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Setting up DNS web server from scratch [closed]
I am a novice in setting up webserver. Where should I get a step by step instruction for setting up the DNS for my new web server.
Server: Windows 2008 Server R2
I have a Static IP.
Two domains need ...
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DNS: forward part of a managed domain to one host, but sub domain services to another (Google Apps)
I was going to post this as a comment against DNS: Forward domain to another host, but I don't seem able to do that.
I'm in a similar situation. I have a DNS registered/managed by enom, except with ...
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ICANN nTLD applications acceptance [closed]
I've been paying attention to the new list of new TLDs being applied for, for a good while now.
And after thinking through the whole thing, it looks like an absolute trainwreck that will just ruin ...
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Domain only forwards with external hosting
I have a domain with Namecheap and hosting with 1and1. Forwarding is no problem - domain.com goes to the right page. The problem arises when I navigate to another page on the website, when it reverts ...
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Why does modx-based site start using different domains for some content?
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I have a modx site on a VPS with multiple domain and subdomain names. The modx site should use what I call the 'primary' domain name's 'primary' subdomain, ie www.intendedname.tld . The ...
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Domain name issues [1&1]
I'm trying to make my domain name point to my web-server.
I own a domain through 1&1, and I have a linux computer I have set up to run as my web-server. I'm a student at college, and my college ...
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issue with Domain, DNS and Hosting
I bought domains from GoDaddy.
I bought hosting from NFS.
I changed my DNS from GD to NFS.
Do I require to host DNS on NFS for website to work properly, or can I host DNS back on GD?
I am paying ...
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web url forwarding to different port and subdirectory
I would like to forward anyone going to subdomain.old-domain.com:8014 to this new address subdomain.new-domain.com:8000/subdirectory (note a different domain AND different port PLUS a subdirectory)
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Selling a Domain Name. What scams should I be on the lookout for? [closed]
I'm selling a domain name. The transaction is being conducted through escrow.com. Payment will post in a few days at which time we'll transfer the domain name.
I'm no domain name expert. Is there ...
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Pointing a sub domain to another server using directi control panel while domain.com is not hosted
Do we of course need a host for domain.com? Unfortunately currently the host for domain.com is down, so sub.domain.com cannot be redirected to where it should.
Is there a way to at least activate the ...
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CNAME: does a cname change the url that the browser displays?
I have a web site www.somewhere.com and I want the alias fr.somewhere.com.
I set up a CNAME record for www.somewhere.com alias fr.somewhere.com. When a user types in http://fr.somewhere.com in their ...
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How to begin editing sites? [closed]
I'm new to creating web-sites and I have just registered a domain name here: from Europe Registry and started trial version of hosting from: ispserver.com.
I shall connect domain and hosting somehow ...
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Is all data about a domain name provided to a TLD registry by the registrar visible on Whois?
I am trying to understand more about how the domain registration process works between the registry and the registrar. My question is when a domain name is registered by a registrar such as GoDaddy, ...
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website won't work without www. on 123-reg [duplicate]
I've got a website that works with my custom domain name with the www. but when I type it in without the www. it doesn't show up, and I've had customers wondering if my website is down because of ...
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What is the maximum number of DNS A-records you can use on one domain?
Is it correct that there is no limit to how many DNS A records can be set on a domain?
My boss asked me this and it made me curious, I can't find anything online.
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Domain, Hosting and DNS management on 3 seperate providers - is this possible?
I wanted to know if its possible to do the following:
Buy Domain from GoDaddy.
Buy Hosting from HostGator.
Buy DNS Management from DNS Made Easy.
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How DDNS can link to 3G simcard dynamic IP
I have CCTV that work via 3G (use simcard). I can access it directly using dynamic IP but as it keep changes, I won't be able to access it. My question if I set DDNS on CCTV, how can DDNS detect the ...
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What are different types of redirects and when to use them? [closed]
The main types I know of are:
doing a 301 redirect in htaccess, by putting few lines in the .htaccess file, all requests are automatically redirected to a new address.
doing a CNAME redirect (not ...
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Is it possible to use cloudflare without having them managing my DNS?
I need to use cloudflare without having them managing my DNS, My DNS server have much more options that I do need.
Instead of setting cloudflare as my dns server, I have added it as a NS record from ...
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Which way to forward alternate domains?
I have a few alternate domains that I want to point to my main domain:
Main: awesomewebsite.com
Alternates: awesomewebsite.net, awesomewebsite.co, awesomewebsite.me
Which is the best way to forward ...
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One domain name - two servers?
I am launching a website now and my boss has bought a hosting service in one webservice company, but they don't support what I need, then we bought another one where we get the support that we need. ...
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How do I go about assigning my computer to my domain name?
I've just registered a domain name, just to test how uploading a website works (I've made heaps, but never uploaded one), and I am unsure of where to go next. I wish to use my own personal computer ...
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Nameserver problem
I recently bought a new VPS, and I was trying to set private nameservers in my domain cPanel.
I went ahead and added 4 A records:
ns1.mydomain.com - points to my IP
ns2.mydomain.com - points to my ...
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Migrate add-on domain olddomain.com to newdomain.com
I have 2 domains that are registered at GoDaddy :
domaina.com (not hosted, only domain name is registered to GD)
domainb.com (hosted at a different webhost, domain name registered to GD)
...
