How to Change your Domains DNS and other Domain Name Server Information
free.
Frequently
Asked Questions
Definition of DNS
When and Why you would need to change your DNS
information.
How to change the DNS information for your
Domain Name,
What to do with your domain name, now that you
have registered it.
Changing the hosting for your domain
How to change the DNS for your domain to point
to your hosting company's servers.
URL
Forwarding and DNS
Email
Forwarding and DNS
Use the
Domain Manager to
commence DNS (Domain Name Server) change.
Definition of DNS
DNS (Domain
name System) is a system that translates a domain name from
letters (www.Domainsnext.com) into a numerical IP address
(NS1.Domainsnext.COM 63.85.86.14).
Each time you register a domain name you must specify your DNS
(Domain Name Server) )information. If you register a domain name
through Domainsnext.com, you can use our DNS information free of
charge! This is known in the industry as "parking" a domain- parking
is free using Domainsnext.com's servers. You can change the DNS
information at any time, also free of charge, but be aware, your new
DNS host may charge you a parking fee...
When and Why you would need to change your DNS information.
If you have a new web site or email account, your
web Hosting company or ISP will ask you to change your DNS
information (typically, they would become the new DNS host) so that
your domain name can be connected to your web site and your email
account can be setup.
How to change the DNS information for your Domain Name,
DNS information is provided by your host. It consists of a
primary AND a secondary nameserver. You must have BOTH nameservers.
The definition of a secondary nameserver is NOT that it gets its
information from the primary nameserver, it is its own unique IP
address. Both the primary and secondary nameserver "point" the
domain that resolves to the IP that the host creates. A name will
resolve 50/50- 50% of the time to the primary and 50% of the time to
the secondary. Therefore, you cannot specify one of your hosting servers and one of ours.
The DNS services we offer are:
1. Free parking- if you don't have a website, but still want a
domain, you can "park" it on our servers for free without having to
pay someone for hosting.
2. Free DNS changes- log on to our website at any time and change
the primary and secondary DNS info. The simple translation is that
you can either use our servers for parking only, or you can use our
control panel to set up your domain to resolve at your host's
servers. You can't mix and match those two options.
If all you have is the IP address of your hosting server, then you
must use URL-forwarding. URL-forwarding will resolve any hits on
your domain to our forwarding servers, and then call up the IP or
web address you specify.
If you are changing DNS information on a domain name you registered
with Domainsnext.com, begin by clicking the "Domain Manager"
on the home page. You will be asked for the username and password
that you designated at the time you set up your domain account. Choose the
domain you wish to alter from your list of domains. Then,
beside the domain whose DNS
you want to change, click DNS.
Input the primary
and secondary (and, if necessary, the tertiary) hostnames. Our
system will automatically resolve the IP addresses of a valid name
server.
What to do with your domain name, now that you have registered it.
There are many things you can do with your new domain.. Some
people want to build a website for their corporate or personal use.
If that is the case, you must contact a web design/ h o s t i n g
company. Once they have a website ready for you, we can "point" your
new domain to that website.
Some want custom email, (you@your-new-domain.com, for example). You
can enable our email forwarding feature to forward your mail to your
primary email account auch as johnsmith@aol.com.
Some just want to resell their domain name. In that case, you
may certainly sell your new domain to whomever you like. Simply
contact us to transfer the domain name to your buyer.
Changing the hosting
for your domain
You have several options to change the hosting of your domain. The
first option is the most direct. You can contact your host, and
obtain your new host's DNS (Domain Name Server) Information. Once
you have their DNS info, you can return to the DomainsNext website
and update your DNS records online, gaining access to our Domain
Manager with your username and password. Choose the Change DNS Info
link, then select the domain you wish to change the hosting for and
enter your new DNS information.
Some hosts, though, will not allow unique domains to point to your
site. In that case, you'll need the second option. That is our
URL-forwarding service. URL-forwarding is a function of the
management control panel. Access the Domain Manager section with
your username and password, and select the URL-forwarding link. You
will only pay the nominal fee of just $5.95 per name per year to
receive banner-free forwarding to the URL of your choice.
