[thelist] Web Host NT Setup Help

[Robert Goodyear]

EasyDNS.com has a great service that I use for my stuff and for all my clients. They've
got 4 Datacenters in North America that host DNS for 20 bucks a year, and they provide
backup SMTP spooling too, which is handy.

Although I wish I were affiliated with them in some way, I am not.

/rg


--- Michael Goddard <michael at tdh-marketing.com> wrote:
> >How did you registered the domain? Is NetSol doing the DNS hosting? Is
> >the domain 'parked?' Did you provide your own DNS Servers?
> 
> Registered through Network Solutions using their online form and currently
> have that domain "parked" on their server for the time being.  Did not
> provide own DNS server at the time of sign up.
> 
> >Registering a host machine with them is registering a DNS server.
> >I've got a strong feeling of where you're at, more details, please =)
> >sgd
> 
> What is going on right now is that the client has bought a web server so
> that they can host the web site "In House".  They recently purchased a
> Microsoft NT Server with IIS.  The network administrator has given me the IP
> Address for the Primary and the Secondary servers.  From there I attempted
> to change the DNS information at Network Solutions (online forms in the
> Manage Account area).  But then I get the error stated earlier about only
> being able to use Alphanumeric number etc...So I am assuming that the IP
> Addresses are not going to work?  I will have to registered the client's web
> server with Network Solutions in order for it to work??  I am clueless as
> this is the first time I have ever had to do this.
> 
> I appreciate all input and thoughts.
> 
> Michael
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott Dexter [mailto:sgd at ti3.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 12:06 PM
> To: thelist at lists.evolt.org
> Subject: RE: [thelist] Web Host NT Setup Help
> 
> 
> >
> > I have never set up a web server from ground up (worked on
> > servers when they
> > have already been set up for web hosting etc..) What I am
> > attempting to do
> > is have a domain point to a client's newly set up NT Web
> > Server.  I have
> > registered the domain using Network Solutions and now have
> > the IP addresses
> > for the server from the client.
> 
> How did you registered the domain? Is NetSol doing the DNS hosting? Is
> the domain 'parked?' Did you provide your own DNS Servers?
> 
> >
> > When I attempt to tell Network Solutions that I wish to have
> > the domain
> > point to the server using the IP address, I get an error
> > stating that I need
> > to use Alphanumeric etc..
> 
> Not sure you are doing this in the right place. Depending on the above
> questions, you might be in the wrong spot.
> 
> >
> > is the problem is registering the host machine with them
> > etc..?  Is this the
> 
> Registering a host machine with them is registering a DNS server.
> 
> I've got a strong feeling of where you're at, more details, please =)
> 
> sgd
> 
> 


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