DNS basics

Hello all,

I registered a domain name. Now I want that name to resolve to the IP
address I have on my server at home. So when people type in the name
they arrive at my server. I have no CLUE as to how to do this. I know
DNS basics, but not how to do something practical such as this.

nick wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I registered a domain name. Now I want that name to resolve to the IP
> address I have on my server at home. So when people type in the name
> they arrive at my server. I have no CLUE as to how to do this. I know
> DNS basics, but not how to do something practical such as this.

Well, if you want to run your own DNS server:

http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/DNS-HOWTO.html

If you have a static IP address, then need to give your IP to the company
from which you bought your domain name.

If you have a dynamic IP address, then you may want to use something like
DynDNS:

http://www.dyndns.com/

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Dan C. Gets caught apparently Plagiarizing:
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Yeah, this is the type critical of me!

Okay. I guess I'm missing even the most basic of things. For instance,
when I go to the site I registered the domain on I have to give them a
name server. Is the name server going to be the system I have setup DNS
on?
left_coast wrote:
> nick wrote:
>
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I registered a domain name. Now I want that name to resolve to the IP
> > address I have on my server at home. So when people type in the name
> > they arrive at my server. I have no CLUE as to how to do this. I know
> > DNS basics, but not how to do something practical such as this.
>
> Well, if you want to run your own DNS server:
>
> http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/DNS-HOWTO.html
>
> If you have a static IP address, then need to give your IP to the company
> from which you bought your domain name.
>
> If you have a dynamic IP address, then you may want to use something like
> DynDNS:
>
> http://www.dyndns.com/
>
> --
>
> Dan C. Gets caught apparently Plagiarizing:
> Message ID: <3ab7l3-(E-Mail Removed)>
> Yeah, this is the type critical of me!

"nick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in news:1151349023.755352.291070
@m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com:

> Hello all,
>
> I registered a domain name. Now I want that name to resolve to the IP
> address I have on my server at home. So when people type in the name
> they arrive at my server. I have no CLUE as to how to do this. I know
> DNS basics, but not how to do something practical such as this.
>

When you registered the domain it will usually have the DNS authority
parked on the registering agents DNS servers. The agent will normally
provide some way where you can subsequently change the DNS records. Have a
look at the registering agents website - they probably have a facility for
you to log in and manage the DNS records associated with your domain - if
they don't then fire them and get your domain transfered to a decent
registrar.

I doubt you want your own DNS servers - by the rules you are supposed to
provide two, a primary and secondary which each have to have their own
distinct publically accessible IP address, preferably not on the same
subnet. You then get your registrar to change the domain registration so
that your own DNS servers are authorative for the Domain. I really doubt
that your would want to go to this trouble for one domain.

Klazmon.

nick wrote:

> Okay. I guess I'm missing even the most basic of things. For instance,
> when I go to the site I registered the domain on I have to give them a
> name server. Is the name server going to be the system I have setup DNS
> on?

Please do not top post.

There should be instructions on how to unpark your domain name on the site
you bough your domain name from. Yes, you need to give them the IP address
of your name server, otherwise, how would a DNS look up on your domain name
know where your DNS server is?

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Dan C. Gets caught apparently Plagiarizing:
Message ID: <3ab7l3-(E-Mail Removed)>
Yeah, this is the type critical of me!

Thanks for making it clearer.
left_coast wrote:
> nick wrote:
>
> > Okay. I guess I'm missing even the most basic of things. For instance,
> > when I go to the site I registered the domain on I have to give them a
> > name server. Is the name server going to be the system I have setup DNS
> > on?
>
> Please do not top post.
>
> There should be instructions on how to unpark your domain name on the site
> you bough your domain name from. Yes, you need to give them the IP address
> of your name server, otherwise, how would a DNS look up on your domain name
> know where your DNS server is?
>
> --
>
> Dan C. Gets caught apparently Plagiarizing:
> Message ID: <3ab7l3-(E-Mail Removed)>
> Yeah, this is the type critical of me!