[thelist] Web Host NT Setup Help

[Michael Goddard]

>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