Relationship betwen A Record and NameServer
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Hey Friends I have a Domain name with netfirms which i wish to host with godaddy. Now do i need to only change the DNS Records at Netfirms to point to godaddy nameservers and do i need to change the A Record at Netfirms as well? Is Changing NameServer sufficient for changing Hosting or A Record Change is also required? I do not have static IP Address. Yahoo Says An A (address) record is a DNS record that can be used to point your domain name and host names to a static IP address. Confused about this A Record and need help. Regards
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Hey Friends I have a Domain name with netfirms which i wish to host with godaddy. Now do i need to only change the DNS Records at Netfirms to point to godaddy nameservers and do i need to change the A Record at Netfirms as well? Is Changing NameServer sufficient for changing Hosting or A Record Change is also required? I do not have static IP Address. Yahoo Says An A (address) record is a DNS record that can be used to point your domain name and host names to a static IP address. Confused about this A Record and need help. Regards
An A record maps a name (e.g. codeproject.com or maps.google.com) to a static IP address (that is, in most cases, the public IP of the server hosting the website). The nameservers (or primary and secondary DNS servers) are the IP addresses or names of the servers that are autoritative for a specific domain, for example yourwebsite.com. They basically know the IP address of the server yourwebsite.com is hosted at. For each second-level domain name (codeproject.com, google.com, etc.) two DNS servers must be recorded in the TLD registry (.com, .org, .de, .it, etc.). DNS is not exactly simple, so I'd suggest you to get some info before changing anything. Here is a start: Wikipedia[^]. EDIT: there are also other types of records, most notably MX. If you change the nameservers, you'll also have to re-configure all the records, as you're actually discarding the old DNS server for a new one (well, two).
If you truly believe you need to pick a mobile phone that "says something" about your personality, don't bother. You don't have a personality. A mental illness, maybe - but not a personality. - Charlie Brooker My Photos/CP Flickr Group - ScrewTurn Wiki v3
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An A record maps a name (e.g. codeproject.com or maps.google.com) to a static IP address (that is, in most cases, the public IP of the server hosting the website). The nameservers (or primary and secondary DNS servers) are the IP addresses or names of the servers that are autoritative for a specific domain, for example yourwebsite.com. They basically know the IP address of the server yourwebsite.com is hosted at. For each second-level domain name (codeproject.com, google.com, etc.) two DNS servers must be recorded in the TLD registry (.com, .org, .de, .it, etc.). DNS is not exactly simple, so I'd suggest you to get some info before changing anything. Here is a start: Wikipedia[^]. EDIT: there are also other types of records, most notably MX. If you change the nameservers, you'll also have to re-configure all the records, as you're actually discarding the old DNS server for a new one (well, two).
If you truly believe you need to pick a mobile phone that "says something" about your personality, don't bother. You don't have a personality. A mental illness, maybe - but not a personality. - Charlie Brooker My Photos/CP Flickr Group - ScrewTurn Wiki v3
yeah that helps so does it works like when we type http://www.codeproject.com appropriate dns servers assigned for codeproject.com look for the IP address of the hosting computer using the A Record and if they can resolve the ip address, we get web page or some error (e.g DNS Server could not resolve the Hosting Server) and if we send email to support@codeproject.com Domain Name Server looks for MX Record to find out the Mail Server So it seems Changing DNS Server for a Domain is only one part of Changing Hosting We will need to change all the A, MX etc Records as well Did i got it correct?
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yeah that helps so does it works like when we type http://www.codeproject.com appropriate dns servers assigned for codeproject.com look for the IP address of the hosting computer using the A Record and if they can resolve the ip address, we get web page or some error (e.g DNS Server could not resolve the Hosting Server) and if we send email to support@codeproject.com Domain Name Server looks for MX Record to find out the Mail Server So it seems Changing DNS Server for a Domain is only one part of Changing Hosting We will need to change all the A, MX etc Records as well Did i got it correct?
vikrant kpr wrote:
We will need to change all the A, MX etc Records as well
Yes. I suggest to print/copy/save the current DNS configuration so you can re-create it on the new nameserver (with new IP addresses I guess). MX records have an important role as they do not point to the webserver but to the SMTP server for your domain, which is usually handled by the hosting provider. Make sure you check with their support before proceeding.
If you truly believe you need to pick a mobile phone that "says something" about your personality, don't bother. You don't have a personality. A mental illness, maybe - but not a personality. - Charlie Brooker My Photos/CP Flickr Group - ScrewTurn Wiki v3
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vikrant kpr wrote:
We will need to change all the A, MX etc Records as well
Yes. I suggest to print/copy/save the current DNS configuration so you can re-create it on the new nameserver (with new IP addresses I guess). MX records have an important role as they do not point to the webserver but to the SMTP server for your domain, which is usually handled by the hosting provider. Make sure you check with their support before proceeding.
If you truly believe you need to pick a mobile phone that "says something" about your personality, don't bother. You don't have a personality. A mental illness, maybe - but not a personality. - Charlie Brooker My Photos/CP Flickr Group - ScrewTurn Wiki v3
yeah thanks, will do. The Only concern is that all Hosting Providers ask to change only nameserver and they do not talk of changing A record etc. http://support.netfirms.com/article.php?id=032[^] Netfirms tells all about all hosting providers and all they ask is to change the NameServer. Will Update here after doing the changes.
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vikrant kpr wrote:
We will need to change all the A, MX etc Records as well
Yes. I suggest to print/copy/save the current DNS configuration so you can re-create it on the new nameserver (with new IP addresses I guess). MX records have an important role as they do not point to the webserver but to the SMTP server for your domain, which is usually handled by the hosting provider. Make sure you check with their support before proceeding.
If you truly believe you need to pick a mobile phone that "says something" about your personality, don't bother. You don't have a personality. A mental illness, maybe - but not a personality. - Charlie Brooker My Photos/CP Flickr Group - ScrewTurn Wiki v3
Hey Buddy Thanks a lot. It is working fine now. I Changed DNS and set the A Record at netfirms to hosting account with godaddy. The Website is up & running. Thanks once again for the help. Regards
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yeah thanks, will do. The Only concern is that all Hosting Providers ask to change only nameserver and they do not talk of changing A record etc. http://support.netfirms.com/article.php?id=032[^] Netfirms tells all about all hosting providers and all they ask is to change the NameServer. Will Update here after doing the changes.