You can use a www URL- http : //www.yourcompany.com/yourexamplesite.html,
or a host URL- http : //12.34.56.789. Both options will take 24-48
hours to take effect.
How to change the DNS
for your domain to point to your hosting company's servers.
When you register your domain,
default DNS (Domain Nameservers) settings are used. Your web
hosting provider can give you their primary and secondary DNS
information and you can change the default settings to those of
your web host. The DNS information usually looks something like
this:
Primary Hostname- ns1.examplehostname.com
Primary IP- 123.45.67.8
Secondary Hostname- ns2.examplehostname.com
Secondary IP- 123.45.67.9
To change DNS information
- Log on to our website at
www.DomainsNext.com
- Click on "Domain Manager".
Log in by entering the username and password you chose at
the time of registration.
- Beside the domain whose DNS
you want to change, click DNS.
- Replace the existing
information with the information provided by your web
hosting company (you may omit the IP addresses, as they are
optional).
- Click Save. Your new DNS
information is automatically entered, if it is verified to
be valid.
Please allow 24 - 48 hours for
your change to propagate throughout the Internet.
URL Forwarding and DNS
URL-forwarding is available as a service from DomainsNext.
URL-forwarding is a function of the management control panel. Click
on the Domain Manager link and login with your username and
password, and select the URL-forwarding link. Just pay the nominal
fee of just $5.95 per name per year to receive banner-free
forwarding to the URL of your choice.
You can use a www URL- http : //www.yourcompany.com/yourexamplesite.html,
or a host URL- http : //12.34.56.789.
It will take a couple of days for your change to propagate
Internet-wide. Your domain will be hosted on our servers, and will
pull up the web page you specify. Therefore, you cannot specify meta
tags or other domain information. Your name will be (Not Masked) in the address
bar of the browser window at all times- your "real" web address will
be hidden.
- If you do not want your website
address to appear in the browser address field, select Masked
from the drop-down list. When you choose the 'Masking' option,
you can set up a Title, Description and Keywords for the domain
so it will be picked up more readily by the search engines. When
visitors type your domain name in the browser address field,
they are sent to your website, but they still see your domain
name in the address field. If you do
want the website address (the destination) to be displayed in
the address field, ensure that 'Masked' is NOT selected.
- Optionally, in the Title field,
enter the text that you want to appear in the browser title bar.
- Optionally, in the Description
field, enter a short description of your website.
- Optionally, in the Keywords
field, enter some descriptive words that a visitor might use
when searching for your website. Separate each word or phrase
with a comma.
- Click Save.
You may change your forwarding destination at any time
through the management control panel. Simply log back in to the URL-forwarding section, and update your web address. Click
the Enable URL-forwarding to update the address.
Email Forwarding and DNS
Email forwarding is available as a service of DomainsNext. You can
have "anymailrecipient @ yourdomain.com" mail forwarded to any
existing email address. When you sign up for email forwarding
you will get your own personalized email with up to 10 different
Emails per domain. To activate email forwarding,
-
Click on the Domain Manager link and
log in with your username and password. If you have forgotten
your username and password, enter the email address you used at
the time of registration, and we will email you your username
and password.
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Beside the domain whose email you
want to forward, click Email Forwarding. Any existing email
forwards are displayed at the top of the page.
-
In the Add email forward field,
enter the email address whose email you want to forward.
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In the Forwards to email field,
enter the address to which you want the email sent.
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Click Save.
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Please allow 24-48 hours for your
email to begin forwarding.
How do I remove email-forwarding? To remove email forwarding
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Click on the Domain Manager link and
log in with your username and password.
-
Beside the domain whose email you
want to forward, click Email Forwarding. Any existing email
forwards are displayed at the top of the page.
-
Beside the email forward that you
want to remove, click remove.
Please allow 24-48 hours for email to stop forwarding to that
address.
If you have any
questions please call 949-497-9623
Or e-mail us at support@DomainsNext.com