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How to monitor traffic from domains forwarding?
I have suppose 10 domains all redirecting( using godaddy forwarding) to example.com. Is there a way I can monitor traffic from these 10 domains ? Probably some how in Google Analytics or some other ...
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How to use Cloudflare and Namecheap email forwarding at the same time?
I want to use Cloudflare, and it requires that I use their nameservers.
The problem is that I'm using some features from Namecheap like email forwarding, which will be disabled (if I didn't get it ...
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1answer
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Are there any risk if your DNS's SOA or admin contact are using the same domain as the DNS
For example, Google.com [1]
The SOA email is : dns-admin.google.com
The contact is:
Administrative Contact:
DNS Admin
Google Inc.
dns-admin.google.com
As you can see, both are using ...
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Prioritize webhost for a domain?
I have a sub domain( I do not own the domain) but using Cpanel I am able to set A, NS, Cname records for a sub domain. What I want to do is to associate the subdomain with two webhost and prioritize ...
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Home pc as server
My dns A-record point to my home PC IP that most of the time is down. Does this fact can cause any troubles with my registrar or there is nothing to be worried?
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Does google contribute ranking from cdn.example.com to example.com?
Background
From my understanding, http://mywebsite.com/image.jpg, can help the ranking of http://mywebsite.com in a search engine, such as Google (obviously the search engine of primary concern).
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My Herokuapp is inaccessible from custom domain name
I have a Heroku app that is located at myapp.herokuapp.com. I have mapped a domain name to this app, using the A properties. I followed the instructions on Heroku's website to the letter, and it ...
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access to site owner not working
I made a website it works for everyone except for the site owner, who cannot access the site. He gets a server could not be found error. I went to his house and the issue occurs for all of his devices ...
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Allow a web designer to modify DNS without letting them transfer the domain?
We are in the process of having a web designer create a new website for us, but I don't want to give access to the control panel for the domain names (and have no way to limit it, it seems), while at ...
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Changed plesk root name, what DNS settings get modified?
We recently changed our Plesk server's main URL from siteold.com to sitenew.com.
Many websites had their NS set to ns1.siteold.com - does Plesk automatically update that to need ns1.sitenew.com? ...
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Sharing one static ip for both ftp and www service
Trying to figure out how to update the Zone record and configure webserver so that one application on the webserver is accessible by public. I'm completely not good at ...
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How can a domain use its own nameservers?
I have to change the MX DNS records for our company domain name and I've come across this odd situation:
A whois search shows up that the nameservers for ourcompany.com are ns1.ourcompany.com and ...
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What happened to the test@domain.tld syntax?
I can remember that some years ago several providers advertised the possibility to use the @ syntax instead of general subdomains with their DNS service. Today, I can't find any documentation or hints ...
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Is there a point to redirecting our collection of purchased domains?
We have 200+ domain names that we have purchased to prevent them from being poached and misused. These additional domains are not indexed, crawled or linked to. Is there a point to actually setting ...
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Use a custom domain and point to Tumblr blog
My domain mydomain.com is registered with GoDaddy. I wish to host my Tumblr blog on this domain with Nearly Free Speech hosting.
My active nameservers at GoDaddy already point to my authoritative ...
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How to create an own domain name servers
i bought an domain from bigrock ,which has
dns1.digrock.com and
dsn2.bigrock.com as name servers .
but some website have there own domain name dns1.domain.com. Is it possible to create an own ...
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SEO and multiple domains to same site
I have one website.
I have two domain names that I want to point to the same site install.
So whether you go to name-one.com or name-two.com you see the exact same site.
Now, I can either set up ...
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Setting Nameservers to New Website Host While Maintaining External Email Host
I'm setting up a website for the company I work for and I've just purchased a hosting account. They already own their own domain name, but they have an external mail service they would like to keep ...
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Can I host a website on a different address to the webmail?
I have what is to me an unusual situation.
I have a client for whom I have built a website which I will be hosting, they have been using their domain name for their email addresses for a long period ...
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Two name servers?
I was told by my domain registrar that they require two name servers per domain name. I want to host my own DNS (to try it out, this isn't an important website) on my own server. I only really need ...
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How does linking a domain and hosting work? [closed]
I've looked everywhere for a good explanation of this, but all I get is a tutorial on how to do it instead of what's going on in the background. If someone could go through an example of what's going ...
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Why is nat required when proxy is enough? [closed]
My machine is connected in a local lan. to connect to the internet the traffic goes through proxy server. my understanding of proxy server is that it sends the request on behalf of the original ...
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MX records of a domain - why are they editable from a hosting panel?
I have a domain, registered at company A. In the domain manager panel at this company I can edit DNS records of my domain, including MX records. That's understandable. I changed them.
But, the ...
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Point domain to new host - changed nameservers, now what?
This is driving me nuts, because I know I'm missing something simple. I've read numerous articles/posts about how to point (not transfer) your domain to a new web host. They all say to change the name ...
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2 domains 1 host package
I have a windows web hosting package.
I have 2 different domain names.
Can i point my first domain to the the hosting package and then run BlogEngine.NET and then point the second domain to the ...
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Redirect primary domain to parked domain
The problem is as follows:
We already have registered domain name (example.com.hr) via a Croatian domain name provider.
During the web hosting registration process, the registrar doesn't offer a ...
