Webserver + Domain

alex_1800alex_1800
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in Genius Bar edited January 2014
Sorry I don't know alot about this.

But I just registered a domain name thinking I could just point it too a web address saying 123.123.123.123/something/ and be done. But now I need to delegate it to a name server? WTF? I don't have a hosting package with an isp does that mean I need to? Are there any free name servers? Forgive my ignorance.



Cheers!

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  • Reply 1 of 3
    brian paulsenbrian paulsen Posts: 79member
    [quote]Originally posted by alex_1800:

    <strong>Sorry I don't know alot about this.

    But I just registered a domain name thinking I could just point it too a web address saying 123.123.123.123/something/ and be done. But now I need to delegate it to a name server? WTF? I don't have a hosting package with an isp does that mean I need to? Are there any free name servers? Forgive my ignorance.



    Cheers!</strong><hr></blockquote>



    You have the basic concept right.



    A domain name is a convenient shortcut for a numeric IP address. However, somebody has to have the responsibility of providing the lookup. So, if you registered foo.com, somebody would have to maintain a server where computers can go to it and say, "give me the ip address of foo.com".



    The server that provides this name lookup is called a domain name server (or just name server for short). I don't know if there are any free services around for this anymore, but dyndns.org does it for fairly cheap.



    Brian
  • Reply 2 of 3
    elricelric Posts: 230member
    If you register your domain with <a href="http://registerfly.com"; target="_blank">RegisterFly.com</a> they provide free nameserver service when you register with them. I have been using them for about 2 years now and never been unhappy. You can transfer domains to them also for like 10 bucks. They also offer mail and web hosting packages that are a good price. <img src="graemlins/cancer.gif" border="0" alt="[cancer]" />
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    torifiletorifile Posts: 4,024member
    Or you could try zoneedit.com. I've been using it for years. It works great and it's free (if you've already registered your domain name). There are lots of registrars that will do your DNS hosting when you register with them. <a href="http://www.myacen.com"; target="_blank">www.myacen.com</a> is my most recent one. I've also used catalog.com but they're a little more expensive. HTH.
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