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I want to try Google's AdSense for Domains on some of my domains and need to change the Advanced Dynadot DNS settings according to the Adsense instructions here.

But I haven't been able to make the required changes, as I have been at other Registrars.

As I understand it, I basically have to change:
1. The CNAME records, so the host name "www" points to pub-xxxxxxxxx.afd.ghs.google.com; and
2. The A records, so there are 4 "@" hosts pointing to 4 IP addresses (216.239.32.21, 216.239.34.21, 216.239.36.21 and 216.239.38.21)

But the Dynadot admin panel is confusing (to me) - what should I enter in the first option under "Advanced Dynadot DNS"?
Domain Record (required) / Domain name / Record Type / IP Address or Target Host

And, what goes in the "Subdomain Records (optional)" settings?

Please be clear and give me exact instructions if you can.

Any other settings I have to change (I see at some Registrars, e.g. Enom, you apparently also have to enable a URL redirect? I did notice that I do not have to manually change the nameservers to Dynadot's, as "Selecting a Dynadot Service automatically sets your domain to use our name servers."

And is a bulk update of the DNS settings possible - I have 37 domains I want to park at Adsense, and doing it one-by-one would be a royal pain. :(

Thanks!


[This post has been edited by kokopelli on Jan 10, 2009 8:03am.]


[This post has been edited by kokopelli on Jan 10, 2009 8:04am.]

"r_sp_br_1"

Did you get it worked out?  I visited your domains and I didn't get that error message.

my settings are similar to those of the image, only the page the error message appears

''404. That's an error.
The requested URL / was not found on this server. That's all we know. ''

what to do now?

You'd set up your domains using the steps shown here:

How do I set up my domain to work with Google AdSense? To set up your domain to work with Google AdSense, please follow these steps: Log into your Google AdSense account to get your publisher number. It will look like pub-###.afd.ghs.google.com. Sign in to your Dynadot account. Select "My Domains" from the left-side menu bar and click "Manage Domains" in the drop-down. Check the box next to your domain name(s) and click on the "Action" button. Choose "DNS Settings" from the "Action" list. On the DNS page, select the "Dynadot DNS" setting from the top drop-down menu. Under the "Domain Record (optional)" field, select "A" as the type and enter the IP address from the AdSense set-up guide as the "Target Host". You do not need to enter four records as indicated in their guide. Under the "Subdomain Record (optional)" field, enter "www" as the subdomain, select "CNAME" as the record type, and enter your publisher number as the "Target Host". Click on the "Save Settings" button to save your changes. Please be aware that it might take some time for your changes to propagate. From Help Section: Account & Domain Management > Domain Settings > How do I set up my domain to work wit...

Hi,

how to setup adsense for domains?



@       A (adresa)      216.239.32.21
@       A (adresa)      216.239.34.21
@       A (adresa)      216.239.36.21
@       A (adresa)      216.239.38.21

CNAME (alias):
Název hostitele / alias        Typ záznamu    Hodnota / cíl
www     CNAME (alias)   pub-1574263481070656.afd.ghs.google.com.

Also interested in this.

I have many domains (up to 700) that I want to use with AdSense for Domains.

Just an update.

This did NOT work - after changing the advanced DNS settings as suggested, and waiting 3 days, the domains were still not working at Adsense. Just 404 server errors.

So I have changed the nameservers and parked the domains somewhere else.

Adsense + Dynadot should really get together and sort this out ... I've never had issues at other registrars parking my domains at Adsense.

Those instructions are accurate and what we typically recommend for customers using AdSense.


[This post has been edited by dynadot_staff on Jan 12, 2009 6:02pm.]

Just a heads-up if anyone else runs into this problem.

I found the solution via the Adsense forums. It is posted here.