[NTLUG:Discuss] How do I connect up a domain name to my IP address?

[Chris Cox]

You need to find the folks that have the DNS that serves up
the authority for your zone.  That server likewise has to
be registered with your registrar.  Do a whois query on
your domain and see what the name servers are.

If you don't have any name servers to serve the records for
your zone, you'll need that first.  Of course, YOU could be
that zone of authority if you want to be :-)

http://www.internic.net/cgi-bin/whois

enter your domain and see what the name servers are.



Steve Baker wrote:

> I was almost sure this was asked and replied to some time ago - but I
> could find it so I'll ask again.
> 
> I have my brand shiney new static IP address (thanks to SWBell) and so
> I went over to one of the domain registry sites and registered a domain
> name...I was expecting that at the end of the form-filling, credit card
> number stuff, it would ask me what IP address this domain name should point
> at - but there wasn't.
> 
> Can someone explain to me how I connect the domain name to the IP address so
> the world can find me?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
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