Helen M
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domain namei just bought a domain name. what do i do with it?
please pretend you are talking to an idiot 
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JB
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Re: domain name | Helen M wrote: | i just bought a domain name. what do i do with it?
please pretend you are talking to an idiot |
Ensure the A record in the DNS resolution is linked to the IP of the hosting machine. HTH 
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Maxwell Smart
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Depends on whether you have webspace or not and if you do whether the domain is held by the same company that provides your webspace....
Or if you even want a website or just want the domain for email.
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gil
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Re: domain name | JB wrote: | | Ensure the A record in the DNS resolution is linked to the IP of the hosting machine. HTH |
And now a translation from Gibberish, please ?
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Helen M
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Re: domain name | JB wrote: | | Helen M wrote: | i just bought a domain name. what do i do with it?
please pretend you are talking to an idiot |
Ensure the A record in the DNS resolution is linked to the IP of the hosting machine. HTH |
in my head you said something like ensure the giraffe is in the kfc resolution is linked to the trifle of the hostess trolly.
stupid persons guide?
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Pilsbury
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Helen i asked for the stupid persons guide and i still dont understand whats happening, I think i am going to go back to college to find out what to do with my domain name  
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Helen M
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| Maxwell Smart wrote: | Depends on whether you have webspace or not and if you do whether the domain is held by the same company that provides your webspace....
Or if you even want a website or just want the domain for email. |
i'm sorry i just don't get it.
i just bought the domain name from reg-321.
i need a website but i have no idea how 
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Maxwell Smart
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You will need to find a webhost and rent your self some space to put your website.
The domain name is only a name which will direct people who type it into their browser to your website. You still need a place to put your website.
Once you have the webspace you can either transfer the domain or direct traffic to the domain.
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JB
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Re: domain name | Helen M wrote: | | JB wrote: | | Helen M wrote: | i just bought a domain name. what do i do with it?
please pretend you are talking to an idiot |
Ensure the A record in the DNS resolution is linked to the IP of the hosting machine. HTH |
in my head you said something like ensure the giraffe is in the kfc resolution is linked to the trifle of the hostess trolly.
stupid persons guide? |
Sorry that was unnecessarily deliberately obtuse.
Having bought a domain name, all you have is the name, not necessarily the space which will actually store the web page. That domain name will then point to somewhere on the internet which is where the web site will really exist.
What happens is roughly;
Someone asks for your web site, e.g. widget.com
DNS (domain name servers) translate that into an address that computers can understand. (which would look something like 100.200.50.36)
The computer at that address then gets the request for a web page for widget.com and sends back the web page.
The advantage of this is that when you own domain you can then change where the web site really lives if you decide to use a different company.
In practice the details of all this are usually handled by the company from who you bought the domain. They will usually either have a package which offers you the domain and hosting, or will allow you to specify where the web site is really hosted. Then you will need a web site to put there.
i.e. there are three parts you need; the domain name, somewhere to host the site and the pages of the site itself. (very rapid explanation as I'm short of time so it's probably no less obscure than my original comment)
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RichardW
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Basicaly the domain is an ADDRESS
at the min that address does not get any mail (internet trafic) cos its not valid.
You need to find a house (hosting company) to put your address.
So either you get free web hosting space with your internet account or you pay for some.
you can then tell 123 where you want the mail to your address to get delivered (we are not talking email here but web sites)
Richad
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Helen M
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| Quote: | Sorry that was unnecessarily deliberately obtuse.
Having bought a domain name, all you have is the name, not necessarily the space which will actually store the web page. That domain name will then point to somewhere on the internet which is where the web site will really exist.
What happens is roughly;
Someone asks for your web site, e.g. widget.com
DNS (domain name servers) translate that into an address that computers can understand. (which would look something like 100.200.50.36)
The computer at that address then gets the request for a web page for widget.com and sends back the web page.
The advantage of this is that when you own domain you can then change where the web site really lives if you decide to use a different company.
In practice the details of all this are usually handled by the company from who you bought the domain. They will usually either have a package which offers you the domain and hosting, or will allow you to specify where the web site is really hosted. Then you will need a web site to put there.
i.e. there are three parts you need; the domain name, somewhere to host the site and the pages of the site itself.
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thank you. i have now got that far. it will cost £32 for web hosting so i will have to do it thursday (payday)
and then you bet your bottom dollar i will be back.
thank youuuuuuuuuu 
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Maxwell Smart
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| Helen M wrote: |
thank you. i have now got that far. it will cost £32 for web hosting so i will have to do it thursday (payday)
and then you bet your bottom dollar i will be back.
thank youuuuuuuuuu |
A year or per month? For a simple site you can get away with something quite cheap.
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Helen M
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| Maxwell Smart wrote: | | Helen M wrote: |
thank you. i have now got that far. it will cost £32 for web hosting so i will have to do it thursday (payday)
and then you bet your bottom dollar i will be back.
thank youuuuuuuuuu |
A year or per month? For a simple site you can get away with something quite cheap. |
per year. i have a day off on friday so i think i will spend the day on it !
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Barefoot Andrew
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Good luck. As was said above you can use it for your email too - when you're ready.
A.
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Chez
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You should be able to get your hosting set up on 123-reg as well. That will give you, erm, let's call it 'notice board space' to stick your web-pages up on. And 123-reg will organise the internet (by means that we do not need to wot of) so that after a day or two, your shiny new web address will point at your notice-board.
There will also be a bit on your 123-reg control panel about setting up your email etc.. - I think you get ten or twenty 'mail boxes' that you can allocate to email addresses that you make up. And you can access them online or download them on to your computer.
I host with them, so if you get stuck, PM me and I'll see if I can remember how to do things  .
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