Q: Ok, short summary. I have a static IP and have a registered domain name. The people I registered the domain with the need for my ISPs DNS names (not IP addresses) to translate the domain name to my IP. My ISP has not to me. So, can I get a DNS off my machine to the company to offer I registered my domain name? More importantly, will this work? Finally, how do I go about setting it up? Thanks for the help.
Re:zoneedit is the way to go
Re:You can try zoneedit.com. They provide the nameservers for my site, and they are free for the first 5.
Re:What kind of a domain name registry service doesn't have their own name servers? Next time: http://www.godaddy.com/
Setting up your own Linux DNS server will be no help, since there will be no DNS servers you can propogate your domain name tabes to.
Re:Normally it's handled by your webhost. If you are hosting your own, you will have to provide it, or get someone else to provide it. You could try dyndns.org.
Re:I see. Thanks for the info. Is the fact that the company I registered my domain name with is charging me more money for the service we're talking about the norm? Or is it something these companies usually provide with the fee of registering the domain name?
Re:You'll need to setup a Linux machine or something that will act as a DNS server for you. Or you may be able to find a third party DNS server that will run in Windows XP. I don't know of any but there may be some out there.
I can almost gaurantee that your ISP won't host a DNS zone for you.
Re:They can, but at an additional charge. It was like $10/year for the domain name, but something that seemed outrageous for the service you're referring to. Are there any other solutions to my dilemna?
Re:WinXP can't host DNS records. You need a Server version of Windows for that. I'm not sure why the place you registered the domain name with needs your ISP's DNS names. That doesn't make any sense. It's unlikely that your ISP will host the DNS zone for you. The place you registered the name from should be able to host the domain name for you and point the DNS records to your static IP address.
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