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How to manage DNS from multiple registrars in one place?
I have domains from different providers (GoDaddy, domaindotcom, namesilo, namecheap, etc)
is there any way to manage DNS from one panel?
Sometimes when move to a new hosting server, we need to change ...
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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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Should I use the domain registrar or the web hosting name servers?
Let's say that I have the following website example.com, the domain registrar is provided by one company and the website hosting is provided by another.
do I use the registrar name servers e.g ns....
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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)
domainb.com ...
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How do I add custom nameservers to a domain
How to use a custom nameserver for my domain (like ns1.mydomain.com, ns2.mydomain) instead of ns1.hostingcompany.com, ns2.hostingcompany.com? Will a CNAME help?
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Domain appears taken when searched from a different host, but whois says 'No match'
I have recently registered a new .name domain. It is just myfirstname.name, something like nanda.name.
My debit card has been billed, but my domain control panel doesn't show any information ...
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How to Configure Name Servers using Webmin in Unmanaged VPS on Centos
I want to configure my site's name servers and all related stuff. I'm not able to find any good documentation steps to do it straight-forwardly without understanding the natty-gritty of this. I wish I ...
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I want to host clients' websites, but not their email. What's the easiest way to handle this? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I leave mail at the registrar while serving the web from host?
My company lets non-technical users build their own niche industry websites on our server, which we host. ...
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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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Challenging nameserver problem
I really appreciate you reading this. I have spent close to 6 months putting my soul into creating my first ruby on rails app, and now my site is all buggered up SEO-wise and I'm really bummed. I'm ...
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Do I need a working DNS server to resolve another DNS server
I suspect this question might be more suitable to networking stack exchange but I didnt find any such site, so this seemed like the best place to ask it.
I recently moved back to my native country ...
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WHOIS domain name expiry date long over due
I just looked up this domain I was interested in obtaining but when I got the WHOIS info it showed this:
Created On:31-Dec-2004 18:18:31 UTC
Last Updated On:31-Dec-2004 18:18:36 UTC
Expiration ...
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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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Domain name servers connecting time and details
According to Ping reports my web browser is looking up DNS information in 180ms to connect my domain. I registered that domain name from godaddy.com. At the same time it takes 10ms for connecting to ...
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private whois but still list email-address?
I tried Googling it, but I couldn't find an answer.
I would like private whois, meaning I wouldn't want to display my home address etc.
However, I still would want to list email-address.
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Is it possible to transfer a domain without a "gap" in Whois privacy protection?
I currently own several domains on which I am using a Whois privacy protection service to hide my personal details. In the near future, I would like to transfer some of these domains to a different ...
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OS X Server DNS management
I have an OS X 10.6 Server running, which has PHP, Apache, MySQL, and DNS running on it. I want to take the DNS management out of the Server Admin App. I know that the DNS configuration files (the ...
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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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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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Are webhosts that require NS instead of a CNAME common?
I've just signed up with a webhost (which I prefer not to name) and I'm reasonably happy with it. The only nit was when I was ready to put a site online and I asked the support line to what name I ...
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Confused with how to set Cname records
Here is a screenshot of what cPanel is asking for in Cname records:
https://i.sstatic.net/eiUid.png
This is what i'm trying to do:
point: secure.randomdomain.com => secure.mydomain.com
What ...
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Confirm that a dns zone is served by a nameserver
We currently have a domain which has custom nameservers. Our host has their own nameservers.
I'd like to switch our domain to use our host's nameservers for a while. Our host tells me that their ...
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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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I own a domain name. Can people view my personal registered info?
Is my information protected?
Or can someone tell where I live by my domain name?
Why do hosting services offer a protected information service for extra money?
How can I view that information?
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How to register a .cn domain
I would like to register a .cn domain. I found the below pages which list the officially accredited registrars:
-based in China: http://www.cnnic.net.cn/html/Dir/2007/06/05/4635.htm
-based outside ...
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Extraction of whois data for country level domains( .us/.uk etc) [closed]
I'm using Domaintools.com whois api to get the whois info about domains. But they don't have data for country level domains like .us/.au etc.
Is there any place I get the whois info using some api ...
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Hiding whois information on GoDaddy registered domains
I have a few domains hosted at GoDaddy, and it's posting my address, phone number, and email address on my whois results.
It looks like they charge an exorbitant $10/year for "private registration" ...
