Windows Azure and GoDaddy problem

Question

I am having a problem getting my CNAME and A records right.

Assumptions:

Azure Name : MyApplication.cloudapp.net
GoDaddy DomainName : MyDomain.com

I want both www.mydomain.com and mydomain.com to go to the same place. What is happening is that only www.mydomain.com works and whenever I use mydomain.com it doesn't work on Chrome (but it works fine in Firefox).

I have added a CNAME record like this:

Host = www                
PointsTo = MyApplication.cloudapp.net

As we all know Azure IP address change so I couldn't use the A (Host) record, instead I can only use CNAME (Alias).

Any thoughts on this, I am sure this is a common problem with Azure and GoDaddy (or other hosts)?

How do you know it doesn't work? What behavior are you observing? — uSlackr, Aug 07 '11 at 17:50
I get this on Chrome : Oops! Google Chrome could not find MyDomain.com — Raha, Aug 07 '11 at 18:54

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 02 '11 at 14:52

Your IP address in Windows Azure remains the same unless you delete the contents of the deployment. Some hosts allow you to set the root record to a CNAME, whereas others will allow you to automatically redirect. I've not had any experience with GoDaddy so can't help there.

Please see this page about IP lifetime.

Windows Azure and GoDaddy problem

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