Help with domain DNS

Blackstar_solar · 30 Mar 2009 at 21:10

Hi guys,

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I've got a web site that's I'm trying to sort the dns out for.

Lets say the domain is: mydomain.org.uk
Hosting is here: website.hostingcompany.co.uk

What A/CNAME etc records should I be adding to make the DNS point to the hosting?

My domain is with 123-reg.co.uk

Many thanks.

Blackstar_solar · 30 Mar 2009 at 21:12

p.s. I want mydomain.org.uk and www.mydomain.org.uk to work.

THanks

gumbald · 30 Mar 2009 at 21:14

Does your hosting not provide nameservers?

Guy · 30 Mar 2009 at 21:14

does 123-reg do web forwarding?

Blackstar_solar · 30 Mar 2009 at 21:16

gumbald said:
Does your hosting not provide nameservers?

yes they do but I thought you had to have the name servers point to the name server of the domain company?

Guy said:
does 123-reg do web forwarding?

Yes

asim18 · 30 Mar 2009 at 21:16

Your hosting should provide nameservers, usually "ns1.hostingcompany.com" and "ns2.hostingcompany.com".

Just go into your domain's company's control panel and find somewhere to enter them.

It can take up to 72 hours, but mine was done within 20 minutes.

quackers · 30 Mar 2009 at 21:17

you need to point the site on 123-reg.com using the name servers of where your going to be hosting the site.

gumbald · 30 Mar 2009 at 21:18

As others have said, just change the nameservers in your 123-reg control panel.

Guy · 30 Mar 2009 at 21:19

Does your hosting not have an IP to point with some form of parking within the hosting package? This would be better, as you can just create A records pointing to the IP address.

If not go with web forwarding, as CNAME cannot point the mydomain.org.uk record to a alias.

Blackstar_solar · 30 Mar 2009 at 21:21

I think the name server thing is what I did wrong.

I'm pretty sure I changed it away from the hosting companies name servers.

Pilky01 · 30 Mar 2009 at 21:21

Just change the name servers.

Guy · 30 Mar 2009 at 21:22

meh got the wrong end of the stick lol

Blackstar_solar · 30 Mar 2009 at 21:22

How does the hosting company know where to point the domain to get to the hosting?
edit: other than, "that's what the name server does"

Guy · 30 Mar 2009 at 21:24

zone file, this would be with your 123-Reg, if that's who you have your domain with.

gumbald · 30 Mar 2009 at 21:26

Blackstar_solar said:
How does the hosting company know where to point the domain to get to the hosting?
edit: other than, "that's what the name server does"

I don't get what you're asking...

asim18 · 30 Mar 2009 at 21:27

gumbald said:
I don't get what you're asking...

Hes got a question, but saying you cant use the answer to answer the question. Weird.

Janesy B · 30 Mar 2009 at 21:29

Pilky01 said:
Just change the name servers.

No

Don't bother moving your name servers away from 123-reg because 123-reg allow you full access to you DNS settings.

All you need to setup is:

It's not as difficult as everyone is making out.

Blackstar_solar said:
How does the hosting company know where to point the domain to get to the hosting?
edit: other than, "that's what the name server does"

Get reading.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_Name_System

Blackstar_solar · 30 Mar 2009 at 22:11

Janesy B said:
No

Don't bother moving your name servers away from 123-reg because 123-reg allow you full access to you DNS settings.

All you need to setup is:

It's not as difficult as everyone is making out.

Get reading.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_Name_System

Does having www as the CNAME mean that http://mydomain.org.uk won't work?

Janesy B · 30 Mar 2009 at 22:13

it means it won't work without the www.

I'm trying to think how you can do it in 123-reg, but at least that should get you started...

Make sure your nameservers are ns.123-reg.co.uk & ns2.123-reg.co.uk. Don't forget that changes will take 24hr to fully propagate to the rest of the internet. Also don't forget that the entry in the CNAME box needs to end with a dot. I did it wrong in the pic - fail

Blackstar_solar · 30 Mar 2009 at 22:14

ok thanks.

Should e-mails with say [email protected] uk work with the cname record too?