09-13-2006, 04:27 PM
NS is just abbreviation for nameserver
it's been a generic term used for nameservers these days. however you can even have custom ones set, like server1.example.com srvr3.example.com and so on
and multiple nameservers can be useful as in this case:
assume site is added into two servers (server1 and server 2)
ns1.example.com links to server1
and ns2.example.com links to server2
and by some reason, your server1 is not responding or is restarting, then it'll try to reach the server2, and hurray your site wont go offline, or you can leave a regret message for site on server2.
that's just an example. please correct if i am wrong.
it's been a generic term used for nameservers these days. however you can even have custom ones set, like server1.example.com srvr3.example.com and so on
and multiple nameservers can be useful as in this case:
assume site is added into two servers (server1 and server 2)
ns1.example.com links to server1
and ns2.example.com links to server2
and by some reason, your server1 is not responding or is restarting, then it'll try to reach the server2, and hurray your site wont go offline, or you can leave a regret message for site on server2.
that's just an example. please correct if i am wrong.