How do I direct the domain name to my host provider?

10/18/2011 03:59

Hi,

I'm having trouble trying to figure out to direct the domain name I've just bought to my hosting provider, and would be grateful for some help.

All I've done so far is:

- clicked on 'Set Name Servers'
- gone to the 'DNS' tab
- in the 'Domain Record name.ext' row I've set 'Record Type' to 'Forward' and in the 'IP Address ot Target Host' field I've entered my host's DNS server withouy 'www.' at the start
- clicked 'Use DynoDot DNS'

Do I need to do anything else?

My host gave me 2 DNS servers? Do I need to/ is there anywhere to enter the second one?

If I click on 'snapshot' I get the message:
"Could not get an IP address for your domain. Please see the IP Lookup results for more details."

If I click on 'ip' I get the message:
"Name Server Misconfigured - One or more name servers for this domain is not returning an IP address. Please contact the admin for the name server."

Thanks,
Pete

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Posted By w3br3lat3d

10/20/2011 01:47

Thanks for your help; it's working now :)

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Posted By teamdynadot

10/18/2011 16:12

It looks like what you have is a set of Name Servers. You should enter them directly on the "Name Servers" tab, not on the DNS tab.

How do I set my name servers for my domain?

To set your name servers, please follow these steps:

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 "Name Servers" setting from the top drop-down menu.
There are two ways to set name servers:
- If you are adding new name servers, select "Enter new or existing Name Servers" from your list of choices and enter your new name servers in the provided fields.
- If you are using existing name servers, move down to the "Select from your Name Servers" option and choose the name servers from your existing list.
Press the "Save Name Server" button to save your changes.

Please be aware that it might take some time for your name server changes to propagate.

Alternatively, you can also set your Name Servers when transferring your domain. To do so, while your item is in the cart, please click on the hardware icon. It will prompt you through a short two step wizard and guide you through the set up process.

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