nameserver

[deceylon]

can you please tell me what is the 'nameserver'.I have got a chance to get a free domain from a networking site.but it seems the domain name registration is a long process.I'm confused with the 'nameserver' what is it ?

[Ingolme]

Usually web hosts have nameservers that you have to point the domain to. They're just web addresses that you have to indicate to the domain registrar in order to get it to go to your site.Ask or check the help of your web host to see which nameservers they use.

[aspnetguy]

a nameserver managages the DNS settings of your domain (aka where the domain points to).When you register a domain you point it first to a nameserver. If you are getting hosting with your domain from the sdaem company alot of times this is done for you.Next you need to then change the DNS settings to point to your web server. Again if you bought hosting witht he domain this is probably done for you. It all depends on the host you go with and what other services you get with the domain.Ifyou are just registering a stand alone domain then you will probably have to configure all these settings.

[deceylon]

Thanks for your information.Already I have registered with a free web host.But the person who are going to give me the domain says as follows.Step 1: Visit http://www.editdns.net/Step 2: Register An AccountStep 3: Verify Your EmailStep 4: Login & Add DomainStep 5: Give the following Nameservers to AdminIf you want to use US nameservers:ns1.us.editdns.net - 74.52.212.235ns2.us.editdns.net - 72.249.105.234ns3.us.editdns.net - 64.251.10.77If you want to use EU nameservers:ns1.eu.editdns.net - 87.239.16.157ns2.eu.editdns.net - 91.186.15.45Step 6: Now Delete All the records (Given in default)Step 7: Point Your Domain To your Host Site (eg. yourname.xxxmb.com) For CPANEL 11 USERS Step A1: Now Login into Your cPanel Step A2: Now Click on Parked Domains Step A3: Now Add Your Domain Step A4: Now Find Shared IP on Your cPanel Home Page For LAYEREDPANEL & MODIFIED LAYEREDPANEL USERS Step B1: Now Login into your Control Panel Step B2: Now Click on Account Settings Step B3: Now Add Your Domain Step B4: Ask That Hosting Admin For IP To Point domainStep 8: Now Open EditDNSStep 9: Now Add A & NS Record As Shown Belowyourdomain.com A 1 86400 255.255.255.255yourdomain.com NS 1 86400 ns1.us.editdns.netyourdomain.com NS 1 86400 ns2.us.editdns.netyourdomain.com NS 1 86400 ns3.us.editdns.netReplace 255.255.255.255 with Shared IP (For cPanel Users) Or Domain IP (For Layered Panel Users)Step 10: Point to MX RecordsSignup Here http://www.google.com/a/ With your Domain Use ThisVerify Your Domain using Cname Or Uploading HTML Fileyourdomain.com MX 10 86400 aspmx5.googlemail.com.yourdomain.com MX 10 86400 aspmx4.googlemail.com.yourdomain.com MX 10 86400 aspmx3.googlemail.com.sites.yourdomain.com. CNAME 1 86400 ghs.google.commail.yourdomain.com CNAME 1 86400 ghs.google.com.docs.yourdomain.com CNAME 1 86400 ghs.google.com.calender.yourdomain.com CNAME 1 86400 ghs.google.com.pages.yourdomain.com CNAME 1 86400 ghs.google.com.start.yourdomain.com CNAME 1 86400 ghs.google.com.yourdomain.com. TXT 1 86400 v=spf1 include:aspmx.googlemail.com ~allReplace yourdomain.com with your own domainNote: You Must Verify Your Domain.After 24 hours it will activateFinally Your Configuration Looks Likecalendar.yourdomain.com. CNAME 1 86400 ghs.google.comdocs.yourdomain.com. CNAME 1 86400 ghs.google.commail.yourdomain.com. CNAME 1 86400 ghs.google.compages.yourdomain.com. CNAME 1 86400 ghs.google.comstart.yourdomain.com. CNAME 1 86400 ghs.google.comsites.yourdomain.com. CNAME 1 86400 ghs.google.comwww.yourdomain.com. A 1 86400 255.255.255.255yourdomain.com. A 1 86400 255.255.255.255yourdomain.com. MX 10 86400 aspmx2.googlemail.comyourdomain.com. MX 10 86400 aspmx3.googlemail.comyourdomain.com. MX 10 86400 aspmx4.googlemail.comyourdomain.com. MX 10 86400 aspmx5.googlemail.comyourdomain.com. NS 1 86400 ns1.us.editdns.netyourdomain.com. NS 1 86400 ns2.us.editdns.netyourdomain.com. NS 1 86400 ns3.us.editdns.netyourdomain.com. TXT 1 86400 v=spf1 include:aspmx.googlemail.com ~allYou can say that ask questions from them. but I'm pleased to get an answer from this forum, which so many web experts are dealt.

[justsomeguy]

For a little more explanation, when you open a web browser and type in a name like "google.com", your browser doesn't know which server(s) it should go to. But your computer's internet connection is configured with one or more DNS servers to use (a DNS server is a nameserver). So your browser sends a request to the DNS server to do a DNS lookup on google.com. The DNS server will respond with the IP address for the google.com server, like 64.233.167.99. The web browser then sends the request for google.com to that IP address, which all the network equipment (routers, switches, hubs etc) knows how to route. Nothing knows how to route a name like google.com, only an IP address that indicates which network and subnet the server is hosted on.If you want to do a DNS lookup yourself, on Windows go to Start -> Run and enter "cmd". Then in the command prompt you can use the nslookup tool to look up DNS records. If you type "nslookup google.com" then you'll get the DNS records for google.com, and the nslookup tool will also tell you what DNS server it is using for the lookup.