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winrowc
2008-08-30, 12:05 PM CDT
I really hate it when people do like I am doing now and just ask questions,and not give back to the community, but I have a question that I have been unable to answer.

I have a domain name that was previously for a site on a virtual private server. The domain is under Enom (the domain's host) had its primary DNS as ns1.lowbudgethost.com. Now I will be hosting my site on my own home apache server. What do I point the DNS's to now? I thought that I would just put in the primary and secondary DNS addresses that I recieved with my static IP, but it needs something with a named address with a .com. I know this is probably a really dumb question I just couldn't find an answer when I searched...
SlowJet
2008-08-30, 03:05 PM CDT
This name (ns1.lowbudgethost.com) goes in /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

#ServerName www.example.com:80

Your DNS points to your ISP's DNS
The ip of your machine has to be on your ISP network

You make the ns1.lowbudgethost.com = ip nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn out on the DNS org severs by a registration process.

SJ
winrowc
2008-08-30, 03:37 PM CDT
Im confused. Why do I have to register anything? The Domains are already paid for and just sitting at enom.com. Why can't I just tell them to direct to a different IP address? Are there any good explanations of name servers someone could give me? I thought I understood them enough, but I guess not...
SlowJet
2008-08-30, 03:50 PM CDT
Im confused. Why do I have to register anything? The Domains are already paid for and just sitting at enom.com. Why can't I just tell them to direct to a different IP address? Are there any good explanations of name servers someone could give me? I thought I understood them enough, but I guess not...

If the name was registered to point to ip xxx,
then you can't use ip xxx because it is not on your ips's network and therefore there is no path from the internet to your machine.

You need to make a request to change it to the new ip yyy that you get from your ips.

If you want to be your own ISP rent a line with two points of service and get a block of IP numbers.
Lots of $$$.

Level playing fields (on top of a high plateau of ownership members only.)
Only brute force and armies can change it now.

SJ