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I cant get my domain to point to my server
I have bought a domain on Crazy Domains called techitproductions.com And at home i have a Linux Ubuntu Server running Apache, php5, ispconfig, courier mail etc... I have port forwarded port 80, 8888 (...
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Where can I find the most up-to-date information on my domain's name servers?
I just switched registrars for a bunch of domains and the new registrar didn't copy over my existing name servers. Now all my pages appear as "parked" domains when you visit them.
I've gone in and ...
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Attemping to setup Domain NameServers but it doesn't appear to work
I'm having a little trouble setting up my domain redirect. The domain name is registered with Namesco and the hosting is on Wiserhosting. Wiserhosting has provided me nameservers of
Nameserver 1: ...
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What organizations handle the TLD registries and what are the links to their whois search pages
Cautionary Tale: Registrars get rich by screwing you out of money
My first foray into web design included a site with a handful of issues. The original designer/developer created it as a one-off and ...
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Can I have a backup name server?
Is it possible to have a third backup name server in case the first two fail?
Recently I had a site go down for about an hour when a CloudFlare datacenter went down. We have the option of setting a ...
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Subdomains regarding name servers/domains
I know how to configure subdomains like sub.example.com on Apache etc. My question is, do I need to make any changes to the name servers/domain that is provided to me?
Would it work the same as ...
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Can I have a webhost with one company and an E-Mail host with another? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I leave mail at the registrar while serving the web from host?
I was wondering if it was possible to use one company (and respective name servers) for email hosting, ...
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Problem with the DNS settings for our new company mailserver
We are a small business with several branches around our country, trying to improve intra-office communications.
In order to host a mail server at our head office we have upgraded our Business ...
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What can I do to contact a domain owner?
A few months ago, I found a perfect .com domain name for a website I'm working on. Bad news: it was taken. Good news: It was set to expire on January 12, 2012. It's not a premium name or anything ...
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Should your Nameservers be under a Different Domain
I notice that, with most of the web hosts I use, they provide nameserver addresses under their main domain (or a related domain).
For example Mediatemple provides name servers which are:
ns1....
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Setting DNS when registrar and host is different
Just to confirm that my assumptions are correct (if not, please let me know where I'm doing wrong):
My domain refers to jkwsp.com
The registrar where I have registered my domain is hioxindia.com
My ...
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How do I create a subdomain for a site hosted by someone who does not allow it?
I want to create a subdomain for a site hosted by Jimdo (a DIY website builder).
Jimdo does not allow subdomains however. I am trying to find a workaround where a subdomain is hosted elsewhere but ...
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How does my DNS provider know that I own the domain that I am managing?
Let's say I purchase a domain at RegistrarA, and then I set my domain to use the name servers over at ProviderB since I will be using ProviderB to operate my DNS records.
In the system of ProviderB, ...
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Create nameserver for a specific domain
My domain name and dedicated hosting are with different providers. I wanted to create a own nameserver for my domain name. I created 2 host object from domain registrar control panel.
1. ns.mydomain....
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How to find the records for domain name purchased today and in past? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can I access domain registration (whois) history?
How to find the records for domain names purchased today and in past?
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WHOIS data accuracy policy: can the domain be cancelled?
I am trying to contact the owner of a domain name regarding potential purchase of the name. The owner's listed contact doesn't work, I never got any replies from him/her. (In fact, the contacts are ...
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Pointing from domain registrar to host: Name Servers vs A Records
What are the performance or any other considerations involved when deciding whether to use Name Servers or A Records when pointing your domain registrar to your website host?
My case:
I have a ...
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Free whois history service? [closed]
I'd like to access whois history starting with year 2007 or earlier for free. Domaintools is kind of expensive for my purposes. who.is seems to provide history starting with year 2009 unfortunately.
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Nameserver Update and Gmail Account
I have a domain name with GoDaddy and I have my domain name setup with Google to receive email using that domain name ([email protected]). Yesterday I bought a WinHost account and had to update the ...
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Which comes first DNS or name servers?
Which comes first? DNS or nameservers?
Its just I'm editing a domain and want to point it to different hosting servers. Now, normally I'd just set the nameservers to the new hosting nameservers, but ...
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How to find whom a registrar is reselling?
In case a domain is registered not with an ICANN accredited registrar and only the reseller is mentioned in the whois, how can I find out whom is the reseller actually reselling? For example, whois ...
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How can I find the administrator of a website?
The question above sums it up, but I will restate it here: What is a resource I can use to find the administrator of a website?
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