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How to change name servers ISNIC (DNS for .IS ccTLD)

How do you change name servers for your .is domain at ISNIC ?

In my case, the domain zipcode.is has the preconfigured DNS, pointing to ISNIC domain-parking service nserver: parking00.isnic.is and it seems pretty hard/confusing to change it. Apparently, no sign of how to actually change the DNS in their documentation.

Solution

  • - Step 1.

    Register your Name Servers at ISNIC - Menu > Nameservers > Register

    • Hostname is your Nameserver e.g. NS1.YATKO.COM (in my case)
    • Zone Contact (NIC) is your username, find it in My Settings

    *you may run into issues like Nameserver NS1.YATKO.COM does not appear to comply with ISNIC's technical requirements and you’ll need to add PTR records to your DNS zone

    - Step 2.

    If you managed to get trough Step 1. then Check domain setup with ISNIC’s tool, where simply disregard ISP, enter your Domain name, Master nameserver (e.g. NS1. …) and Nameserver 2, 3, … .

    - Step 2.1

    You will likely get an error like this:

    Test results for “NS1.YATKO.COM”:
No NS records found for domain ZIPCODE.IS on nameserver …
Test results for “NS2.YATKO.COM”:
No NS records found for domain ZIPCODE.IS on nameserver …

    Fix it by adding the DNS Zone to your server. On a cPanel server, this means creating a new account (where you’re using your own name servers as NS1 and NS2, …).

    - Step 3.

    Go to Contacts > My Page and under My domains check the domain you wish to modify. The list to the right becomes active. Select Web forwarding and under Domain delegation select Custom. Change your Nameservers and Sumit.

    … no comment. If you dare to defend ISNIC’s solution, please do so. I am really curious how they invented the solution, and if anyone else in the world agrees with them :-)