appreciate some of you who have much more seasoned interactions with higher end equipment and can appreciate some of the details, if you could give some insight into what might work, might not, how to posture myself the best for future expansion and capabilities, etc. I'm not too worried about price. Obviously I'm a home user, so I don't have a corporate account. But dropping 10 - 20 grand in the next 2 or so years wouldn't be unreasonable if it were to posture me for the best potential use for many years.
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TexasMan_Luvs_Hismac wrote:
The database for Aperture right now is almost 400 gigs. I used managed files. I initially thought about upgrading my old desktops to a new super powerful desktop in the next year of so, as I'm still using powermac PCs. I wasn't going to consider a laptop as a serious contender for primarily the storage issue.
#3: At the moment (until MPs are upgraded) the top new MBPs are stronger Aperture boxes than many Mac Pros are. IMO the first true desktop replacement (DTR) laptops. Stick to the stronger graphics options and I very, very strongly recommend the anti-glare display choice.
#5: Managed files are IMO not the way to go for many reasons, and certainly not on a laptop. I recommend using a Referenced-Masters-Library on the internal drive with Preview size set to be the size of your laptop display. Have two large external drives: one for Masters and Vaults and one for offsite backup of the other external.
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Originals should be backed up before import into Aperture or any other app anyway. A Managed-Masters-Library not only gets itself ridiculously large, having Masters in Vaults just makes Vaults huge and Vault backups slower, and therefore less likely to be done as frequently.
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Since you are using a Powermac now, I respectfully disagree. Life is short: get thee to a Sandy Bridge MBP asap This new MBP is literally what mobile Aperture users like me have been waiting for since v1.
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We were previously using a Netgear router, but suddenly it won't work for more than 10-15 min before it loses connection after we reset it. And this happened before I updated to the Leopard.

Apple AirPort Extreme has served my mixed environment very well. You can buy a refurbished one from Apple and save some $.
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hi everyone,
i have downloaded setup from http://download-llnw.oracle.com/otn/nt/oracle10g/xe/10201/OracleXEUniv.exe
I have installed Oracle XE on a 64-bit Microsoft Windows Server 2008 successfully.
Now i need to install Oracle Database 10g Companion CD setup for oracle http apache and oracle apex 3.1.
i have apex setup and setup link http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/database/oracle10g/htdocs/10201winsoft.html => 10201_companion_win32.zip
this is for 32 bit os. but i need for 64-bit OS win server 2008.
please anyone help me where to download the setup Oracle Database 10g Companion CD setup for 64-bit Microsoft Windows Server 2008 to install oracle http server.
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Loga
Edited by: Logaa on Aug 24, 2009 3:14 AM
Edited by: Logaa on Aug 24, 2009 10:04 PM

hi all
i have right clicked the setup exe and set version compatability win server 2003 . now the installation success.
thanks for the forum friends who have spent time to check this question.
i am closing this question.
thanks
Logaa

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